Observation lang.

Most china made cars dito walang AT. Puro MT. Cheaper kasi.

Almost all high end cars (consumer not sports) e AT. Think Mazda, Ford, Lexus, etc. etc. Most of the high end models are AT or with AT. Tail end models puro manual (re:base models)

In the end it's your preference. Still the more expensive cars are AT or a variant of it.