Prior to participating in the tender, LUKOIL has tested its motor oil LUKOIL Avantgarde Professional 10W-40 with the Euro-5 diesel engines by MAN which are installed at Moscow city busses. The product was tested in severe operating conditions of urban driving cycle and tickover and showed excellent result and minimal wear indicators.
"We appreciate the opportunity for further extension of our cooperation with Mosgortrans which started in 2012. During the last five years, we have been succeeding foreign products with our lubricants which meet the requirements of global engine manufacturers" said Maxim Donde, General Director of LUKOIL Lubricants Company.
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State-owned Mosgortrans is the largest urban ground transport operator in Europe. Every day, the company transfers over 5.5 million of passengers servicing over 740 routes in Moscow. The company's fleet consists of about 8.5 thousands vehicles, including 6.4 thousands buses with MAN, Scania, Mercedes, Cummins and Deutz engines.