Wall Street opened what is historically the worst month of the year with a strong rally the Dow Industrials -- 255. Points the NASDAQ jumped 63. And the S&P 500 gained 31 points the market's surge followed upbeat manufacturing data from the US China and Australia. Elsewhere most automakers had a much different August compared to last year when the cash for clunkers program was in place. This time around without the incentives GM Ford Toyota Honda and Nissan. All posted double digit drop in sales Chrysler which did not get much of a lift from the clunkers programs saw its sales rise 7%. And get ready to pay more for your Goodyear tires. After the market closed The Wall Street Journal reported Goodyear will grow out at 6% price hikes starting October 1. -- blames higher raw material costs. I'm Steve -- at marketwatch.com.
