China and Japan are at each other’s throats again, this time over allegations that Toyota bribed dealers in China to steer customers toward their in-house financing arm.  Ford revealed a teaser shot of its redesigned global Ranger pickup. The tire industry — and by extension, the auto industry — is facing a rubber shortage as droughts then heavy rains hamper production in Asia. All that and more, plus John shares a few of his thoughts on the design of the 2011 Jaguar XJ. autolinedaily, auto news, cars, china, ford, jaguar, latex, mcelroy, news, other motorsports, ranger, rubber, toyota, truck, trucks, xj, Motorsports