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Car manufacturers in the United States |
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reported their best results so far this year in August, |
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in large part due to a government scheme |
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aimed at encouraging people to trade in their old cars |
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for more fuel-efficient new ones. |
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The top results among American carmakers were posted by Ford |
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which saw its sales rise by 17% from August of last year. |
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The results held increase US manufacturing output as a whole |
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for the first time since January of last year. |
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President Obama said the latest figures indicate |
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that the American economy is on the path to recovery. |
