2022 Nissan Patrol hit with new round of delays in Australia

The 2022 Nissan Patrol has faced a new round of delays due to the ongoing semiconductor shortage impacting the global automotive industry.

A confidential bulletin from Nissan Australia has advised production of the Nissan Patrol has been cancelled – or severely cut back – from October 2021 through to the end of February 2022. And there could be further delays.

It means Nissan Patrol buyers in Australia who have already been in the queue for several months now face an indefinite wait.

Nissan says it is now considering contacting customers directly about the delays, as buyers become increasingly frustrated – and skeptical about future delivery estimates.

Arrival timing for the Nissan Patrol has ebbed and flowed for the past 18 months, throughput much of the pandemic.

In addition to the global shortage in semiconductors required to build each vehicle, Nissan – and most other car companies – no longer have accurate “forward visibility” on production schedules because the stock situation changes daily.

A dealer speaking on condition of anonymity told Drive: “It’s getting to the point where people don’t believe you and start to cancel orders. All we can do is pass-on the information we have. But that changes by the day or by the week. It’s a shambles and I can see why customers would be (upset). But we are as frustrated as they are.”

Nissan is not alone. Most Top 12 car companies in Australia are experiencing chronic stock shortages due to the semiconductor crisis.

Car giant Toyota last month issued a public apology to its customers, outlining the delays across many of its most popular models.

As it has been saying throughput the pandemic, the advice to customers from the Australian Automotive Dealers Association (AADA) has been to “get in the queue and order now … that way, when a car does arrive, it has your name on it.”