Quote Originally Posted by rallyfiend View Post
New car sales in 2014:

Australia: 1,113,000
New Zealand: 126,000

Doesn't take a rocket scientist to work why the manufacturers, promoter and FIA would choose Australia....
Looking at it from Australia, no one knows what rally is. There would have to be a fan base of perhaps 30,000 or less people that are into Rally, let alone the WRC in Australia. TV figures in viewers? Maybe 5,000 people.... Or less!

People are buying Toyota, Hyundais and Fords in Australia plus VW's but those companies don't push the sport or rallying in their brands... Shame but for a rally, NZ is my pick over Australia any day...