The Buick Wildcat EV concept made it obvious that Buick is headed in a new direction in terms of not only branding, but also the styling of its vehicles. On the styling end, GM Authority has now ...

Volkswagen says that flush door handles are "terrible to operate." The brand pledges to give models "proper" door handles. Volkswagen is getting ready for a big electric push that includes the ID.

House lawmakers are sharpening their focus on a small but consequential piece of car design: the sleek, retractable handles popularized by Tesla. A new proposal on Capitol Hill would push automakers ...

China becomes the world's first country to ban the hidden door handles on electric vehicles, following several fatal incidents. The decision affects automakers such as Xiaomi, Geely, or BYD, but also ...

Instead of a simple, familiar mechanical latch, it’s now common for a car’s exterior door handles to remain flush against the door until the car is unlocked, requiring an electric motor to open. On ...

Flush door handles have been quite the automotive design trend of late. Stylists like them because they don’t add visual noise to the side of a car. And aerodynamicists like them because they make a ...

Electronic and flush-mount door handles are getting attention from regulators. Safety advocates are calling for change following several high-profile crashes where hard-to-find or ...

Proposed regulations in China would mean the end of flush handles on car doors, with precious little time to roll out the changes. Car door handles seem innocuous. Tesla’s electronic, retractable ones ...

It used to be that you had to lock yourself out of your vehicle, as in locking the doors and then forgetting where you left the keys (or losing them). Today, the car locks you out and sometimes, even ...