It may be almost a decade since major car manufacturing left out shores, but Nissan is making new inroads to ensure quality parts are Australian made.
The new Y63 Patrol features a final drive differential housing made at Nissan Casting Australia Plant , the factory based in Melbourne,
The expertise and innovation has also opened export opportunities with the Australian made parts featuring in the Y63 Patrol in a host of countries and regions, including the USA, Canada, Egypt, Cambodia, Africa, the Middle East and more.
The Nissan Casting Australia Plant has also achieved official Australian Made status, with their towbars, high- and low-pressure aluminium castings earning the accreditation.
Roy Morgan research* indicates 99 per cent of Australians recognise the Australian Made label and 91 per cent want to see more Australian Made products in the market.
To meet the criteria of Australian Made products must undergo their last substantial transformation in Australia.
Export Strength
Nissan Oceania Managing Director Andrew Humberstone says it is a great achievement for the 43-year-old plant
“We are proud to announce that the Nissan Casting Australia Plant is producing crucial parts for the brand’s 4WD flagship, the Y63 Nissan Patrol, which is currently sold in left-hand drive global markets and will be available to order in Australia in 2026” he says.
“It means that the Y63 Nissan Patrol isn’t just made for Australia but partly made in Australia.”
Nissan Casting Australia Plant is home to almost 200 staff working to produce 1.2 million examples of 25 different components for Nissan markets around the world every year.
“Nissan Casting Australia Plant is a success story for the Australian automotive manufacturing space,” says Markus Spindler, the Plant Manager for Nissan Casting Australia Plant.
“But it’s not all about global output. The Nissan Casting Australia Plant team is also responsible for producing some 16,000 Nissan Genuine Accessory tow bars for Australia and New Zealand.”
Four Decades of Production
The plant, working with the development teams in Japan, is also transitioning from producing componentry for internal combustion (ICE) powered vehicles to advancing its operations to the manufacture of electric and e-POWER hybrid powertrain components.
NCAP’s has an annual output of 1.2-million-parts including high-pressure die-cast aluminium electric vehicle (EV), e-POWER, Final Drive and ICE-engine components that are exported to international assembly plants.
It is the sole global supplier for 40 different components (including casting variants and accessories) that are used in the likes of the Nissan Leaf, X-Trail and Patrol domestically as well as advanced Nissan electric motors and e-POWER hybrid powertrains around the world.