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Industry News & Standards Watch: How This Section Works
The Industry News & Standards Watch section tracks verified changes to engine oil, gear, grease, and drivetrain lubricant standards—API, ILSAC, ACEA, JASO,…
Euro 7 Brake-Particle Limits: What Changes for Brake Friction Material
Regulation (EU) 2024/1257 — Euro 7 — introduces the first-ever mandatory brake particle (PM10) emission limits for motor vehicles in the European…
EU Tyre Rules: R117 04-Series Wet Grip and the M+S to 3PMSF Shift
Two parallel EU tyre regulatory developments are reshaping sourcing decisions for the European corridor: the R117 04-series of amendments, which now mandates…
Nigeria SONCAP Moves to the National Single Window (27 March 2026)
Effective 27 March 2026, Nigeria's Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) made the National Single Window (NSW) mandatory for all SONCAP and import…
GCC GSO 1785-1:2024: Mandatory Engine-Oil Conformity from 1 September 2026
GSO 1785-1:2024 is a Gulf Technical Regulation that replaces GSO 1785:2013 and sets mandatory API-based performance requirements for lubricating oils for gasoline…
API SQ and ILSAC GF-7: What the New Engine-Oil Categories Change
API SQ and ILSAC GF-7 became the newest gasoline engine-oil performance categories, both first licensable on 31 March 2025 under the API…