I knew that there were far more people driving automatic in the States than here... but I'm a bit suprised over how large that margin is, actually. Judging from your posts, pretty much everyone drives automatic?
I assume from the posts that hybrids aren't much of an option in Europe. Hybrids run best with a continuously variable transmission (or equivalent) and no fixed gear ratios like in either a manual or conventional automatic transmission.
There are hybrids around, but afaik at least a portion of them also come with manuals.