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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 .
The "Kia challenge" has led thieves to damage steering columns on some models of Kia and Hyundai automobiles, which can then be started using a USB cord. The auto companies are offering free ...
The "Kia challenge" has led thieves to damage steering columns on some models of Kia and Hyundai automobiles which can then be started using a USB cord. The auto companies are offering free ...
Hyundai and Kia have spent years providing stopgap solution after stopgap solution, including free steering wheel locks and $170 anti-theft kits. In February, Kia and Hyundai said a free security ...
The number of stolen Kia vehicles climbed by 113% — from 31 to 66 — in the same period. Gray said most of the stolen cars end up in Bloomfield and South Macon, as suspects typically leave them ...
What is the 'Kia Boyz' TikTok challenge leading to car theft? The Kia logo brands a steering wheel inside of a Kia car dealership in Elmhurst, Ill., Oct. 5, 2012.
In November 2009, Kia started production at the first U.S. Kia Motors plant, Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, in West Point. Though the Kia Sorento crossover vehicle was the only model to be assembled there at first, the facility has since expanded its production lines to include the Kia Optima mid-size sedan, now sold as the K5, in 2011 and ...
A Seattle-based law firm filed the suit in August 2022 on behalf of about 9 million people who bought or leased Kia or Hyundai vehicles manufactured between 2011 and 2022.