Lucas Oil

Not to be confused with LUKOIL or Lucas Industries.

Lucas Oil Products, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryAutomotive
Founded1989
HeadquartersIndianapolis, Indiana, United States
Key people
Forrest Lucas
Charlotte Lucas
ProductsAutomotive additives and lubricants, motor oil, car and marine care, television (Lucas Oil Production Studios, MAVTV & LucasOilRacingTV)
Websitewww.lucasoil.com

Lucas Oil Products, Inc. is an American manufacturer and distributor of automotive oil, additives, and lubricants. It was founded by trucker Forrest Lucas and his wife Charlotte in 1989.[1][2] The company is a medium size manufacturer of lubricants, including engine oils, greases, gear lubes, as well as problem-solving additives and car-care products. It produces and markets approximately 270 formulations in 40 countries.[3] In the U.S., Lucas Oil is sold in more than 30,000 auto parts stores, displaying the most variety of shelf products of any oil company, and at truck stops nationwide.[4] Lucas Oil has its plants in the United States. The original plant in Corona, California, which also housed Lucas Oil Corporate Headquarters and several affiliated companies, was closed in late 2022, moving the corporate HQ to Indianapolis, Indiana.[5]

In 2003, it opened a new production plant in Corydon, Indiana, and expanded with an additional, multimillion-dollar, 350,000-square-foot facility in 2014.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Forrest Lucas biography". Archived from the original on September 6, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
  2. ^ "The making of the Lucas Oil empire". CNN. February 16, 2012. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
  3. ^ Buck, Fielding (February 19, 2016). "CORONA: Lucas Oil founder has stories to tell in movies". Press Enterprise. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  4. ^ "Super Scrapper: Forrest Lucas - Automobile Magazine". Automobile Magazine. January 6, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  5. ^ "Lucas Oil's move from Corona to Indianapolis will spur 93 layoffs". OC Register. October 17, 2022.
  6. ^ Eng, Dinah (February 16, 2012). "The Making of the Lucas Oil Empire". Fortune. Retrieved November 21, 2016.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ Stewart, Alan (July 16, 2014). "Revamped warehouse site of new Lucas venture". The Corydon Democrat. Retrieved December 20, 2016.