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