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Whether car or truck driver, mechanic, workshop foreman or salesperson in the retail trade – for many, LIQUI MOLY is a top brand. The readers of Auto Zeitung Classic Cars agree. They voted the Ulm-based lubricant specialist the top brand in the motor oil category. In January, antique and modern classics are usually in hibernation or on the lifting platform. And when the friends of classic vehicles are not busy tinkering, there’s time to get occupy themselves with their automotive passion in other ways. One of these is to browse through the specialist literature. Auto Zeitung Classic Cars called on...

Oil and additive manufacturer with best November sales in the company’s history.  The past month was the best November in the company’s history for LIQUI MOLY. The German oil and additive specialist closed the fall month with sales of almost 62 million euro. Managing Director Ernst Prost commented on the result: “The first fruits are appearing on the barren corona branch.” These almost 62 million euro not only mark the best November sales volume in the company’s history, but also the second highest monthly sales ever. Only January was even stronger. February and March were also stronger than ever before....

Additives are vitamins for your car. It won't work without them. They ensure cleaning and corrosion protection, for stable lubrication and temperature resistance. Even simple mineral motor oils, which no longer come close to meeting the requirements of today's motors, are up to 15% additives. Modern oils, such as fully synthetic motor oils, are even up to 30%. What you may not already know is every time you fuel your car, you add additives. For modern fuels are packed with additives, in order to increase the knock resistance of petrol, for example, or to make diesel less sensitive to below...

Dear co-entrepreneurs,   It’s really complicated enough as it is. Nowadays, nothing is simple and problem-free anymore. Our business and our work are increasingly hampered by all kinds of bureaucratic and regulatory hurdles. So we don’t have to complicate things ourselves, make a huge fuss about nothing, or get excited about things that are really don’t get us anywhere. Concentration on the essentials, on our business, on our customers and on our brand – and thus on our livelihood and survival – that is what I expect from us in general, not just during the corona crisis. Please do not...

What are additives? Definition: Additives (derived from the Latin word “additivum” = to add) aids or  admixtures that are added to products in minimal quantities to achieve or improve certain properties. 1. Soiled engine Every combustion process leaves behind tiny particles inside an engine. These are deposits that build up in the combustion chambers, on injection nozzles, valves or nozzle needles. The result: Impairments of the engine performance, increased fuel consumption, more soot emissions and more pollutant emissions. LIQUI MOLY additives eliminate existing deposits and prevent new deposits from forming. The combustion process is optimized. 2. Leaky radiator In the...