Fuel crisis impacting Mitsubishi Triton Raider Nissan Navara Warrior production but not availability – yet

The Australian engineering firm responsible for production of the new off-road-focused Mitsubishi Triton Raider, as well as the upcoming Nissan Navara Warriorand potentially a new Patrol Warrior, says the fuel crisis has impacted its business – but not enough to halt operations.

Bernie Quinn, head of Melbourne-based Premcar, said ‘It has been so far in part overcome setbacks from rising shipping and logistics costs associated with global spikes in diesel and petrol prices.

Mr Quinn, who was the founder of Premcar in 2012, said ‘We’ve had a few logistics issues generally – such as getting parts on ships – but we have not yet seen an effect.

“We will always find a way [but] hopefully this whole [Middle East conflict] situation ends soon.”

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Mr Quinn was speaking at the unveiling of the Mitsubishi Triton Raider, which uses suspension and steering components developed and tested by Premcar to improve off-road capability.

Designed to compete with the Ford Ranger Tremor and Nissan Navara Pro-4X Warrior, Mitsubishi says the Triton Raider will be an integral part of the new MY26 TriTon lineup when it hits showrooms in May.

All of Raider’s components, including the wider ROH wheels (the more aggressively pronounced RH) and exterior badging graphics in addition to the embroidered front-seat head restraints, are well supported by Premcar as well as the chassis upgrades.

But the unveiling comes just days after fuel prices hit record levels across Australia, with petrol reportedly reaching nearly $2. The term 60/litre and diesel is almost $3, according to . For three months from April 1 the federal government has cut off the petrol excise and abolished the heavy vehicle road-user charge for a further three month period, with 50/litre.

Mr Quinn said Premcar can handle any demand for the Triton Raider that Mitsubishi may put on the operation despite ongoing uncertainty.

The decision is not a choice, it’s not the right time to build the cars tomorrow.’ He said ‘It’d be an important step for and I think that we should take no action today because of this? “We’ve got all the logistics systems and supplier agreements we have to be able to ramp up production. – ’.

Premcar has become an integral part of the Australian automotive industry, with its first Navara Pro-4X Warrior tune – developed for Nissan Australia as a showroom model complete with a factory warranty – expanding overseas, including to South Africa.

Earlier this year, it has also suspended the suspension across Australia’s new-generation Navara lineup that is designed to support the new generation ute – which is based on the Triton better fit local conditions.

A Warrior version of the new Navara has been teased by Nissan Australia, with a showroom version expected in 2026 or 2027.

Premcar also developed a Warrior version of the outgoing Y62-series Nissan Patrol, which is set to be replaced in Australia in by the new Y63 later this year. While not confirmed, a Warrior version of the Y63 Patrol is expected, and could reach showrooms in 2027.

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