Kia and Hyundai agree to pay $US200 million over preventable car thefts in the US

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Kia and Hyundai have settled a $US200 million ($AU300 million) lawsuit in the US amid an ongoing crime wave targeting the South Korean vehicles – which lack basic anti-theft ‘immobilisers’.


Sibling South Korean car-makers Kia and Hyundai have agreed to pay $US200 million ($AU300 million) to approximately nine million owners of their vehicles in the US, following an epidemic of thefts triggered by certain models lacking critical anti-theft devices.

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