The Weekly: Car loans get easier to secure, VW kills touch screen controls, BMW floats tariff costs

Welcome to The Weekly—your go-to roundup of the top five auto industry headlines.

This week's top stories: 

1. Car loans get easier to secure—even for riskier borrowers

2. Dealership service satisfaction holds strong despite repair delays—study

3. Volkswagen reintroduces physical buttons as touchscreen fatigue grows

4. BMW shields U.S. dealers from tariff impact until May 1

5. Auto industry faces 3 possible paths as tariffs take effect—report

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