Oil Industry News
Engine oil audit system launched
Saturday, 27, March 2010
GfK Viet Nam on Thursday released the country's first ever motorcycle engine oil retail audit service for the automotive industry.Tran Khoa Van, GfK Viet Nam General Manager, said they wanted to provide accurate and reliable retail sales figures of the engine oil market to manufacturers, distributors, retailers and customers to help them make proper decisions.
According to a GfK survey carried out in Ha Noi and HCM City, there are a total of around 6,500 shops retailing motorcycle engine oil including motorcycle accessories retailers, motorcycle repair shops, bike wash stations and petrol stations.Atlas Copco Group, a Swedish provider of industrial productivity solutions, opened its first branch in southern Viet Nam in Binh Duong Province's Song Than II Industrial Zone on March 24.It would be the company's new base to support the growing southern market, Chris Lybaert, president of Atlas Copco Compressor Technique – Oil-free Air Division, said.