Valvoline Inc., a leading worldwide supplier of premium branded lubricants and automotive services, announced the development of Valvoline™ Hybrid Vehicle Full Synthetic motor oil, its first designed to handle the unique demands of the estimated 5 million hybrid vehicles on the road today. With an expected early 2020 launch, Valvoline Hybrid Vehicle Full Synthetic motor […]

Valvoline™, a leading worldwide supplier of premium branded lubricants and automotive services, announced last Thursday the first of its electric vehicle-specific product and service offerings with the introduction of Valvoline EV Performance Fluids. The global product line — which includes Valvoline™ EV Heat Transfer Fluid, Valvoline™ EV Drive System Fluid, Valvoline™ EV Brake Fluid and […]

Valvoline Inc., a leading worldwide supplier of premium branded lubricants and automotive services, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire certain business assets of Minit Lube in Alberta, Canada. The acquisition is expected to be completed during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019. Financial terms were not disclosed. Minit Lube, based in Calgary, […]

Guangxi LiuGong Machinery announced that LiuGong and Valvoline Inc. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a strategic global alliance for lubricants. Under the alliance, Valvoline will become the preferred provider of lubricants for the Chinese OEM in markets outside of China.   Zeng Guang’an, chairman of Guangxi Liugong Group and Guangxi Liugong Machinery, and Kevin […]

Valvoline Inc. has introduced Valvoline™ All Engine Clean Intake Cleaner and Valvoline™ All Engine Clean Fuel Rail Cleaner. These professional fuel system cleaning products provide evolved, superior chemistry to remove deposits in all gasoline engines and to provide a safer, more environmentally sound option. The patent-pending All Engine Clean Intake Cleaner is part of Valvoline’s […]

Fluor Corporation announced that it has been awarded the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) management contract for Valvoline’s new lube blending and packaging facility in Zhangjiagang, China. The project is Valvoline’s first lubricants blending plant in China. Fluor booked the undisclosed contract value in the fourth quarter of 2018. “With the growing automotive market in […]

Valvoline Inc., a leading worldwide supplier of premium branded automotive lubricants and services based in Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.A., announced the launch of its Auto Career Accelerator (ACA), an online recruiting platform that connects thousands of emerging professionals to open positions in both the automotive services and heavy-duty industries. Available positions will be posted exclusively from […]

Valvoline Inc., a leading worldwide supplier of premium branded lubricants and automotive services, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the business assets of Oil Changers Inc., which has 31 franchised quick-lube centers in Ontario, Canada. All Oil Changers quick-lube centers will be rebranded as Great Canadian Oil Change. The acquisition is expected to be […]

Valvoline Inc. announced that it has opened a new company-owned Valvoline Instant Oil ChangeSM  (VIOC) service center in Beaver Falls, Penn., U.S.A., Valvoline’s ninth quick lube location in the Greater Pittsburgh market. A core element of Valvoline’s strategy is to accelerate the growth of its industry-leading quick-lube model, which is focused on delivering a quick, […]

Valvoline Inc., a leading worldwide supplier of premium branded lubricants and automotive services, has completed the previously announced acquisition of the business assets of Great Canadian Oil Change Franchising Ltd., the third-largest quick-lube system in Canada. The acquisition expands Valvoline’s existing quick-lube network to more than 1,200 company-owned and franchised locations in North America. “Growing […]