Quoted from Darcy:Ric had stated that the Cars were done. That was many years ago, shortly after Benjamins death. No one could replace Benjamin.
The Cars was one of my favorite groups. They did release a new album -- "Move Like This" a couple years ago. I like it but not nearly as good when compared to original group. No one could replace Benjamin Orr -- so they didn't replace him. I believe it was Greg Hawkes that played bass on the album. Not sure what they did when they went on tour.
The one I was surprised to see still going strong is Gary Numan. Some of his newer stuff such as "Crazier" is awesome.