An important piece of equipment for the upcoming Nissan Y63 Patrol will be built in Australia at the brand’s Nissan Casting Australia Plant.

The Australian factory based in Dandenong South, Victoria, will manufacture the final drive differential housing that will feature in every single Y63 Patrol produced. 

A key component of a vehicle’s drivetrain, the housing is a metal casing that protects the gears responsible for transferring power from the driveshaft to the wheels. This housing plays a vital role in ensuring smooth power delivery and protecting internal components from damage. 

The housing holds the final drive and differential gears that reduce speed and allow the wheels to turn at different rates – crucial when crawling over rocks or cornering off-road. Found in both front and rear axles of 4WD setups, it’s key to smooth, reliable power delivery.

“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” said Andrew Humberstone, Managing Director of Nissan Oceania.

“It means that the Y63 Nissan Patrol isn’t just made for Australia, but partly made in Australia as well.”

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The Nissan Casting Australia Plant currently employs around 200 staff, who work 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,” said 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.”

The Y63 Nissan Patrol will be powered by a V6 twin-turbo engine paired to a nine-speed automatic transmission, and it will feature customisable adaptive air suspension.

Order books for the Y63 Patrol are expected to open in Australia late in 2026.

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