A shifter assembly for controlling a vehicle transmission, the assembly comprising: - a shifter lever that is pivotally mounted to a fixed base such that the shifter lever can be moved according to a first movement and according to a second, different movement, wherein the first movement corresponds to a rotational movement; and - a single sensing unit comprising at least one magnetic sensor arranged to detect both rotational and axial displacement movements of a magnet, so as to identify whether the first or second movement is being performed by the shifter lever, wherein the magnet is arranged to perform a rotational movement relative to the single sensing unit according to one of the first or second movements of the shifter lever and an axial displacement movement relative to the single sensing unit according to the other of the first or second movements of the shifter lever; and wherein the displacement movement of the magnet relative to the magnetic sensor is performed along a longitudinal axis thereof, wherein the shifter assembly further comprises a support member to carry the magnet at one end portion thereof with a front surface of the magnet with at least a first pole and a second pole, the front surface of the magnet facing the single sensing unit, characterized in that the shifter assembly further comprises a driving member that is attached or is part of a shift rod that in turn is attached to or is formed integral with the shifter lever, wherein the driving member is coupled to the support member through one of a cylindrical sector, a gear, and a cam engaging an outer surface of the support member to drive the magnet in rotation as the shifter lever is actuated according to the first movement. - a shifter lever that is pivotally mounted to a fixed base such that the shifter lever can be moved according to a first movement and according to a second, different movement, wherein the first movement corresponds to a rotational movement; and - a single sensing unit comprising at least one magnetic sensor arranged to detect both rotational and axial displacement movements of a magnet, so as to identify whether the first or second movement is being performed by the shifter lever, wherein the magnet is arranged to perform a rotational movement relative to the single sensing unit according to one of the first or second movements of the shifter lever and an axial displacement movement relative to the single sensing unit according to the other of the first or second movements of the shifter lever; and wherein the displacement movement of the magnet relative to the magnetic sensor is performed along a longitudinal axis thereof, wherein the shifter assembly further comprises a support member to carry the magnet at one end portion thereof with a front surface of the magnet with at least a first pole and a second pole, the front surface of the magnet facing the single sensing unit, characterized in that the shifter assembly further comprises a driving member that is attached or is part of a shift rod that in turn is attached to or is formed integral with the shifter lever, wherein the driving member is coupled to the support member through one of a cylindrical sector, a gear, and a cam engaging an outer surface of the support member to drive the magnet in rotation as the shifter lever is actuated according to the first movement. wherein the magnet is arranged to perform a rotational movement relative to the single sensing unit according to one of the first or second movements of the shifter lever and an axial displacement movement relative to the single sensing unit according to the other of the first or second movements of the shifter lever; and wherein the displacement movement of the magnet relative to the magnetic sensor is performed along a longitudinal axis thereof, wherein the shifter assembly further comprises a support member to carry the magnet at one end portion thereof with a front surface of the magnet with at least a first pole and a second pole, the front surface of the magnet facing the single sensing unit, characterized in that the shifter assembly further comprises a driving member that is attached or is part of a shift rod that in turn is attached to or is formed integral with the shifter lever, wherein the driving member is coupled to the support member through one of a cylindrical sector, a gear, and a cam engaging an outer surface of the support member to drive the magnet in rotation as the shifter lever is actuated according to the first movement.