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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Ford has suffered in recent years from quality woes as well as an expensive tyre recall campaign for its Explorer SUV, causing the auto maker to sever its near-100 year long relationship with tyre-maker Firestone.

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