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CASTROL has confirmed it will be a major sponsor of the FIFA 2010 football World Cup in South Africa. Not only that, it will also sponsor the 2014 World Cup – and has signed up three of the biggest names in football as brand ambassadors, too! Christiano Ronaldo, Alan Shearer and Arsene Wenger have all [...]

CAR owners are simply not thinking about going to their local car dealer if their oil level runs low. This means dealers are missing out on a big source of aftersales income, says oil firm Chevron. Dealers are not helping themselves here. The firm says that, of 2500 motorists surveyed, only 14 percent were offered [...]

CAR buyers who put off buying oil because they’re not sure of the right brand now have aid from an oil company. Chevron Global Lubricants has launched a trick new service for its Havoline oil brand. Owners simply text the word ‘oil’, and their registration number, to the number found in Texaco filling stations. By [...]

SHELL has begun delivering of a new, fully synthetic fuel saving motor oil to car dealers – Helix Ultra E. The oil company reckons it will cut fuel consumption by up to 2.2 percent every year. That’s equivalent to a hefty 72kg less pumped into the atmosphere. And if that still doesn’t convince customers in [...]