Milestone for reworking Nissans

Nissan is celebrating the fifth anniversary of its Warrior by Premcar programme that remanufactures products for tough driving conditions down under.

Launched in late 2019 with the Nissan Navara N-Trek Warrior, the scheme has had 12,755 vehicles roll off its production lines.

The Navara SL Warrior, Navara PRO-4X Warrior and Patrol Warrior are among the models that have been reconfigured by the Premcar team for Nissan Australia over the years.

Premcar notes its state-of-the-art Epping, Victoria, facility has fitted 63,775 wheels and tyres, along with 51,020 springs, 51,020 shock absorbers and 12,755 bash plates over the past five years.

While increasing the capability, on the road and off it, of Nissan’s Navara and Patrol range, the engineering house has also expanded its operations and opened a new production facility in Epping dedicated to Warrior vehicles in 2023.

The new facility doubled Premcar’s manufacturing footprint, which is now 13,000sqm across two facilities. Staff numbers at the firm have also increased from 25 in 2012 to more than 200 today.

“Premcar was founded in 1996 at the height of Australia’s local manufacturing era, yet now, some 29 years later, the company is bigger than it has ever been,” says Bernie Quinn, Premcar’s chief executive officer.

“We owe so much of that success to Nissan, and to its customers, all of whom value true local expertise when it comes to tailoring vehicles to Australia's unique conditions.”

All Warrior-branded vehicles are put through a comprehensive test regime, with a range of performance and durability validations for Australian conditions

Development includes on and off-road testing in remote areas of Australia, including Mount Disappointment, Big Desert, Arkaroola and the areas surrounding Lake Eyre.