Quick Lubes

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Total Pakistan Offers Mobile Oil Changes

May 12, 2015

Totals subsidiary in Pakistan recently launched a mobile, on-call oil change service for car owners in Karachi.

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BMW Settling Oil Change Suit

April 1, 2015

BMW has attempted to settle a Federal Trade Commission charge that it illegally made warranties conditional on consumers ...

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Fast Lubes Total $13.7 Billion in Sales

March 11, 2015

Sales revenues at U.S. fast lube facilities jumped 20 percent from a year ago, according to National Oil & Lube New ...

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Gazprom Enters Auto Service Market

January 28, 2015

Russian lube marketer Gazprom Neft Lubricants announced the opening of its first G-Energy Service-branded auto service c ...

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Oil Change-Plus Under the Microscope

November 19, 2014

Average ticket totals for oil change-plus facilities – places that change oil, but not as their primary business & ...

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Mixed Results for Fast Lubes

September 10, 2014

While U.S. quick lubes average ticket totals crossed the $70 mark for the first time, average yearly sales per store dec ...

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Automotive

April 23, 2014

Steve Swedberg heads to New Orleans to learn whats on the minds of fast-lube operators.

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State Dishes Fines for Oil Release

March 12, 2014

The state of Oregon issued $30,400 in fines to a quick lube and a plumber for intentionally discharging an oily mixture ...

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Lawsuit Hits at Jiffy Lube Intervals

May 23, 2012

Jiffy Lube International has become the target of a class action lawsuit filed in California Superior Court for the Coun ...

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Fast Lubes Ring Up $8.7B in Sales

March 21, 2012

The number of U.S. fast lubes stands at 16,005, down 711 stores from a year ago, according to National Oil & Lube N ...

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VIOC Targets Virginia for Growth

February 22, 2012

Valvoline Instant Oil Change on Monday announced plans to expand its quick lube franchise into the Richmond, Va., market ...

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Fewer Cars, Higher Sales at Quick Lubes

September 16, 2009

While car counts continued to decline at U.S. quick lube facilities, down by 1.5 cars per day from 2008 to an average 32 ...

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Jiffy Lubes Largest Franchisee Bankrupt

January 16, 2008

Heartland Automotive Holdings, the largest U.S. Jiffy Lube franchisee, and its affiliates on Jan. 7 filed for Chapter 11 ...

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Shell Rules the Fast-lube Roost

September 14, 2005

Shell Lubricants Pennzoil or Quaker State motor oils are listed as the house brand by 36 percent of smaller U.S. quick-l ...

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Survey: Valvoline Grabs Fast Lube Sales

September 22, 2004

Valvoline significantly increased its share of oil changes performed by independent quick lubes, according to results of ...

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Small Towns = Smaller Quick-lube Profits

April 7, 2004

Quick lubes may be moving into small-town America, but assumptions about them offering less profitability are turning ou ...