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Honda is a much larger company than Mazda.
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I'm thinking it's because Mazda has the second highest share of the market in Australia.
2019 sales: Toyota HiLux - 47,649 Ford Ranger - 40,690 Toyota Corolla - 30,468 Hyundai i30 - 28,378 Mitsubishi Triton - 25,819 Mazda CX-5 - 25,539 Mazda 3 - 24,939 Toyota RAV4 - 24,260 Kia Cerato - 21,757 Mitsubishi ASX - 20,806 Nissan X-Trail - 19,726 Toyota Prado - 18,335 Hyundai Tucson - 18,251 Mitsubishi Outlander - 17,514 Holden Colorado - 17,472 Isuzu D-Max - 16,892 Toyota Camry - 16,768 Subaru Forester -15,096 Mazda CX-3 - 14,813 Volkswagen Golf - 14,355 Car brand Toyota 205,766 Mazda 97,619 Hyundai 86,104 Mitsubishi 83,250 Ford 63,303 Kia 61,50 Nissan 50,575 Volkswagen 49,928 Honda 43,868 Holden 43,176 Subaru 40,007 Mercedes-Benz 38,604 Isuzu Ute 25,311 BMW 23,307 Suzuki 17,310 Audi 15,708 |
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They have the new Type R which they can market around and they have motorsport heritage but they don't have a catchment like Toyota, Mazda, Hyundai, or many others. Even with a brand new car that is probably the best they've had in a long time, they haven't cracked the top 10, with sales down 45% YoY. Sitting behind Mitsubishi and Nissan who, lets face it look like they are on their last legs from a passenger car standpoint. If you could get the top 4, Toyota, Mazda, Hyundai and Ford in, you'd have something awesome that could capture the heart and minds of people who buy those cars. VW are already out, so it leaves one manufacturer out of the top-10 in Australia in TCR. |
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VW will probably launch their MK8 Golf TCR next year. They've cleared out their stock of MK7 TCRs.
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They are out, to ETCR, to try to clean up their diesel gate image. Audi, too.
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VW Withdraw From All Non-Electric Racing Activities “Volkswagen Motorsport’s customer sport programme will be electrified,” a statement from Volkswagen read. “The first stage will involve different disciplines, platforms and vehicle types being examined and evaluated. “Parallel to this, the production of the Golf GTI TCR for the racetrack will expire at the end of 2019, and a successor based on the new generation will not be offered. “Customer service and spare parts supply will be guaranteed in the long term.” |
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15 Aug 2020, 05:23 (Ref:3995478) | #207 | ||
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https://tcraustralia.com/
still shows event at the creek this weekend, live on 7 tv no update, nothing on tv! come on they have had months layoff and they cant even update their website? the local girl guides club can manage to do that! |
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Some teaser info about eTCR:
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24 Aug 2020, 13:22 (Ref:3997632) | #209 | ||
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Pure randomness, I guess
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15 Sep 2020, 07:06 (Ref:4002540) | #210 | ||
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I think the governing body is tone-deaf to the conditions of the market.
with VAG out and others on the fence they're going to make everyone integrate a new ECU and it is already causing issues between the competitors. Hyundai spent a bunch of money to get it to go, and a bunch of others just applied for exemptions and were granted them, and it just so happens they are winning. The reasoning for the change is to allow stronger equalisation between the cars, but like the change to the gearbox, we are now increasing costs and moving further away from production-based racing and into bespoke racing cars. After all this is exactly the kind of death of a thousand paper cuts that saw the winged EB and VP turn into the cut and shut COTF cars. |
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Honda are also weak on hybrid models, but when the Honda Insight (Civic Hybrid) is only made in LHD (!!!) I'm not sure what Honda Australia can do about that. The sales of Corolla Hybrid and RAV4 Hybrid suggest that similar models could potentially be good sellers... Last edited by V8 Fireworks; 23 Sep 2020 at 07:25. |
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23 Sep 2020, 22:56 (Ref:4005934) | #213 | ||
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I didn't notice any announcements around a multi hundred million dollar teev and patty broadcast deal around TCR. Did I miss something?
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What constitutes a series ? The topic of this thread mentions a series but surely you need a minimum number of races to qualify as a series.
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Also, more of the dam breaking with Brighty handing back the cars he "bought" |
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Yet a perfectly valid statement. Apparently the truth is unwelcome.
There is no 2020 TCR series. Immutable fact. Millions of dollars worth of cars around the country in sheds looking for something to do, just getting older as the days tick by. And loses a year of edge as new models and variants come to the fore. AusGT is in the very same boat... What are the category managers up to? |
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Watching Superscars on the TV has been a blessing for this little Victorian. The other categories are not at this level. A more apt comparison would be with the VFL or Sheffield Shield cricket. The former did not take place and the later is unlikely to take place. Even the PGA have chucked in the towel with the season of golf this year. The statement is fact even if the comparison is invalid. |
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24 Sep 2020, 04:37 (Ref:4005975) | #225 | |
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As a mod it’s pretty disappointing.
Tell lies. Get caught. Go on self imposed holiday. Have you apologised to Roger Lago yet? Make Your return and instantly spread negativity. You and your mate almost killed this place. Now you are back to finish the job? |
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