Friday, September 08, 2023

Left Blames South Korean Carmakers Kia and Hyundai Rather Than Criminals for Auto Theft Rise

This is another bizarre story indeed!

Cheap cars lack features! That is well known to buyers!

"A recent editorial column in The New York Times, “Kia and Hyundai Helped Enable a Crime Wave. They Should Pay for It,” has been part of a spate of national and local media stories blaming the massive surge in car thefts on the Korean automaker. (Kia is owned by Hyundai.)

A number of blue cities beset by crime and auto thefts have decided to sue the automakers following the success of a class-action lawsuit earlier this year. On the list of cities suing Kia and Hyundai are Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, and New York.

“The targeted cars lacked immobilizers—electronic security devices designed to prevent engines from starting unless a proper car key is used,” the Korea Herald reported. “The vehicles were Hyundai and Kia cars manufactured from 2011 to 2021 without push-button start mechanisms and immobilizers.” ...

According to the Korea Herald, the carmakers said they had been following U.S. law, and they also “vowed to provide free software upgrades to 8.3 million vehicles without immobilizers that would install an ignition-kill feature preventing the popularized method of theft.” ..."

Left Blames Foreign Carmakers Rather Than Criminals for Auto Theft Rise

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