Chicago sued the Korean automakers, hoping to force action on what has become a growing vehicle theft issue in the city.
over what it said was a failure to include vital immobilizer technologies in vehicles. The city noted that the failure caused a “steep rise in vehicle thefts, reckless driving, property damage, and a wide array of related violent crimes in Chicago.” While all new Hyundais, any older models missing immobilizers can be stolen in almost no time by thieves experienced with the process.
While Chicago’s crime rate has become insanely politicized in recent years, there’s no denying that the city has some alarming statistics. So far this year, more than 19,000 vehicles have been stolen there, which, aspoints out, is twice the number seen in all of 2021 and three times the rate in 2019. A whopping 8,350 Hyundai and Kia vehicles were stolen in the city during the second half of last year, up from 500 in the first half.
Though Chicago was the first major American city to bring legal action against the Korean automakers, it’s not the only government entity to urge the Korean automakers to
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