Malaysia firm’s ‘Muslim car’ plan

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7089707.stm

As long it a car, it can be a taxy loh!..
haiyaa… pity people…

Yes that is what iranian will get. how about our own country? will our aging taxis be upgraded to a better one? I think old “saga” should not be used as taxi anymore. But if we think again, our poor taxi driver already earn not much (despite most of them charge customers without meter, at least in JB!) how can they afford one? any everage malaysian still rushing to buy cheaper car like “saga”, or persona and Gen-2, how can taxi be a better car that everage malaysian car? Malaysia with GDP per capita US 12,700 (2006) and Iran’s GDP per capita of US 8,900 (2006) but they seem have better purchasing power than our fellow taxi drivers! Conclusion:best in malaysia for the foreigner (export) and so-so one for ourselves.

proton cannot rely on it’s sale in Malaysia only . Hopefully proton will be like Toyota and it’ll be one of the biggest car manufacturer in the world someday and when that time comes ,Malaysians can really proud of proton. Go Malaysia, Malaysia Boleh!!
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A hope that equal to dream only.

agree with the fact that we need to look at other altenative market but IRAN???
with the political issue and all the booming here and there… is it wise to open a factory there? All the best Proton.
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Its not just ys but the rest of the guys who really ignorant of the fact that Iran is one of the most stable country in the middle east. I’ve stayed in the country for nearly a year and had travelled to most parts, and never encountered any bad experience as you’ve imagined. Guys don’t just shoot anyhow, seems that your mind have been overload by the American propaganda of Iran as centre for all evils. Thats what they say about all Muslim countries. Good move by Proton, at least they have not been polluted in their thinking. Get independent guys, you’ve been colonised too long.

However, can we say the same for the Waja? Knowing the Iranians, the car will probably be given to Palestinieans in the West bank. I can only pity the Israelis when they face the WAJA driven sucide bombers. (Anyway, both the dirver and car were created for one purpose -’too explode’)

Get rid of the long in the tooth waja and relegate them for the export (taxi)market.

Also the Iran taxis are left hand drives — approx about 1000 has been built to satisfy the order as of now. So no question of trying to dump old stocks.

Political issues in Iran? The only issue is big old uncle Sam trying to bow down to the Israeli, as always. But IMHO Iran is quite a country to take on — 70million people, a very strong army, support from China and Russia, mountaineous terrain, impossible borders, nuclear capabilities, etc etc makes it quite an interesting proposition.

As long as Proton can make money, I don’t care where it comes from. Plus it makes more sense to penetrate into markets where homologation requirements aren’t as crazy or as prohibitive as the US or the UK/Europe standards.