DETROIT — An automotive appendage that often goes unnoticed — unless it loses a battle with the automatic car wash — is disappearing in the face of changing technology, tastes and economics. The ...

I recently walked around a local antique-auto show, for cars which are at least 25 years old. Among the many things which visually struck me as I looked around was that nearly every car had a simple ...

An automotive appendage that often goes unnoticed — unless it loses a battle with the automatic car wash — is disappearing in the face of changing technology, tastes and economics. The stalwart stick, ...

Cars are Andrew's jam, as is strawberry. After spending years as a regular ol' car fanatic, he started working his way through the echelons of the automotive industry, starting out as social-media ...

Fender-mounted antennas were once a common feature on many vehicles, offering both functional and aesthetic benefits. These antennas, prominently placed on the vehicle’s fender, played a pivotal role ...

Gerhard is a gearhead whose passion for cars dates back to a childhood spent perusing car magazines in his grandfather’s pet store. His dream of becoming an automotive journalist became reality in ...

A bent car antenna can often be easily replaced by unscrewing the old one and screwing on a new one. Gear shifts mounted on the steering column have the same reliability and longevity as floor-mounted ...

DETROIT – An automotive appendage that often goes unnoticed – unless it loses a battle with the automatic carwash – is disappearing in the face of changing technology, tastes and economics. The ...

The whip or pole car antennas of the past have all but disappeared in the latest models. Car designers simply won’t use them anymore because of esthetics as well as wind noise and drag issues. These ...

Members can download this article in PDF format. Single-chip radars have been available for several years now and their use in automotive applications continues to grow. One recent improvement is ...

Persistent Systems has launched its Auto-Tracking Antenna System, a new portable ground-to-air antenna that operates on the Wave Relay mobile ad hoc network (MANET), the company announced on 10 July.