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It's relatively small numbers, I think; for example Škoda's 70th chassis started in Rally Portugal 2016 - one year after homologation. In two years (1 and half actually) they build around 100 cars (based on ewrc-results stats). And (I believe Mirek mentioned that) Škoda's facilities are quite small. VW has WRC program, so they should have enough room to build more cars, also to find customers shouldn't be problem, as ~18 cars already sold before homologation.
It's not only about building the cars. You need to have enough parts to build them from (they are often from small specialized companies with limited production capacity). You need to have enough testing capacities, enough spare parts for customers and You need to be able to provide aftersale services for the customers. The whole machine needs some time to get in shape.
They don't push with sales, they choose the teams to which they will sell their 2018 cars
BMA already declared they will have 2 or 3 this year. We will see if it really happens..
Yeah, in Belgium DG Sport also should have one, and Citroën probably also
I think their priority will be teams close to local dealers. I know there is really big interest in Polo R5, almost everybody wants to have it and there are big fights "behind the scene" to have it...