The name means “community traveling box," the ultimate blank-canvas van capable of serving a wide range of customer needs.

Not coach doors. Not wide-swing hinges. Actual sliding doors. The kind usually reserved for minivans and commercial vans. This makes the Century SUV a bit of an outlier in a market where SUVs have ...

Through its latest concept car, Mercedes-Benz is trying to demonstrate that its latest platform can be the most ostentatious vehicle on the road—even if it’s a big, sliding-door van.

Initially, the Ram ProMaster EV was only available in the step-van delivery format, which had a sliding door and roll-style rear tailgate. The car was clearly set up to be an alternative to the ...