Kongsberg Automotive has been granted a patent for a rotary shifter assembly for vehicle transmissions. The assembly includes a shaft, shift knob, locking fingers, overload wheel, and a locking ...

Earlier this year, we asked you what new car or brand had the best automatic transmission shifter, and when the answers came in there was lots of love for the traditional-style, and increasingly rare, ...

DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators will not seek a recall after a seven-year investigation into complaints alleging that Dodge and Ram vehicles can roll away after being shifted into park. The ...

Earlier this month, Volkswagen finally admitted what we knew all along: in certain cases, buttons are good, screens are bad. It’s often been debated as to why hiding controls behind ever-changing ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has closed its investigation into rollaway incidents in certain model Ram 1500 pickup trucks and Dodge Durango SUVs without a recall. The Office of ...

For folks with high horsepower street cars, the allure of a "clutchless" manual Lenco gearbox—and the cool-looking lightning-rod shifters—is pretty clear, but historically, the cost has been ...

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I am a 72-year-old woman who drives a 2011 VW Jetta with a 5-speed manual transmission. I LOVE my car! Eventually, I will need a new car and am thinking about a hybrid SUV. I have test-driven a Honda ...

Many consumers are confused by new car gear shifters and their unconventional designs. With everything from dials to orbs being used to select gears, drivers are often baffled. Counter-intuitive ...