Probably before your time Heli!
They broke up in 1987.
The Cars had some hits in the late '70s - mid '80s most notably My Best Friend's Girl, Just What I Needed and You Might Think. Well that's the ones I remember anyway! Their biggest hit in the UK was Drive in 1984 which was adopted as the theme song for Live Aid and was played whilst showing some very harrowing video footage of the famine victims in Ethiopia.
I used to really like The Cars and it's wonderful news that they will be back out on the road with Kasim and Todd as lead singer. Hopefully the UK will be on their tour schedule!
Diane