[Ajay]

Originally Posted by man23ish

I agree with Samurai, You should probably get a copy of "Wheels" by Arthur Hailey to understand what all thought processes go behind the making of a car.

Besides, I've heard that in the US the oil companies in Texas pay a huge sum of amount to the auto manufacturers every year, since their profits depend on the total sale of oil (gas, petrol, diesel, etc) is sold to retail consumers every year.

So for every dollar of gas that you fill in your car, a small percentage of it may actually go to the car manufacturer himself..

Sounds like a conspiracy theory.. Check it out, it is indeed intriguing.. Why else do you think the auto-manufacturers in the US can afford to offer discounts as much as $5000 on pickup trucks and cars??

And some companies in the US even offer free gas for a year on select models ala Mitsubishi