Malaysia’s newly-elected Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Monday floated the possibility of a national car project, despite the problems of a similar endeavor started during his previous term decades ago. “The government needs to solve its financial woes first. A new car company requires high start-up cost,” said an automotive analyst at Hong Leong Bank, as quoted by the Straits Times. “It’s an idea. But whether or not this can be implemented is another issue.” Malaysia’s government debt exceeds RM1 trillion, inflated by the borrowing of a state investment company that lies at the center of a multi billion-dollar corruption scandal, according to newly appointed Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng.