Anyone up for a little conspiracy theory?

OLDMAN said the new ATF for the 7-speed is a hair thinner than the older 5-speed stuff.
GM did the same thing about 10 years ago, obsoleting DEX III and replacing with a slightly thinner DEX IV.

Hmmmm; maybe all the world's ATF is made in one plant in a mountain chalet in northern Siberia? Then appropriately doped with 2 drops of each brand's "magic additive", bottled appropriately, and shipped to all the automotive companies in the world?

They do it with gasoline, why not oil?

Yeah, just tongue-in-cheek, but............

Cheers,
DG