Automatic transmission cars. Who Makes the Best Automatic Transmission Cars in the World, DIY and car review with Scotty Kilmer. Best automatic cars to buy. Find the complete list of automatic cars in India for April 2021 which includes Volkswagen Polo (₹ 10.00 Lakh), Skoda Octavia (₹ 36.03 Lakh) and Mahindra Thar (₹ 14.15 Lakh). An automatic transmission is any transmission that doesn’t require the driver to shift gears. There are more types of automatic transmissions than ever before, including conventional. The first automatic transmission in a production car was GM’s Hydramatic, introduced in 1939 in Cadillac and Oldsmobile. The transmission had 4 forward gears and power came from the engine through. The 5-speed 5L40-E automatic transmission manufactured by GM was designed for engines with the capacity from 1,8 up to 3,6 liters and the maximum torque equal to 340 Nm. It had been produced from 1998 until 2007. Initially this automatic transmission was intended for cars with longitudinally positioned engine and the rear-wheel drive (RWD).