Costco raises Kirkland motor oil price to $58, limits weekly purchases
Fox Business reported that Costco raised the price of its Kirkland Signature full-synthetic motor oil to $58 per case and limited members to two cases per week, citing climbing global oil prices tied to supply disruptions in the Middle East. Earlier, Jalopnik noted a price of $57.
99 and a two-container weekly limit, attributing the increase to higher crude costs and refinery profit shifts. CarBuzz said the cap was imposed as global supply constraints pushed prices higher, and Yahoo linked the price rise to oil market disruptions associated with the Iran conflict.