FRANKFURT: When Volkswagen chief executive Herbert Diess joined Twitter in January, he used his first tweet to warn pioneering electric car maker Elon Musk that he was coming after him.

SAINT JEAN: Brough motorcycles, favourites of the writer, spy and gentleman adventurer T.E. Lawrence, are making a comeback – not in their former home in England, but deep in the southwest of France.

Kuala Lumpur: Targeted repayment assistance (TRA) has come in handy for borrowers to adjust their loan instalments to amounts that they are comfortable with, amid the financial difficulties brought about by the health pandemic. However, as much as it eases borrowers’ current financial situation, it should not be viewed as a permanent arrangement, especially for hire purchase (HP) loans for motor vehicles. “This is because, an HP loan that is extended by more than three years could mean that the new loan tenure exceeds the expected economic life of the vehicle, since unlike land or property, all motor vehicles are depreciating assets,” said a source from the banking and financial industry.

Kuala Lumpur: Isuzu Malaysia sealed the No. 1 position in two categories for the year 2020 – Malaysia’s No. 1 truck for the seventh consecutive year and light-duty truck (pic) for the 11th consecutive year.

Kuala Lumpur: Proton Holdings Bhd delivered 5,964 units to customers in January 2021, down 29.9 per cent compared to January last year.