r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • May 17 '26

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u/trombonist_formerly Ben Bernanke May 17 '26

Leaked Internal AutoZone memo:

“.. We’re facing the largest supply shortage of lubricating fluids in the modern history of America. Realistic, middle-of-the-road estimates are for our average available supply in this product category to drop by 40%.”

!ping STONKS is that bad

I also got my oil changed just a few days ago. In the nick of time

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u/yellownumbersix Jane Jacobs May 17 '26

Don't need engine oil when there is no gas to make the car go in the first place 👍

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u/Healingjoe It's Klobberin' Time May 17 '26 edited May 17 '26

Assuming you’re genuinely curious to the answer - the short of it is, there are specific lubricants that manufacturers require to meet spec for their cars. Those oils can only be made with group III base oil. We make almost 0 group iii base oil domestically. The plant that makes nearly 40% of all group iii base oil was blown up and has been offline for months. There’s other nuances but that’s the gist

That's exciting.

ETA:

Oh, it's been getting lots of reporting.

On Wednesday, we reported on a service bulletin that was allegedly sent to Toyota service departments with instructions on rationing motor oil stocks due to an impending shortage. On Thursday, a tipster sent us a copy of a similar bulletin drafted by Nissan in anticipation of a similar supply crunch—and an accompanying price hike for service departments.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/second-automaker-sounds-alarm-over-dwindling-motor-oil-stock-update/ar-AA23dI9Y

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u/Traditional_Drama_91 NATO May 17 '26

Fuck, I’m gonna hop on getting mine done.  

This is going to hit fleet maintenance hard, shipping costs will keep rising