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According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, teens have nearly four times higher crash rates than older drivers. So, when they are looking for their first vehicle or their parents are looking to buy them one, safety is often of the utmost importance. That is why Consumer Reports and the IIHS joined forces recently …

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has long offered campers. One is based on the Volkswagen Caddy. The Caddy camper, called the Beach, has been around enough to necessitate a revision in order to continue to meet the needs of short term travelers. So, beginning in September, along with a totally redesigned new Caddy, a new Volkswagen camper …

Fisker will have an IPO by the end of this year. That means a supply of funding necessary to put the new all-electric Fisker Ocean SUV into production. But, it seems the automaker has more up its sleeves. Fisker disclosed plans to add three more models before the close of 2025, including a pickup. Electric …

The thought of living in an RV may cause some people a little angst. The more inexperienced a person is, the more angst there may be. It may seem overwhelming to think about finding a good place for the RV to be parked for the night, or what to do when sunlight keeps shining in …

People often think of Tesla as an auto manufacturer. But the company does a lot more than produce vehicles. The company also makes solar roofing tiles, and was also recently in the news for applying to get a license as an energy provider. So, it should come as no surprise that Tesla also wants to get …

Henrik Fisker has been involved with many electric vehicle programs over the years. In 2016, he formed his own company called Fisker, Inc. Since then, he has been doing everything he can to champion the growth of the electric vehicle market, including designing the Fisker Ocean, which is an all-electric SUV that anticipated on the …

Prices of new vehicles have been going up. At the same time, financing terms have been getting longer. So, it is not a surprise that people have been hanging on to their vehicles even longer. According to IHS Market, their research shows that the average age of light vehicles in operation is at 11.9 years in the …

Tesla jumpstarted the automotive industry’s fascination with electric vehicle battery technology. There had been other manufacturers before that had played with the tech, but none so successfully as Tesla. Consequently, now all manufacturers are looking at their lineups with an electrification perspective. Nowhere is that more prevalent than in the race to have the first …

Mercedes currently makes the Sprinter and the Metris vans. The two vans have been doing a lot of commercial fleet, and passenger van business for Mercedes for several years. Apparently, however, the company has decided two vans are not enough. It needs a smaller van to join the Sprinter and Metris. This new, smaller Mercedes …

Battista Pinin Farina was the gentleman responsible for the establishment of the Pininfarina design house in Italy back in 1930. From that design house, generations of iconic cars from Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, and others have gone from conceptual sketches to reality. Now, Pininfarina is not just designing them, but building its own cars. The hypercar below …

Two popular topics during the global COVID-19 pandemic have been electric cars and the resurgence of the drive-in movie experience. VW says that electric cars are “more inevitable” and Walmart is converting many of its locations into drive-in movie spots. Interestingly, both of these topics go hand-in-hand.  Lockdown means time to learn about electric cars …

Tesla has done a lot to jumpstart the major auto manufacturers’ electrification efforts. The company has shown that electric cars for the masses are a possibility. Other manufacturers have taken notice and strengthened their own efforts to pursue creating more electric cars in their lineups. Volkswagen seems to be falling in line as well. Electric …

The Kia Telluride was previewed at the 2018 Specialty Equipment Manufacturer Association, or SEMA, show alongside several tough-looking, off-road-ready examples. Since then, the Telluride has been a big hit. In some cases, dealerships have been unable to keep them in stock. So, Kia has dabbled a lit bit with the Telluride’s original formula and introduced …

If someone likes to be out on the water, at one point or another, they have likely thought, wouldn’t it be nice to drive the car into the water like a boat? Of course, the Amphicar was famous for actually having done it. The Amphicar is certainly noteworthy of its accomplishment. However, it is not …

Back in May Hertz, the rental car giant, announced bankruptcy. The move was largely attributed to the global COVID-19 pandemic. For the most part, people stopped traveling. Consequently, fewer people rented cars. We have covered before how we anticipated that the bankruptcy meant many of Hertz’s cars were going to invade the used car market …

Pininfarina is an Italian design house that has penned the lines of many great cars from around the world. The company, officially called Pininfarina S.P.A. was founded in Turin, Italy in 1930 by Battista “Pinin” Farina. Since then it has built vehicles, as well as designed them for diverse manufacturers globally from Ferrari to Maserati, …

RV fans know that the modernization of outdoor recreation-related facilities has been sorely lagging for many years. However, the bipartisan legislation called the Great American Outdoors Act, was overwhelmingly supported and approved on Tuesday, July 22nd. Its goal is to repair ailing infrastructure and protect special natural locations. The passage of the bill has caused …

Motorbiscuit has covered before how the global COVID-19 pandemic has encouraged many people to consider RV, overlanding, and offroading trips and activities to a greater degree. Consequently, many businesses in that market segment have seen sales growth. The popular company, Winnebago is no exception. The RV and boat manufacturer has become strong enough through the …

Clubs centered around overlanding and off-roading have experienced a lift in recent years. So have all the ancillary industries, such as side-by-side ATV/UTVs. Now, Honda may be looking to make a more serious attack on the offroad scene. It may join the likes of Rubicon and TRD Pro packaged vehicles. Honda to take offroad game …

Nikola Motors is a name that may have been heard in relation to electric vehicles. The company has an electric pickup about to be launched, as well as three different types of electric semi tractor-trailers. Nikola was also recently on the news for having raised more in its public offering in the stock market than …