The following chart illustrates the overall percentage of total sales from car manufacturers in discrete regions in the span of 4 years from 2006 to 2010. Overall, it is evident that Asia experienced a rise in the number of sales, whereas other regions, including North America and Europe, witnessed a decline, and South America’s profits fluctuated minimally over the years.
As can be seen from the chart, Europe accounted for the largest percentage in 2006, with 34%, followed by North America with 30%. The figure for Europe’s sales experienced a marginal increase to 38% by 2008 and gradually diminished to 30% by the last year. By contrast, the number of car sales achieved in North America witnessed a sharp decline from 30% in 2006 to only 9%, which is the lowest mark in the year 2010.
The third-highest percentage in sales in 2006 was Asia, with 25%. After that, the proportion of Asia’s sales considerably increased, reaching 35% in 2 years. The number rocketed until it hit the highest point at 50% in the last year, which is also the most sales accumulated out of all regions in the 4 years. Finally, the figure with the lowest sales was South America at only 11% in the starting year. As time passed by, the percentage moderately fell from 11% to 5% by 2009, only experiencing a slight increase back to 11% at the end.