Abstract: An automotive molded ceiling material comprising two layers of a surfacing material and a fibrous core, the fibrous core being interposed between the two layers of the surfacing material and comprising a base material of palm fiber, flax fiber or a mixture thereof and a fibrous reinforcing material. The automotive molded ceiling material wherein the fibrous core comprises a layer of the base material carrying at least one layer of the fibrous reinforcing material is produced by distributing cut rovings of the fibrous reinforcing material over a sheet of base material, impregnating the distributed cut rovings of the fibrous reinforcing material with a liquid phenolic resin adhesive, disposing the sheet of base material carrying the impregnated fibrous reinforcing material to form a laminate, and molding the laminate by heating the laminate under pressure.