What motivates Toyota to have Exxon/Mobil produce TGMO?

[OilUzer]

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Sounds like XOM used to add good chunk of moly to Toyota oil. Now that they lowered the amount significantly , don't waste your money. You can get the newly formulated inferior oil much cheaper at Wal-Mart.

 

[PimTac]

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Sounds like XOM used to add good chunk of moly to Toyota oil. Now that they lowered the amount significantly , don't waste your money. You can get the newly formulated inferior oil much cheaper at Wal-Mart.

Maybe EM changed the type of moly? More is not necessarily better.

 

[Ignatius]

After having seen the specs on Nissan branded 0w20 it is either Mobil 1 AFE 0w20 in a different package or something very close to it.

 

[OilUzer]

Maybe EM changed the type of moly? More is not necessarily better.

yes, I've read about the new moly (tri-nuclear?) but I prefer the old moly. If I pay extra $ for an oil, it better have high amounts of old moly

 

[Jake_J]

Yes it's at least in part a money thing, either the dealerships buy TGMO oil made by Exxon from Toyota or they buy from Exxon directly and Toyota still gets a licencing fee. The dealerships probably like the arrangement since they can advertise selling and performing oil changes using "genuine Toyota motor oil".

 

[yowps3]

The Toyota oil here comes in a metal can and is made in Japan.
I believe this version is the high VII & high moly?

 

[OVERKILL]

The Toyota oil here comes in a metal can and is made in Japan.
I believe this version is the high VII & high moly?

It's a global product produced by different manufacturers/blenders depending on geography. Mobil produces it to Toyota's specs/requirements just like whoever does the same for your market.

 

[PandaBear]

It is just business. You can also ask what motivates Exxon Mobil to win the contract to make TGMO. Maybe they have a surplus of certain capacity in certain area to make them, and the local customers who best suit is Toyota?