Passenger Car Engine Oils

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Castrol: Drivers Delay Maintenance

December 14, 2021

More than half of United Kingdom drivers responding to a recent survey said they have delayed vehicle maintenance such a ...

Automotive

Automotive

October 4, 2021

Making an Engine Oil Every time you purchase or install a quart of engine oil, you are the end point of a manufacturi ...

Facing the Challenges

Facing the Challenges

October 4, 2021

A perfect storm has been gathering in the lubricants industry for some time: There has been increasing pressure from gov ...

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API Engine Oil Licensing Fees to Rise Jan. 1

September 29, 2021

Fees for the American Petroleum Institute’s Engine Oil Licensing and Certification System will increase effective Jan. ...

Michigan Halts Sale of Orion Products

Michigan Halts Sale of Orion Products

September 15, 2021

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development issued a stop-use and stop-removal order on REV 360 brand p ...

The Shifts in PCMO

The Shifts in PCMO

July 3, 2021

Need to Know The passenger car motor oil business in the United States has seen considerable change over the past two ...

New ACEA Sequences Make Their Debut

New ACEA Sequences Make Their Debut

July 3, 2021

The long-awaited 2021 ACEA light-duty engine oil specifications are finally in the hands of lubricant blenders, marketer ...

VLS Files Complaint Against Mannol

VLS Files Complaint Against Mannol

January 12, 2021

A watchdog of the United Kingdom’s lubricant market has lodged a complaint against a German marketer, contending that ...

Russian Survey Highlights Top Oils

Russian Survey Highlights Top Oils

December 15, 2020

Shell, Lukoil and ExxonMobil remained the most popular motor oil brands in Russia in 2020, as they were two years ago, a ...

Thinning Benefit

Thinning Benefit

November 2, 2020

How can low-viscosity oils balance conflicting demands in modern engines? While lowering engine oil viscosities has b ...

Valvoline’s China Blending Plant Completed

Valvoline’s China Blending Plant Completed

September 18, 2020

Fluor Corp. announced on Sept. 15 that it safely achieved mechanical completion of Valvoline’s lubricants blending pla ...

Need to Know

Need to Know

September 2, 2020

Tom Glenn examines how private-label lubricants made the move up from the minor leagues to the majors.

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Africa Drives Forward Again

August 5, 2020

With five global automakers gearing up for new or increased production across the continent, more modern lubricants may ...

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ACEA Amends Oil Sequences

August 4, 2020

The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association issued a revision to its 2016 European oil sequences last week, ahead ...

Automotive

Automotive

August 3, 2020

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

Study Forecasts Decline for India’s Aftermarket

Study Forecasts Decline for India’s Aftermarket

July 31, 2020

Spending in India on aftermarket engine oils and other aftermarket items will drop significantly in fiscal 2021 as a res ...

Pandemic Increases Delays in Oil Changes

Pandemic Increases Delays in Oil Changes

July 29, 2020

In addition to the sudden drop in miles driven, the COVID-19 pandemic has also caused more drivers in the United States ...

Need to Know

Need to Know

July 2, 2020

When the storm clouds clear, Tom Glenn believes that covid-19 will have made the lubricant business stronger and more re ...