Band 9: The graph shows data on the manufacture of passenger cars in 2015. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The pie chart delineates the distribution of global passenger car production across seven regions in the year 2015. Overall, production was heavily concentrated in Greater China, Europe and North America, while South America, South Asia, and the Middle East/Africa accounted for comparatively small shares.

Greater China produced the largest proportion, at 26% of global output, narrowly surpassing Europe’s 25%. North America followed with 19%, while Japan and Korea together also contributed 16%, making their combined output slightly lower than that of North America.

In stark contrast, the regions with the lowest production figures included South America, the Middle East/Africa, and South Asia. South Asia produced 8% of the total passenger cars, double South America’s share of 4% Finally, the Middle East/Africa recorded the smallest contribution at just 2%.

Taken together, the top four producers, Greater China, Europe, North America, and Japan/Korea, were responsible for nearly 90% of total passenger car production, leaving less than one-tenth distributed among the other three regions.