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Kia Challenge. The Kia Challenge is a viral TikTok trend to which a series of motor vehicle thefts is attributed, targeting Kia and Hyundai vehicles in the United States manufactured between 2011 and 2021. The trend, which began in October 2022, has led to eight fatalities, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
In September, the Highway Loss Data Institute, a unit of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, found that Hyundai and Kia cars without immobilizers had a vehicle theft claim rate of 2.18 per ...
The Kia Optima is displayed at the New York International Auto Show at the Javits Center on April 1, 2015 in New York City (Getty Images)
Lexington joins a growing number of cities that have sued the automakers over a lack of anti-theft features and a boom in stolen vehicles. ... the rate of theft for Kias and Hyundais has ...
A car with one of its windows broken. Motor vehicle theft or car theft (also known as a grand theft auto in the United States) is the criminal act of stealing or attempting to steal a motor vehicle. In 2020, there were 810,400 vehicles reported stolen in the United States, up from 724,872 in 2019. [1] Property losses due to motor vehicle theft ...
In Nashville, 1,504 Kia and Hyundai vehicles were stolen last year for a 555% increase compared to 2022, and a more than 750% increase since 2021, the lawsuit notes.
Joyride (crime) A Nissan Skyline GT-R damaged after a joyride by car thieves, in Christchurch, New Zealand. Joyriding is driving or riding in a stolen vehicle, most commonly a car, with no particular goal other than the pleasure or thrill of doing so or to impress other people. [1] The term "joy riding" was coined by a New York judge in 1908.
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