An internal combustion engine cannot run properly without lubricants. A lubricant helps the internal cylinder of an automobile to cool down by reducing unnecessary friction produced by the piston.
A good quality lubricant does the following job
- Regulates the temperature and keeps the engine cool
- It removes smudge, dust and debris from the engine regularly
- Optimizes engine performance by unclogging various engine parts
- Decelerates the process of corrosion of the engine
Therefore it is very important to put high quality lubricant in your vehicle’s engine.
In this article you will learn about some of the best lubricant brands and oil companies in India. Every car or motorbike owner must know about these companies.
You can choose anyone of the following lubricant brands and use in your vehicle to improve efficiency. The knowledge gained from this article will also help you to invest in some of these top lubricant companies and make profit.
Castrol India Limited
Castrol India Limited is one of the oldest and most popular lubricant brands in India. It was established in the year 1910 in Mumbai.
Castrol India Limited, a subsidiary of BP is second largest manufacturer of automotive and industrial lubricants. It owns around 20% of the total Indian lubricant market.
Castrol India Limited manufactures multi-grade diesel engine oils, 4 stroke oils and passenger car engine oils. They offer lubricants only for petrol and diesel powered cars in India.
Currently the total revenue of the company stands around $290 million USD.
Indian Oil Corporation Limited – IOCL, Servo
The company was launched in 1964 and it operates under the lubricant business of Indian Oil Corporation Limited or IOCL.
SERVO is the largest lubricant brands in both automotive and industrial space in India. It controls well over 27% of the total lubricant market share and commands highest market share in all three major product segments, automotive oil, industrial oil and greases. The company has an annual turnover of Rs 8000 Crores.
SERVO offers more than 5300 formulations and 1600 grades of lubricants.
Not just India, SERVO lubricants are exported in more than 35 different countries.
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited – BPCL, MAK Lubricants
MAK Lubricants is a trusted lubricant and grease brand from Bharat Petroleum (BPCL). MAK Lubricant offers a wide range selection of 400+ grades spanning various segments to cater automotive as well as industrial needs.
The extensive range of MAK Lubricants caters to all the core industrial segments like agriculture, sugar, cement, steel, power, mining, railways, transport, construction & infrastructure, fertilizers, textiles and many more segments.
However automobile lubricant is their main product. MAK’s new packaging of lubricants makes them different from rest of the brands.
BPCL was established in the year 1976 and it one of the three big oil companies in India.
Shell India
Shell is a Dutch Energy company headquartered in Hague, Netherlands. Their main business includes upstream, integrated gas and energies, downstream, projects and technology.
For retail customers they offer three services, shell fuels, engine oils and lubricants and new introduced vehicle sanitization service.
Shell is the number one global supplier of lubricants to consumers in over 100 countries. Shell India offer lubricants and oils for cars, motorcycles, vans, commercial use, agricultural, off-highway, industrial, wind & power etc.
They offer wide range of products from synthetic motor oils to semi synthetic motor oils, from 4 stroke bike engine oils to 2 stroke engine oils.
Exxon Mobil Lubricants
Exxon Mobil is USA based world’s largest energy and chemical company. Worldwide Exxon Mobil markets their fuels, lubricants and chemicals under the four main brands, Esso, Exxon, Mobil and ExxonMobil.
Some of their main petroleum products in India are
Mobil 1 – Used as Engine oil like Mobil 1 Triple Action Power+
Mobil Super Products – The product is for cars like Mobil Super All-in-one Protection Pro 5W-30.
Mobil Super Moto – High performance conventional four stroke motorcycle engine oil primary intended for general use in all types of four stroke motorcycle engines.
Mobil Industrial Lubricants – Mobil Delvac 1 and Mobil Delvac, a synthetic diesel engine oil, transmission fluid and gear oils.
Gulf Oil Lubricants
Gulf Oil is one of the oldest oil company founded in the year 1901, Pittsburgh, United States.
Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd. offers four kinds of products Automotive Lubricants, Industrial Lubricants, Batteries and Marine.
Their most popular product is bike engine oil brands such as Gulf PowerTrac 4T, Gulf Pride 4T Ultra Plus, Gulf Pride Scooter and Gulf Zipp 4T. Some of the popular car engine lubricants are Gulf Formula GX, Gulf Formula G, Gulf Ultrasynth X Plus etc.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is their brand ambassador.
Valvoline India
The company started its operation in 1866. They offer state of the art lubricants and best in class automotive maintenance services.
Major products offered by Valvoline India are Engine oil, Motorcycle oil, Heavy duty engine oil, Transmission & Drive line, Industrial & Hydraulic Oil, Grease & Brake Fluid and antifreeze & Coolant.
Their most popular motorcycle oil brands are 4T Premium and Champ 4T 10W-30.
Elf India
Elf was founded in 1991 and in 2000 it was merged with Total. In the year 2003 elf started its operations in India. Elf’s main products are motorcycle engine oils. Some of the top brands are Elf Moto 4 Tech, Elf Moto 4 Road 15W-50, Elf Moto 4 Road 10W-40 etc. Elf India also participates in international motorsports competitions.
Tide Water Oil or Veedol
Tide Water Oil Co India is the owner of brand Veedol, a manufacturer and marketer of quality lubricants in over 65 countries. The company was founded in 1928 and its office is located in Kolkata. It offers automotive and industrial lubricants like engine oil, grease, transmission oils, coolant etc.
GS Caltex India
GS Caltex India is a south Korean company founded in year 1967, a 50-50 joint venture of GS Energy, South Korea and Chevron, USA.
Their main offerings in India are car engine oil and bike engine oil. GS Caltex India’s most popular car engine oil brand are Kixx PAO 1, KIXX G1 Synthetic Power etc and Bike Engine oil brands are Kixx Ultra 4T Synthetic and Kixx Ultra 4T Power.
Savita Oil Technologies
Savita Oil Technologies Limited is an Indian automotive and industrial lubricant company headquartered at Mumbai.
The company was founded in 1961. In 1994 they launched the entire range of automotive and industrial lubricant. In 2007, they launched their own brand of lubricating oil called SAVSOL.
These were 11 top lubricant brands and oil companies in India. You can visit their websites and find out more information about careers and investment opportunities.
