4x4 Magazine Australia

WORKING ON A WARRIOR

“Sometimes you have to put your balls on the line,” reveals Bernie Quinn, the head of automotive engineering and assembly company Premcar. The casual, almost matter-of-fact comment refers to the multi-million-dollar investment in facilities, staff and equipment in the still-fresh factory I’m entrenched in, ready to get my hands dirty.

Every few minutes Nissan’s latest tough truck, the Navara Warrior, flickers past in the background, moving around the sizeable 6300m² facility in the north of Melbourne. We’re in the boardroom with its large-screen TVs and slick furniture that is a far cry from the bustle of the assembly line only metres away. And both are a world away from the grunge and disorder some might envisage of an automotive workshop.

Created from the ashes of the Tickford business that once crafted hot Falcons, Premcar has turned its attention

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