Newly crushed vehicles sit in stacks before being shipped to the shredder at U.S. Auto Supply in Detroit

Newly crushed vehicles sit in stacks before being shipped to the shredder at U.S. Auto Supply in Detroit, Michigan August 3, 2009. U.S. auto sales jumped to the highest level of 2009 in July as Americans rushed to take advantage of the government’s “Cash for Clunkers” program. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES TRANSPORT POLITICS BUSINESS IMAGES OF THE DAY) – RTR26DW8