The line graph shows the amount of time taken to produce a vehicle by four US-based car manufacturers from 1998 to 2002. Overall, Nissan showed the most significant decrease in vehicle production time, falling from the highest figure in 1998 to the lowest in 2002. General Motors also experienced a steady decline, while Daimler Chrysler remained relatively stable until 2001 before decreasing. In contrast, Ford showed a slight overall increase, despite declining in the final year.
With regard to declining figures, Nissan’s production time stood at around 37 hours in 1998 and dropped dramatically to approximately 24 hours in 2000, this downward trend continued, to about 23 hours in 2001, before dropping to around 22 hours by the end of the period. In addition, Daimler’s production time decreased from 34 hours in 1998 to 32 hours in 1999, after which it remained unchanged until 2001, before dropping to 29 hours in 2002. General Motors’ production time declined significantly from 32 hours in 1998 to approximately 25 hours in 2002.
As for increased figures, Ford’s production time increased slightly, starting at around 25 hours in 1998. This figure remained unchanged until 1999, before rising significantly to approximately 28 hours in 2001, then this figure declined slightly to 27 hours in 2002.