Abstract: A shifting apparatus for use in a motor vehicle having an automatic transmission including a shift position select lever. The shifting apparatus includes an operator input means including a plurality of push buttons, each push button corresponding to desired transmission shift position. A generator means, operative in response to actuation of a push button, generates a signal representative of a desired transmission shift position. An actuator module, drivingly connected to the transmission shift position select lever, includes a variable resistance circuit which maintains a resistance value representative of the present transmission shift position. By reading the resistance value of the circuit, a comparator means can determine the present transmission shift position of the vehicle.