Band 5+: A line graph shows the amount of time to produce a vehicle by four US car manufacturers between 1998 and 2002. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The diagram below illustrates how much hours spent by four different cooporations in the US to manufacture cars between 1998 and 2005.

Overall , there was decreases in the average hours to make a product of four car brands , with the most dramatic decline was seen in the figure for General motor. Additionally, Honda remained by far the most productive companies throughout the given period.

Looking first at the higher group , General motor consumed about 32 hours to produce vehicles in 1998 , after which this figure fell markedly to precisely 22 hours in 2005. Similarly , there was a significantly decline in the figure for Ford , from 28 hours to just under 22 hours in 2005.

Turning to Asian companies , Toyota spent exactly 22 hours to manufacture products in the beginning of the period , which was the same as that of Honda. Thereafter , the figure for both brands went with opposite patterns until 2001 , before hit a high of 24 hours in 2002. Finally , the average time consumed by Toyota and Honda witnessed steady declines to 20 hours in 2005.