A multiple-step transmission including a first transmission portion including a first intermediate output path which transmits, at a first speed ratio, an input rotary motion of an input member, and a second intermediate output path which transmits the input rotary motion at a second speed ratio greater than the first speed ratio; and a second transmission portion including a 2-1, a 2-2, and a 2-3 planetary gear set each of which includes a sun gear, a carrier, and a ring gear, the 2-1, 2-2, and 2-3 planetary gear sets being partly connected to each other to provide a first, a second, a third, a fourth, and a fifth rotary element, the second transmission portion further including a first brake which selectively stops a rotary motion of the first rotary element, a second brake which selectively stops a rotary motion of the second rotary element, a first clutch which selectively connects the fifth rotary element to the second intermediate output path of the first transmission portion, a second clutch which selectively connects the first rotary element to the second intermediate output path, a third clutch which selectively connects the second rotary element to the first intermediate output path of the first transmission portion, and a fourth clutch which selectively connects the third rotary element to the first intermediate output path, the fourth rotary element being connected to an output member so as to provide an output rotary motion, the brakes and the clutches being switched to provide the output rotary motion in each of a plurality of speed steps.