South Korea exported 21% less base oil in September, and the reported value of those shipments fell 34%, a government agency reported.

German lubricant and aftermarket additive manufacturer Liqui Moly reported 26% higher sales in November and 38% higher sales in December, compared to ...

Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. opened a lubricant blending plant in Kolkata last month, saying the plant will support and benefit the economic development of E ...

The Readers Have Spoken  My wife and I were watching beach volleyball in Laguna Beach, California, on January 1. As the sun set, one player ye ...

Steve Swedberg posits that aftermarket additives, often called “snake oil” or “mouse milk,” may have some usefulness in particular cases.

Steve Swedberg responds to readers questions on automotive topics.

Steve Swedberg wonders whether some marketing terms are truly suitable for use on auto lube labels.

Last December, I wrote that one of the perks of writing a column like this is the response from readers. Believe it or not, I enjoy the feedback. Ofte ...

As many of you readers know, I drive a 2001 GMC Sierra 1500 pickup truck with a 4.8-liter V-8 engine. Im not a heavy driver, with 83,000 miles at the ...

Time was, researching a term paper or a theme meant going to the library to look up information. In fact, most of us went to the library as a socially ...

Last year, sales of cars and light trucks in the United States – with its 300 million people – reached 16.9 million units, according to J. ...

BRB International plans a 4.5-hectare (11.2-acre) expansion at its headquarters location in the Netherlands, where it will build a new oil additives p ...

Lube oil additives marketer Petroleum Chemicals has moved to a larger facility in Sacramento, Calif., to accommodate business and staff expansions. P ...

The board of directors of automotive aftermarket supplier Industrial Enterprises of America terminated chief financial officer Jorge Yepes, who had be ...

Specialty automotive aftermarket supplier Industrial Enterprises of America Inc. last week purchased Hi-Tach Oil Co. Inc. for $350,000 in a combinatio ...

The marketers of zMax automotive aftermarket lubricant additives have agreed to reimburse customers $1 million to settle a false advertising suit brou ...