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Tornadoes halt output at Mercedes, Toyota plants in South

Violent weather across Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee has halted production at Toyota and Mercedes-Benz plants in Alabama, as emergency workers try to assess two days of damage in the region. On Wednesday, a mile-wide tornado destroyed parts of Tuscaloosa, Ala., damaging the Mercedes-Benz U.S. International auto-assembly plant just north of the city.

Toyota recalls Lexus cars for fuel-system fixes

Toyota Motor Corp., struggling to restore its reputation for top quality, on Wednesday recalled nearly 1.7 million vehicles globally for a variety of fuel system related problems, including 245,000 Lexus IS and Lexus GS sedans in the United States. The North American vehicles are being called back to inspect for possibly faulty installation of fuel pressure sensors. In cases where the sensor is not fastened tightly enough, fuel can leak between the gasket that connects the sensor to the fuel delivery pipes, Toyota said.

Win one of five books on the 1970 World Cup Rally

The new June 2010 issue of CAR Magazine kicks off our Supercar World Cup. To coincide with this summer's football tournament, we've launched a tournament of our own – a festival of fast, featuring 2010's most exciting supercars, with everything from the Ferrari 599 GTO to the Aston Martin One-77, with twin tests of the Veyron and SV, and LFA and SLS in between. But we’re also celebrating one very special anniversary.