Preview: 2006 Ford FusionFord's most important sedan launch since the

Preview: 2006 Ford Fusion
Ford's most important sedan launch since the Taurus.
Perry Stern

Police fight drinks move at 'crime hot spot' (Yorkshire Post)
Brian Dooks A FAST food takeaway, which police have labelled a crime and disorder hot spot in a North Yorkshire market town, is seeking permission to start selling alcohol and stay open until 2am.

The Fastest American Cars (Forbes)
The ten fastest cars made by American manufacturers, based on top speeds.

Oh, deer, collisions with cars rise (Fredericksburg.com)
State tries animal underpasses to cut crashes with growing population. If Capt. John Smith had taken Pocahontas out on a date in Jamestown on a fall evening in 1608, there's no way her father would have believed he got her home late because he hit a deer.

2005 Frankfurt Motor Show
MSN Autos brings you highlights from one of Europe's major shows.
Editors of MSN Autos

Motor Trader - Hot News (Motor Trader)
Vehicle warranty firm Warranty Direct has come under fire from the SMMT over the legitimacy of its latest reliability survey. The study, which lists the ten cars that most frequently break down, has been criticised by the industry body for failing to provide sufficient evidence to support the data.

Fire damages salvage yard (Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier)
WATERLOO --- A midnight fire at an auto salvage yard leveled a barn and spread to two other buildings. It took about 30 firefighters three hours to bring the blaze at Joe's Salvage Yard, 1720 Black Hawk Road, under control, and fire officials remained on the scene looking for hot spots this morning.

Jefferson widening to put squeeze on businesses (North County Times)
MURRIETA ---- Lori Evans knew the city was planning to widen Jefferson Avenue in front of her office building. She just didn't realize there was going to be cars whizzing by at 50 mph or more just feet from her windows.

American Chopper s Paul Teutul Sr. on Hot Rods (Newsweek)
American Chopper star Paul Teutel Sr. naturally owns dozens of motorcycles. But the bike builder is also a huge fan of classic cars.

People: Mechanic hasn't outgrown fascination with cars (The Advocate Messenger)
Mitch Lane played with toy cars and trucks when he was a little boy. Now more than 40 years later, he's still playing with them. The difference is that now he gets paid for it.