IFC to launch new global engine oil standards
The critical importance of automotive fluids is often overlooked and undervalued. This can result in a disconnect between what we need and is possible, with what is available, says Teri Kowalski, principal engineer, powertrain division, Toyota Motor North America. Vehicle designs and technologies are evolving at a faster pace than ever before, and consumers and […]
IFC Bids to Replace Regional Oil Specs
A representative for a new automaker association unveiled its plan yesterday to create a framework to develop global specifications for engine oils and other fluids – a framework intended to replace the existing systems that develop API, ILSAC, ACEA and JASO oil specs. Speaking at SAE International’s World Congress Experience Digital Summit, Toyota’s Teri Kowalski […]
New Engine Oil Standards-Setting Consortium Announced
Yesterday, Toyota announced the formation of the International Fluids Consortium (IFC) during SAE International’s virtual World Congress. Led by a group of automakers, the consortium intends to develop international automotive fluid performance specifications that will supplant those developed by the American Petroleum Institute (API), European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) and the Japanese Automotive Standards Organization […]
New Fluids Consortium Announced Serving the Automotive Industry
The International Fluids Consortium (IFC): By Vehicle Manufacturers for Vehicle Owners Today representatives from some of the world’s leading vehicle manufacturers announced the formation of the International Fluids Consortium (IFC). At SAE International’s WCX™ World Congress Experience Digital Summit, Teri Kowalski, Principal Engineer at Toyota Motor North America, is presenting how the IFC will develop […]
OEMs Propose Global System for Specs
A new automaker organization is proposing a global framework to develop industry performance specifications for lubricants and other fluids used in on-road vehicles, stating a desire to speed and streamline the work of current regional approaches. The International Fluids Consortium aims to replace or consolidate frameworks currently run through pillar organizations such as ACEA, ILSAC, […]
