The invention relates to a ball-and-socket joint for a motor vehicle, especially for an articulated column of a motor vehicle. Said joint comprises a housing (1) which is at least open on one side, a bearing shell (3) being arranged in the inner region (2) of said housing. The bearing shell, in turn, receives an articulated ball (4) of a ball pivot (5) in such a way that the ball can move in a sliding manner. In one such ball-and-socket joint, the inner region (2) has ribs and/or cavities (7), or a polygonal cross-section, along its inner envelope surface (6), such that the bearing shell (3), which has an overmeasure in relation to the inner envelope surface (6), can be inserted into the housing (1) in a positively locking manner, with partial plastic deformation of the outer surface thereof. The inner envelope surface (6) can thus comprise pressure areas (19) which reduce the effective length of the ribs and/or cavities (7).