Gulf Oil and S-OIL SEVEN join forces to expand footprint in India

This marks the maiden venture where an S-OIL product line is being produced outside South Korea.

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Gulf Oil and S-OIL SEVEN join forces to expand footprint in India

Gulf Oil Lubricants India, a Hinduja Group company, has unveiled the S-OIL SEVEN range through a strategic collaboration. The comprehensive product lineup features a variety of Passenger Car Gasoline Engine oil variants and a Passenger Car Diesel Engine Oil variant. 

This marks the maiden venture where an S-OIL product line is being produced outside South Korea. 

Additionally, under the S-Oil partnership, Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd will exclusively manage KIA service-fill products' production, distribution, and promotion at KIA franchised workshops in India. This comprehensive product lineup encompasses four Passenger Car Gasoline Engine oil variants and a single Passenger Car Diesel Engine Oil variant.

Furthermore, Gulf has the exclusive rights to manufacture and distribute the  S-OIL SEVEN range throughout its extensive network, actively bolstering the brand's reach and resonance within the Indian market. The S-OIL SEVEN
range encompasses a spectrum of fully-synthetic, semi-synthetic and premium lubricants, harnessing the attributes such as a very high viscosity index within the Group II/III class base oil. 

Commenting on the partnership, Ravi Chawla, MD and CEO, Gulf Oil Lubricants India added, "We gratefully acknowledge S-OIL and KIA Motors India for entrusting us with the responsibility of delivering world-class production capabilities. Our successful collaboration with S-OIL is a pioneering milestone as it marks the first time an S-OIL product is being manufactured beyond the borders of South Korea."

"We are immensely delighted that the global partnership between S-Oil and KIA Motors India has materialised in India through our collaboration. We are determined to maintain the elevated standards that have been established on a global scale
and strive to exceed expectations at every step of the way,” Chawla said. 

The S-OIL SEVEN range offers diverse lubricants, including fully-synthetic, synthetic, and mineral oils tailored to the Passenger Car and Motor Cycle Oil categories. Furthermore, it extends to mineral oils designed for the Diesel Engine
Oil category fully synthetic and synthetic transmission oils.

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