Passenger Car Engine Oils

ILSAC GF-7 Sent to Ballot
Engine oil poured into a crankcase. © Drazen Zigic

ILSAC GF-7 Sent to Ballot

Lube Report Americas - March 6, 2024

ILSAC GF-7, the next pair of industry performance specifications for engine oils used in conventional light-duty vehicle ...

Synthetics: From Special to Commodity?

Synthetics: From Special to Commodity?

Lubes'n'Greases - March 5, 2024

Demand for synthetic lubricants has grown over the past few decades. Steve Haffner explores whether synthetics are becom ...

The Evolution of Personal Mobility

The Evolution of Personal Mobility

Lubes'n'Greases - March 5, 2024

What are some of the major trends in personal mobility right now, and what factors might shape the landscape in the comi ...

Brazilian Car Parc Drives Base Oil Demand

Brazilian Car Parc Drives Base Oil Demand

Lubes'n'Greases - February 1, 2024

Brazil’s growing car parc as well as advances in vehicle technology have reshaped base oil demand in the country. Is t ...

Wind Energy Growth Lags EU Targets

Wind Energy Growth Lags EU Targets

Lube Report EMEA - January 16, 2024

The European Union built a record 17 gigawatts of wind energy generating capacity in 2023, a 13% increase from 2022, but ...

Russia Consumes Range of Engine Oil Vis Grades

Russia Consumes Range of Engine Oil Vis Grades

Lube Report EMEA - January 9, 2024

Russia – the largest country in the world, spanning two continents and 11 time zones – consumes a range of motor oil ...

Automotive Lubricants Shift Toward Synthetics

Automotive Lubricants Shift Toward Synthetics

Lubes'n'Greases - January 2, 2024

Sean Nguyen of Pennzoil outlines some of the most prominent trends affecting automotive lubricants, including the uptake ...

Will Electric Vehicles Change the World?

Will Electric Vehicles Change the World?

Lubes'n'Greases - January 2, 2024

Increased electrification will inevitably affect PCMO demand. How can the industry roll with the punches?

Lukoil, Shell, Mobil Top Russian Survey

Lukoil, Shell, Mobil Top Russian Survey

Lube Report EMEA - December 11, 2023

Shell and Mobil remain two of the three most popular motor oil brands in Russia, despite Shell and ExxonMobil exiting th ...

Hybrids Will Keep Automotive Fluid Market Flowing

Hybrids Will Keep Automotive Fluid Market Flowing

Lubes'n'Greases - November 1, 2023

As electrification takes deeper roots, could hybrids cushion the inevitable blow to automotive lubricant blenders?

Growing Demand for Synthetic PCMO

Growing Demand for Synthetic PCMO

Lubes'n'Greases - November 1, 2023

Tom Glenn explains what more can be done to accelerate demand for synthetic lubricants.

Gulf Oil Blends S-Oil’s Lubes in India

Gulf Oil Blends S-Oil’s Lubes in India

Lube Report Asia - October 20, 2023

S-Oil is contracting Gulf Lubricants Oil India Ltd. to blend and distribute its finished lubes in India – the first ti ...

Lighter Engine Oils Lose Ground in Russia

Lighter Engine Oils Lose Ground in Russia

Lube Report EMEA - October 10, 2023

Low-viscosity motor oils are losing ground in Russia at a time when many Western motor oil and car brands have exited th ...

Is PCMO Viscosity Bottoming Out?

Is PCMO Viscosity Bottoming Out?

Lubes'n'Greases - October 2, 2023

Passenger car motor oil has been trending toward lower viscosity, but how low is too low?

Russian, Korean Brands Gain Ground in Moscow

Russian, Korean Brands Gain Ground in Moscow

Lube Report EMEA - September 12, 2023

Western motor oil brands continue to lose shares of sales in and around Moscow, while domestic and Korean brands have ta ...

Courting OEMs, Other Types of Customers

Courting OEMs, Other Types of Customers

Lube Report Asia - September 8, 2023

As competition ramps up for business with original equipment manufacturers, Chinese lubricant companies are working to d ...

The Valued PCMO Market

The Valued PCMO Market

Lubes'n'Greases - September 6, 2023

Although market volume has shrunk in recent years, the value of the PCMO market has actually increased. Tom Glenn explai ...