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Costco調漲科克蘭全合成機油並限購,反映供應吃緊與成本結構性上升
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Costco調漲科克蘭全合成機油並限購,反映供應吃緊與成本結構性上升

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美國Costco將科克蘭(Kirkland Signature)全合成機油價格調漲至57.99美元(約1846元新台幣)每10夸脫,並限制會員每7天最多購買2組。報導指出,價格上漲與限購措施背後反映供應鏈緊縮、煉油利潤變化以及現代引擎機油規格嚴格等因素,顯示成本壓力已難以被低利潤策略吸收,可能預示機油價格難以回落至歷史低點。

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Costco一向以大包裝高CP值商品著稱,部分商品如熱狗、烤雞價格多年未變。科克蘭全合成機油近年價格從30美元升至57.99美元,並實施限購,反映供應吃緊與成本上升。

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美國Costco調漲科克蘭(Kirkland Signature)全合成機油的價格,並實施限購措施,引發關注。(圖擷取自Costco官網)

美式賣場好市多(Costco)向來以大份量、高CP值商品受到消費者喜愛,且一些常備商品售價幾乎不為所動。(路透)

〔財經頻道/綜合報導〕美式賣場好市多(Costco)向來以大份量、高CP值商品受到消費者喜愛,且一些常備商品售價幾乎不為所動,像是1.50美元(約47元新台幣)的熱狗、4.99美元(約159元新台幣)的烤雞等,因此當Costco的一項常備商品價格大幅上漲,且開始限制會員可以購買的數量時,所值得關注的程度,遠高於單看商品標價。外媒指出,美國Costco如今已調漲科克蘭(Kirkland Signature)全合成機油的價格,並實施限購措施,引發關注。

美國汽車媒體指出,Costco自有品牌柯克蘭全合成機油近年價格大幅上漲,10夸脫(約9.5公升)目前售價達57.99美元(約1846元新台幣),過去多年價格最低落在30美元(約955元新台幣);更值得注意的是,Costco如今還限制會員購買數量,每個會員每筆交易最多購買1次,且每7天最多只能購買2組。

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Costco機油價格上漲並非單純的零售策略,背後涉及供應吃緊、煉油利潤變化,以及現代引擎機油規格日益嚴格等因素。

科克蘭5W-30全合成機油目前符合通用汽車(General Motors)的dexos1 Gen 3規格。這項認證並非免費取得,機油產品必須依照通用汽車的測試規範接受獨立測試,並針對不同配方取得正式授權後,業者才能在產品包裝上使用相關標誌。

這項授權負擔,是疊加在整個產業共同面對的另一項負擔之上。自2020年起,美國石油協會(API)的API SP汽油引擎機油等級,以及ILSAC GF-6標準上路,要求機油通過7項新實驗室測試,其中包括針對「低速預燃」(LSPI)的測試。

隨著車廠近年透過縮小引擎、搭配渦輪增壓來提升燃油效率,機油也必須採用更加複雜的化學配方,以承受小排氣量、高負荷引擎的工作環境,進一步推高生產成本。

另一方面,供應鏈上游也面臨壓力。美國能源資訊署(EIA)數據顯示,截至9月初,美國汽油裂解價差比2025年水準高出約每加侖1美元(約31.85元新台幣),主因全球汽油供應吃緊。

機油使用的「基礎油」同樣來自原油,與汽油、柴油使用相同的原油來源。當煉油商將原油加工成汽油的利潤高於製成機油原料時,基礎油供應就會受到擠壓,成本也會受到原油價格及煉油利潤變化影響,最終反映在機油售價上。

Costco的機油限購其實也是市場供應吃緊的訊號。一般消費者並不會像2020年搶購衛生紙一樣大量囤積機油,因此當零售商開始限制購買量,通常代表商品難以維持庫存,或利潤已經低到無法讓單一會員大量採購。

報導認為,真正值得注意的並非單純的售價上漲,而是當以低價聞名、長期願意壓縮利潤來回饋會員的Costco,都開始無法吸收成本上升、改以限購方式因應時,這可能意味著現代引擎所需的全合成機油,其製造成本已經出現結構性上移,價格恐怕難以回到過去的水準。

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Open Questions

  • 此次價格調整是否為暫時性還是長期趨勢?
  • 其他零售商是否將跟進類似機油定價與限購策略?
  • 成本上升壓力是否會擴散至其他汽車保養用品?

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