The Original. Inventing The Way Forward.
1866
1866 Valvoline is established
1873
Becomes the first trademarked lubricant brand in the United States
1920
When Henry Ford’s iconic Model T was mass-produced, the story goes that each one was filled with Valvoline motor oil before it left the plant
1954
Introduces all-climate oil, which eliminates switching oils seasonally
1965
Introduces Valvoline High Performance Racing Motor Oil (now VR1), still the best-selling racing oil
1996
Introduces DuraBlend, Valvoline’s first synthetic blend motor oil
2000
Introduces MaxLife to restore lost horsepower in cars with more than 75,000 miles
2016
Valvoline separates from Ashland
2017
Launches EasyGDI First Defense as the first carbon build-up cleaning solution on the market
2019
Launches first hybrid-specific motor oil & first product line for electric vehicles
2020
Launches Premium Blue One Solution Gen2
2020
Launches Original Motor Oil campaign, leveraging our 150-year heritage
2021
XEV Electric Vehicle Fluid product line launched in China
2022
Valvoline announces intention of global products business being acquired by Aramco
2023
Valvoline Global Operations separates from Valvoline, Inc. and joins Aramco’s family of “downstream” businesses
2023
Named Official Lubricant Partner of Aston Martin Aramco Formula One® Team
2023
Named Official Lubricant Partner of China Basketball Association 2023-24 season
2024
Launches Restore & Protect globally, a first-of-its-kind innovation that restores engines to run like new with continuous use