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