Ford Motor (nyse: F - news - people) said today it will idle three auto-production plants because of its Firestone tire recall, taking 6, 000 workers off the production lines.

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The lawsuit centers on an allegedly defective tire manufactured in Turkey and involved in an auto accident in France.

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The tire industry has been aided by a revived American auto industry, which had its best performance in five years in 2012.

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