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> Malaysia to make 'Islamic cars'
> November 11, 2007
>
> KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia --Malaysian automaker Proton plans to team up
> with companies in Iran and Turkey to produce "Islamic cars" for the
> global market, a news report said Sunday.
>
> more stories like thisProposed by Iran, the collaboration would
> include installing features in automobiles such as a compass to
> determine the direction of Mecca for prayers, and compartments for
> storing the Quran and headscarves, Proton's Managing Director Syed
> Zainal Abidin told national news agency Bernama.
>
> "What they (Iran) want to do is to call that an Islamic car," he was
> quoted as saying while on a visit in Iran. "The car will have all the
> Islamic features and should be meant for export purposes. We will
> identify a car that we can develop to be produced in Malaysia, Iran
> or Turkey."
>
> The report didn't give further details.
>
> Syed Zainal and other Proton officials couldn't be reached Sunday for
> comment.
>
> Proton is aggressively seeking to raise exports and boost sales as
> its domestic market share fell to 23 percent, from about 60 percent
> five years ago.
>
> The state-owned carmaker has been in talks with Germany's Volkswagen
> AG and General Motors Corp. about a possible alliance to turn around
> its fortunes.
>
> Proton reported a loss of $169 million in the 2007 financial year. In
> the three months ending June 30, it posted its fifth quarterly loss
> of $13 million.
>
> For years, Proton thrived in a protected environment in which high
> duties were imposed on imported vehicles, forcing many Malaysians to
> buy Proton cars. But duties have been slowly lowered in line with a
> regional trade agreement, and more Malaysians are buying imported
> vehicles.
>
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