Iran’s Irankhodro will spearhead the development of the proposed “Islamic car” to be built only in Islamic states for Muslim markets, announced its chief executive Manouchehr Mantheghi on the 12th of December 2007.
A meeting between OIC (Organization of Islamic Conference) delegates, Turkey and Proton to prepare the framework of the project will be held in January 2008, and the plans would be presented at the OIC summit in March 2008.
If the OIC decides to take up the project, work will begin in March itself and the car will take an estimated 3 years of development at a cost of US$200 million to US$500 million. The project will be based on either Iran or Malaysia, but Irankhodro will lead the project.
Irankhodro is the Middle East’s largest car manufacturer and the company mainly rebadges Peugeot cars.
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didnt one of the prominent figures from our islamic council was against the idea? probably iran didnt hear it at all, sad
Shia in Malaysia can ka?
if can sell well in middle east, why not. It’s still a car btw
News update from the future:
3 years and $500 million later, Irankhodro has successfully rebadge a Peugeot’s car as an “Islamic car”
LOL
If they can refine plutonium with the Western world against them, a car is a piss.
hahahaha once more this issue out but i think its ok maybe its not suitable in our country but its for middle east market why not lor proton just build it and its good opurtunity to proton just go for it proton but make sure that $200-$500 million is from iran not our g hehehehehe
w_lighter said,
December 14, 2007 @ 2:43 pm
News update from the future:
3 years and $500 million later, Irankhodro has successfully rebadge a Peugeot’s car as an “Islamic carâ€
LOL
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Good one. Very good one.
LOL
How they measure the profit….why dont just built a “car for everyone”
I still don’t think this is a good idea..
but well.. there’s christian car already.. a chevrolet. (there’s a cross)
and pak aji wont buy aveo by that reason…
Alfa Romeo also got cross!
i wonder how they would make the compass precise, with altitude, road senget and such.
if there is a need, and people are willing to buy, i dont see why not.
Hope that IranKhodro don’t turn a 407 or 308 to an islamic car…
i am very ashamed now when every time i drives my persona OTR. fcuk u potong.!
eks if u hate proton why buy persona ptaii?
PTAllTheBest said,
December 14, 2007 @ 8:39 pm
i am very ashamed now when every time i drives my persona OTR. fcuk u potong.!
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cursing your own car is not a good idea…for what ever reason….scarry…
why ashamed after buying Persona??
if u don’t like proton why buying it in the 1st place?? aiyoo..
islamic car, purposely for certain market,
italian alfa put a cross on its badge,
pug has lion,
-which ever car ,nissan honda produa toyota proton alfa mercedes volvo ,
want to buy alfa, ok
want to buy proton ok
want to buy toyota ok
-is there a problem there?
if they wanna put a compass or whatever navigation system, compartment fits for a standart size Quran or A4 size paper, is fine with me. JUST DROP the ISLAM or ISLAMIC word from the car’s name. as a Muslim, i feel insulted whenever some product or political ideology opted the ISLAM term to it. period.
this show the mentality of their top management team
manipulating religion for profit
it’s halal dat y they will do it!!
rubbish…
this is not new as a product but as an automotive product this is new. instead of the ‘LULUS’ (passed) sticker on the rear window they are going to change it to ‘HALAL’ i have been told.