Abstract: An automotive vehicle door which may be optionally opened and closed by a sliding or pivoting movement to allow passenger ingress/egress. The door may be mounted for forward (type B) or rearward (type A) pivoting movement. The door will open toward the rear when the sliding option is selected. The exterior surface of the door is provided with separate handles to selectively initiate respective sliding or pivoting movement. The door incorporates a single handle which may be moved to respective positions to initiate either sliding or pivoting movement for the type A door.