General Motors Global Engine Oil

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What is GM up to with wanting its own global oil specifications

 

http://www.imakenews.com/lng/e_article0013...f7bMpH,b4bRbnH9

 

http://www.imakenews.com/lng/e_article0015...g13Kwd,bdl1VN2f

 

Well, if they (GM) pull this off you can expect the price of oil to go up. Pretty soon all of the oil companies will be making Multi-Purpose motor oil like they have with ATF.

 

Lets see, new API SN GF-5 for all of your North American and Asian automobile, except the new GM spec oil, and the new All-American Multi-Purpose oil for everything under the sun.

 

If GM wants to have a single oil as the original fill in every one of its engines, then it can cut a deal with one of the oil companies. But the idea that it can establish a standard, then collect an enormous royalty on each quart of oil sold that meets its standard, will almost certainly meet a great deal of opposition. Consumers are cheapskates, they will not pay extra for a GM certification after they figure out the engines will last just as long with an API SM or CJ oil.

 

1. Licensing fees will be high.

2. Some tests are proprietary

3. Use of Group III/PAO to get there.

 

I wonder if Mobil 1 will remain factory fill for GM? I also wonder how the small guys will claim dexos if some of the tests are proprietary.