Band 5+: The graph below shows the amount of time taken to produce a vehicle by four US-based car manufacturers in the years 1998 to 2002. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The provided graph illustrates how many time is spent in order to produce a vehicle by four US-based car manufacturers ( Nissan , Daimler Chrysler , General Motors and Ford ) over a 4-year period , spanning from 1998 to 2002 .

Overall , it can be clearly seen that the majority of rates experienced a decline , whereas Ford is the only one surpassing a slight growth .

Notably , Ford demonstrated increase , starting at approximately 25 hours per vehicle in 1998 , with a peak of about 27 hours . However, the figure finished the rate at just above 26 vehicles per hour by the end of the observed period .

As for declining group , Nissan demonstrated the sharpest decrease , with a rate falling down from around 37 vehicles per hour to approximately 21. Second comes General Motors , which exhibited a consistent downward trend , commencing with 32 vehicles per hour and declining to a low of 25 bt the conclusion of the period . Last but not least , Dainmler Chrysler decreased as well , dropping from the rateof 34 to around 29 .