ExxonMobil has announced its partnership with Maruti Suzuki Motorsport to supply lubricants for the team for the Desert Storm rally. This is the 16th edition of Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm will commence on March 18 in Noida. The six day cross-country rally will see the participants driving through various terrains like salt tracks and sand dunes before the rally culminates in Jaisalmer on March 23. The rally is divided into four categories: Xtreme, Moto, Ndure and Xplore. There are eleven stages spread over five days of rallying.
On the partnership with Maruti Suzuki Motorsport, Deepankar Banerjee, the chief executive officer of ExxonMobil’s lubricants business in India, said, “Mobil’s name is synonymous with commitment to performance and leadership in technology. It is this legacy as a product technology leader that enables us to work side-by-side with leading OEMs around the world. Partnering with Maruti Suzuki Motorsport – five years in a row – has been an affirmation of this shared commitment to excellence. Extending this relationship for another season has been a natural choice for both.”