The line graph illustrates the average
time
required to produce a vehicle by four automobile companies in the US—General Use synonyms
Motors
, Ford, Use synonyms
Toyota
, and Use synonyms
Honda
—between 1998 and 2005.
Use synonyms
Overall
, the Linking Words
time
needed to manufacture a car decreased for all four companies over the given period. General Use synonyms
Motors
saw the most dramatic reduction, Use synonyms
while
Linking Words
Honda
consistently maintained the lowest Use synonyms
production
Use synonyms
hours
.
In 1998, General Use synonyms
Motors
had the longest Use synonyms
production
Use synonyms
time
at 32 Use synonyms
hours
per vehicle, Use synonyms
whereas
Linking Words
Honda
recorded the shortest duration, around 21 Use synonyms
hours
. Ford and Use synonyms
Toyota
took approximately 28 and 22 Use synonyms
hours
, respectively. Between 1998 and 2001, Ford’s Use synonyms
production
Use synonyms
time
rose noticeably, peaking at nearly 31 Use synonyms
hours
, Use synonyms
while
Linking Words
Toyota
and Use synonyms
Honda
experienced modest increases, both reaching around 24 Use synonyms
hours
by 2002. Meanwhile, General Use synonyms
Motors
' Use synonyms
production
Use synonyms
time
steadily declined to 25 Use synonyms
hours
by 2002.
From 2002 onwards, the Use synonyms
time
taken by all manufacturers dropped considerably. By 2005, General Use synonyms
Motors
and Ford reduced their average Use synonyms
production
Use synonyms
hours
to around 22 and 21, respectively, Use synonyms
while
both Linking Words
Toyota
and Use synonyms
Honda
achieved the lowest times, finishing at 20 Use synonyms
hours
per vehicle.Use synonyms