Cash for Clunkers program sells 690,000 cars - Aug. 26, 2009

Cash for Clunkers program sells 690,000 cars - Aug. 26, 2009: "With the final numbers now in, the Department of Transportation said Wednesday that nearly 700,000 old cars had been traded in for new ones under the Cash for Clunkers program.

'This is one of the best economic news stories we've seen and I'm proud we were able to give consumers a helping hand,' Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said."