The chart below gives information on the global sale of hybrid vehicles between 2006 and 2009. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparison where relevant.

The chart below shows the worldwide consumption of hybrid

vehicles

in three different regions during the period of 4 years starting from 2006. The unit is denoted by thousands. As can be seen from the graph,

it is clear that

the US was the country with the largest

number

of consumers for those

vehicles

from 2006 to 2009

while

Japan outweighed the total sales

number

in 2009.

According to

the data, America accounted for the highest sales in 2006 with 250 000

vehicles

sold

while

Japan and other countries had the same figure of just 50 000 in 2006. Despite a slight increase in the figure of the two other regions in 2007 and 2008, the United States still had the highest consumption with 350 000 hybrid cars.

However

, the

number

of

vehicles

sold in Japan grew significantly to more than 340 000 in 2009 compared with just 290 000 US cars. In conclusion, the total sales

number

for hybrid transportation was just 360 000 in 2006 but it rose dramatically to 740 000 in 2009 globally.