More than 600 Nissan Navara PRO-4X Warriors by Premcar have already been delivered to customers by the dealership network and more than 750 have rolled off the production line in Epping, Victoria.
Nissans local manufacturing partner Premcar says since the launch of the Warrior 2.0, the 35-strong Warrior team is now on track to produce its first 1000 vehicles by the end of March 2022.
Premcar says it has the capacity to produce up to ten cars a day, five days a week.
The Nissan Navara PRO-4X undergoes extensive re-manufacturing at its facility to deliver a flagship vehicle that is tailor-made for Australia and Australian conditions.
Key updates include enhancements to performance and capability with wheel, tyre and suspension changes to deliver improved ground clearance, a wider stance and improved ride and handling.
“We’ve been working on Warrior 2.0 from almost the moment we finished work on the first Warrior, first in the design and engineering space, and now on producing what we consider to be the world’s toughest Navara,” says Premcar engineering director Bernie Quinn.
“This is so much more than some kind of sticker pack. This is an extensively re-engineered vehicle that’s designed, engineered and built by some of the world’s most talented automotive manufacturing experts, right here in Victoria.
“That’s not just a win for Nissan, and for Premcar, but for the automotive manufacturing industry more generally. We have always had world-beating talent, and it’s so rewarding to watch them produce world-beating vehicles again,” he says,
The commencement of deliveries of the Warrior 2.0 was a cause for celebration at Premcar, as a project that dozens of engineers and manufacturing experts had spent years perfecting roared into life.
The new flagship model in the Navara range is based on the PRO-4X, but that’s only the beginning of the Warrior story, with Nissan’s Ute put through 10 manufacturing stations at Premcar’s facility.
Each station takes around an hour to complete, with the full Warrior transformation taking more than 10 hours, including the fitting of the winch compatible bulbar, full underbody protection, fully revised suspension and a unique towbar.
“It’s a buzz for the whole team every time we see a Warrior out in the wild, whether it’s on the road or on a bush track or beach,” Quinn says.
“We know how much hard work and expertise has gone into producing every single Warrior, and to see owners out enjoying the final product is the ultimate in job satisfaction,” he says.
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