We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Around mid-2021, cities across the U.S. witnessed a sharp increase in the number of car thefts. Upon analysis, it became clear that most of ...

Hyundai has also installed an engine immobilizer in all vehicles produced since November 2021. The company said Monday that it has also provided more than 40,000 theft-preventing steering wheel lock ...

Thefts of Hyundai and Kia vehicles have soared thanks to social media and a lack of engine immobilizers, and this has resulted in a handful of insurance companies refusing to cover affected models.

Car manufacturers Kia and Hyundai announced Tuesday they will provide a theft deterrent software update for millions of their vehicles that lack an engine immobilizer. The update will require the key ...

Nearly a year and after Kia America released theft deterrent software for the millions of Hyundai Elantras, Sonatas, and Venues that lacked an immobilizer and were vulnerable to theft, the automaker ...

Hyundai Motor Co. will distribute free steering-wheel locks in the US and upgrade anti-theft software on 4 million vehicles after a spate of TikTok-inspired car thefts. The viral videos target ...

Amid a nationwide wave of social media-linked thefts targeting Hyundais and Kias, which state officials say have caused at least eight deaths, federal regulators have declined to issue a recall of the ...

With thefts of Kia and Hyundai automobiles on the rise in the Twin Cities, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter on Thursday joined Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison in ...