Valvoline is now servicing electric vehicles at some select U.S. retail stores as part of a pilot program it plans to extend to EV owners, OEMs, and fleets.
"For 150 years we've been bringing innovation to the automotive aftermarket," said Heidi Matheys, chief marketing and transformation officer of Valvoline. "As Valvoline continues to transform its retail offerings and extend its existing offerings to EV owners, we are able to offer our quick, easy, trusted approach to automotive maintenance regardless of a vehicle's power source."
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Recently, Valvoline was named one of four initial U.S. service partners for Arrival, a global company that is on a mission to make air clean by replacing all vehicles with affordable electric solutions produced by microfactories.
“Valvoline’s quick, easy, trusted approach to vehicle maintenance is the perfect complement to Arrival’s mission to create a ‘radical impact’ in cities across the nation,” Matheys said in December. “Our nearly 1,500 service centers across the U.S. offer exceptional service that will quickly and efficiently meet the needs of Arrival’s clients. We are thrilled to see the Valvoline-Arrival partnership come to fruition.”
The Valvoline retail service centers that are piloting the program are providing inspection and maintenance-based services such as 12-volt battery replacement, tire rotations, key fob battery replacement, cabin air filter replacement, wiper replacement, and state safety inspections.
Many of these services are already performed in Valvoline's retail locations but will now be piloted with a specific focus on electric vehicles. Phase Two is expected to include additional services targeted to EVs and will begin in summer 2022 in select company-owned stores.
