The city of Chicago filed a lawsuit against automakers Kia and Hyundai on Thursday, alleging that a “critical defect” in the two companies’ vehicles has contributed to a significant rise in car thefts in Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson announced.
CHICAGO — The City of Chicago has filed a lawsuit against Kia and Hyundai over a rise in car thefts since last year. The complaint was filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County and alleges the auto…
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said Thursday that the city had sued Kia and Hyundai for causing many of Chicago’s violent crimes, according to a city press release.
Chicago's Democratic leaders on Thursday sued Kia and Hyundai because thieves can break into the companies' vehicles, the latest instance of Democrats blaming carmakers for spikes in car thefts.
Chicago is suing Kia and Hyundai, contending that a lack of immobilizers in the auto manufacturers’ vehicles helped cause a spike in thefts, city officials said Thursday.
Kia and Hyundai auto thefts “exploded” last summer when social media users began posting how-to videos aimed at exploiting the security defect in the vehicles, according to the lawsuit.
For several years now, Chicago’s spiraling crime rates have featured a shocking increase in the number of vehicular thefts and carjackings. The Chicago Police Department recorded an increase in...
The City of Chicago is suing carmakers Kia and Hyundai, saying their "failure to include industry-standard engine immobilizers" in various models has resulted in a steep rise in crime in the city.
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