Nissan Casting gets Australian Made accreditation

Every component that comes off the line at the Nissan Casting Australia Plant at Dandenong South – which makes 1.2-million-parts annually – will be certified Australian Made, with the company announcing the accreditation to coincide with Australian Made Week (May 19 – 25.)

In a statement on Tuesday, the company said the factory produces high-pressure die-cast aluminium electric vehicle (EV), e-POWER, Final Drive and ICE-engine components, which were all exported, as well as towbars.

It has been running since 1982, employs 192 staff and contractors, and has successfully evolved with the automotive industry and the shift to electric vehicles, Nissan said. The team works closely with the carmaker’s Japanese development teams, and NCAP is the global sole supplier for 40 different components in vehicles including the Nissan Leaf, X-Trail and Patrol.

“For many years, the Nissan Casting Australia Plant team has included something of an Easter egg on each of its components sent overseas – a distinctive kangaroo insignia,” Managing Director of Nissan Oceania, Andrew Humberstone, said. 

“Following the official Australian Made certification, it’s exciting to see the kangaroo take on a new and globally recognised life of its own with the Australian Made logo embedded for the world to see.”

Australian Made Chief Executive Ben Lazzaro added: “There is a growing demand for Australian products, with country-of-origin increasingly influencing purchasing decisions. 

“As we know, Aussie products are manufactured to some of the highest standards in the world, making them trusted and known for their safety and quality.”

Nissan began assembling cars in Sydney in 1966, then moved to higher-volume production at Clayton, Melbourne in 1972. Its Australian car-making ended two decades later. 

Picture: credit Nissan

Editor’s note: @AuManufacturing is currently running our fifth Celebrating Australian Made editorial series, sponsored by the Australian Made Campaign.

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