Band 6+: The chart below gives information on the amount of time taken to manufacture a vehicle by four US-based car producers between 1998 and 2002. Provide an overview of the information by identifying and describing the key details, and include comparisons where appropriate.

The line chart illustrates the time needed to produce a car by four car companies in the US from 1998 to 2002.

Overall, it is clear that Nissan limited their production time by the period to the lowest among others. Daimler Chrysler and General Motors also had a downward trend throughout the years. Despite all that, time to make Ford’s cars increased.

Concerning the amount of time to make Nissan and DC’s car. In 1998, Nissan’s car manufacture time accounted for the highest with over 36 hours. However, by 1998, Nissan decreased tremendously from over 36 hours to 24 hours to make a car in 2000. In the next two years, with roughly 22 hours to produce, it surpassed other companies to become the least time to manufacture. Moving onto DC, the time to make a car was 34 hours in 1998 and dropped to approximately 32 hours in 1999. From 1999 to 2001, the time consumption remained consistently until 2002, it fell to over 28 hours.

Regarding the time to make a GM and Ford car. At the start, it took 32 hours to produce a GM’s car. The production time was reduced throughout the period and in 2002, the number dropped to 24 hours. By contrast, the time consumption to produce a Ford car increased from roughly 25 hours over 26 hours in 2001. At the end of the period, the amount of time to make was 26 hours, making it the only car producer in the US that had an upward trend in producing cars.