UANI Reiterates Call for NYC to Not Award Billion Dollar Taxi of Tomorrow Contract to Nissan

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April 26, 2011
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UANI Reiterates Call for NYC to Not Award Billion Dollar Taxi of Tomorrow Contract to Nissan

New York, NY -  United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) today renewed its call for New York City to not award the lucrative Taxi of Tomorrow contract to Nissan, which does business in Iran.

Nissan is one of three finalists for the Taxi of Tomorrow contract, and does extensive business in Iran through its relationship with Iranian car manufacturer Pars Khodro. The other two finalists, Ford and Karsan, do not do business in Iran, and UANI supports both of them as deserving candidates for the contract.

Said UANI President, Ambassador Mark D. Wallace:

New York City must not award the Taxi of Tomorrow contract to Nissan, which does extensive business in Iran. New Yorkers do not want their tax dollars going to a company that financially empowers the brutal dictators who rule Iran. Until Nissan takes the responsible action of pulling out of Iran, they should not be considered for this major contract, where they would so prominently represent New York City.

The Taxi of Tomorrow campaign is a competition designed to select New York City's exclusive taxi cab for a decade. In January, UANI called on New York City to refuse to award the contract to companies that conduct business in Iran. 

Since then, one of the finalists, Turkey's Karsan Otomotiv ("Karsan"), demonstrated to UANI that it had withdrawn from Iran and committed to foregoing any business there until Iran fulfills its obligations to the international community related to its illegal nuclear program.

UANI once again calls on Nissan to join the dozens of other companies around the world which have ended their business in Iran.

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