New ’Islamic car’ to have compass to find Mecca
Malaysia, Iran and Turkey plan to build an "Islamic car" fitted with a compass to find the direction of Mecca, and a compartment to keep the Koran in, the Malaysian state news agency said. 馬來西亞、伊朗與土耳其計畫建造「伊斯蘭汽車」，該車將配備有能找出麥加方向的羅盤與放置可蘭經的置物箱。馬來西亞國營新聞社指出。 Malaysian automaker Proton’s managing director Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir said during a visit to Tehran that the vehicle would be aimed at the global export market. 馬國國產汽車公司寶騰總經理薩伊德．翟納爾在德黑蘭之行中說，伊斯蘭汽車將放眼全球出口市場。 "We will identify a car that we can develop to be produced in Malaysia, Iran or Turkey," he told the Bernama agency. "The car will have all the Islamic features," he said, adding that it would feature a compartment for keeping the Muslim holy book the Koran, and prayer scarves. 他對馬來西亞國家通訊社說︰「我們支持研發可以在大馬、伊朗或土耳其生產的汽車。」他指出︰「該車將具備所有伊斯蘭特色，」他補充，置放穆斯林聖書可蘭經與祈禱巾的置物箱，將是該車特點。 Syed Zainal said the vehicle was an Iranian initiative. "What they （Iran） want to do is to call that an Islamic car," he said. 薩伊德．翟納爾表示，這部車是伊朗的倡議，「他們（伊朗）想將之稱為伊斯蘭車，」他說。 Proton has been trying to kickstart its export market as it attempts to halt a sharp decline in domestic market share and stem a series of losses -- attributed to a lack of new models and a reputation for poor quality. It is in negotiations with German auto giant Volkswagen over an alliance that it hopes could turn its fortunes around. 寶騰亟思擴展外銷市場，以力求終止其銳減的國內市佔率並遏止一連串的損失︰這些問題歸咎於缺乏新穎款式與品質不良的名聲。它正與德國汽車大廠福斯就結盟進行協商，寶騰希望該聯盟能扭轉其頹勢。 http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2007/new/nov/14/today-int7.htm |