Passenger cars

The additives industry has been going through very significant changes in recent years. These changes, driven by a number of ‘mega trends’, are having a serious impact on OEMs, oil marketers and additive companies alike. Whether it is climate change, fuel economy, emissions legislation, industry globalisation, or the rise of new markets and production centres – they all create both pressures and opportunities. Read about the latest industry issues and how they are resolved within the passenger car motor oil sector.

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European car sales on the up

Passenger cars

European car sales on the up

Diversity of passenger car power sources in growing European market will impact future lubricant performance requirements
Designing more sustainable lubricants

Passenger cars, Sustainability

Designing more sustainable lubricants

Additive technology enables low viscosity SAE 0W-20 lubricants to be formulated with bio-derived base oils
Engine, oil and fuels innovation

Commercial vehicles, Passenger cars

Engine, oil and fuels innovation

SwRI engineers on the key work around tests for upcoming API specifications, and the developments that will shape the future transportation industry
ACEA 2023 light-duty Sequences

Specification updates, Passenger cars

ACEA 2023 light-duty Sequences

Key changes and their impacts on passenger car engine oil formulations
Euro 7 emission standards

Passenger cars, Commercial vehicles

Euro 7 emission standards

Assessing the potential implications for automotive engine lubricants
Flexfuel enabled

Passenger cars

Flexfuel enabled

Flexfuel engine technologies support Brazil’s climate action and energy security goals
Specification challenges and opportunities ahead

Commercial vehicles, Passenger cars, Specification updates

Specification challenges and opportunities ahead

API reveals future direction and speed of engine oil specification developments
Where next in powertrain evolution?

Passenger cars

Where next in powertrain evolution?

Ricardo says emissions reduction mandates will drive diversity and innovation in the future powertrain mix
Hybrid specific engine oils

Passenger cars, Why hybrids matter

Hybrid specific engine oils

How to develop a lubricant portfolio for today’s changing powertrain landscape towards a more sustainable world
Light-duty lubricant viscosity trends lower

Passenger cars

Light-duty lubricant viscosity trends lower

High performing lower viscosity engine oils support North American OEMs’ drive for net-zero emissions
Navigating the latest ACEA Oil Sequences

Passenger cars, Specification updates, Commercial vehicles

Navigating the latest ACEA Oil Sequences

What the key changes in the revisions to the ACEA Oil Sequences for heavy- and light-duty engines mean
Tightening CO<sub>2</sub> targets drive electrification

Passenger cars, Why hybrids matter

Tightening CO2 targets drive electrification

With 350 battery electric models available in 2022 the pace of vehicle electrification could be set to change
Emissions dilemma

Passenger cars, Commercial vehicles

Emissions dilemma

As the automotive industry works hard to decarbonise, will the Euro 7/VII emission standards be an unnecessary distraction?
A new generation of lubricants for hybrids

Passenger cars, Sustainability, Why hybrids matter

A new generation of lubricants for hybrids

New lubricants and standardised test methods will be required to meet the needs of this expanding powertrain segment
Euro 7 edges closer

Passenger cars, Commercial vehicles

Euro 7 edges closer

Mixed industry feedback as Europe proposes tough vehicle emissions reduction standards
China acts on vehicle emissions

Passenger cars

China acts on vehicle emissions

Latest China 6 light-duty emissions regulations will drive change to hardware and lubricants
ACEA Oil Sequences 2021

Passenger cars, Specification updates

ACEA Oil Sequences 2021

New European Oil Sequences for light-duty engines issued
ACEA revisions coming soon

Specification updates, Passenger cars

ACEA revisions coming soon

Light-Duty Oil Sequences expected in early 2021
CO<sub>2</sub> reduction conundrum

Passenger cars, Why hybrids matter

CO2 reduction conundrum

Vehicle technology investment and consumer preference look out of sync on emissions reduction
An electrifying market

Lubricant trends, Passenger cars, Sustainability, Why hybrids matter

An electrifying market

The future of the passenger car powertrain and impacts for lubricant developments
New fuel economy challenges

Passenger cars, Sustainability

New fuel economy challenges

WLTC drive cycle means change of focus of fuel economy lubricant formulations
More than a chemical signature

Passenger cars, Commercial vehicles, Lubricant trends

More than a chemical signature

Use of motor oils that do not address real engine requirements is a false economy
Moving to even lower viscosities

Lubricant trends, Passenger cars, Commercial vehicles

Moving to even lower viscosities

The latest on North American engine oil viscosity grade trends
FEV on powertrain trends

Passenger cars, Commercial vehicles, Driveline

FEV on powertrain trends

Meeting tomorrow's challenges through innovative engineering
Vital COVID-19 supplies

Passenger cars, Commercial vehicles

Vital COVID-19 supplies

Automakers from around the globe supply medical and protective equipment to help fight COVID-19 pandemic
The latest on ILSAC GF-6

Passenger cars, Specification updates

The latest on ILSAC GF-6

New engine oil standards for passenger vehicles now in effect
Challenges and opportunities

Passenger cars

Challenges and opportunities

Tata Motors' CTO on meeting upcoming legislation and consumer demands
Ready for ILSAC GF-6

Passenger cars, Specification updates

Ready for ILSAC GF-6

The drivers, the development and the need to communicate its value
Formula 1 driving transformation

Passenger cars, Lubricant trends

Formula 1 driving transformation

Pushing internal combustion engine, fuel and lubricant technologies to their limits
Engineering for e-mobility

Passenger cars, Why hybrids matter

Engineering for e-mobility

Passenger car powertrain electrification generates new challenges
Shaping future mobility

Passenger cars, Fuels

Shaping future mobility

Fuels and internal combustion engine innovations provide route to emissions reduction
ILSAC GF-6 approved

Passenger cars, Specification updates

ILSAC GF-6 approved

Ballot results move new specification closer to completion