package Car; has %car_by_type; sub new { my ($self, %opts) = @_; if ($opts{name} && $car_by_type{$opts{name}}) { $car_by_type{$opts{name}}->new(%opts); } else { die "Don't know how to make a new car"; } } method REGISTER_TYPE { my ($self, $name, $type) = @_; $car_by_type{$name} = $type; } package Car::BMW; our @ISA = qw/Car/; Car::BMW->REGISTER_TYPE('Z1', __PACKAGE__); Car::BMW->REGISTER_TYPE('Z3', __PACKAGE__); package main; my $z1 = Car->new(name => 'Z1');