City to File Lawsuit Against Kia, Hyundai Over Vehicle Thefts

 The City of Columbus is planning to file a lawsuit against Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia over what they say is their failure to include industry-standard anti-theft technology in vehicles that has led to high levels of theft in central Ohio.

City Attorney Zach Klein said in a release that Hyundai and Kia have intentionally and consciously manufactured, marketed and sold vehicles that lacked security features such as engine immobilizers, reinforced steering columns and sensors designed to detect window glass breakage.

“For years, Kia and Hyundai cut corners and sold vehicles they knew were so unsafe they could be stolen with ease by a teenager with access to simple tools and a TikTok account,” said Klein. “Kia and Hyundai’s negligence in pursuit of corporate profit is unconscionable. It’s time we held these automakers accountable for cheating consumers and passing the buck and responsibility to clean up the mess they made onto the rest of us.”

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