The bar charge illutrates the proportion of hybrid vehicles used in Japan, United States, and other counties accross the world in the period from 2006 to 2009. Overall, It is very clear that US was the biggest market of hybrid vehicles, apporaching with Japan and the rest of the world.
Firstly, Most of the hybrid cars were sold in the United States around 250,000 units in 2006 and continued to be the highest sale among other competitors at 350,000 units in 2007 and slightly decreased at 300,000 units in 2008. Moreover, Japan and rest of the world figue remain in the same trend in term of sales, starting in 2006, there were 50,000 of cars sold in Japan and other markets, this revenue continued to stay the same in 2007 for Japan while other countries figues slightly moved up approximately 75,000 units in this year, as well as 2008, total hybrid car sold in both countries remain the same at around 100,000 units.
However, In 2009, there was a significantly incremental in the number of hybrid vehicle in Japan making this country positioned as the biggest hybrid vehicle in the world with a total of 390,000 units sold annually, On the other way around, US’s market showed a decreased of the number at 270,000 units, Whilst other market for such a vehicle for rest of the world slightly surged up around 120,000 units.