Chicago is the latest major city to sue Hyundai and Kia for failing to equip their U.S. cars for more than a decade with anti-theft technology, which was exposed on social media last year and made the vehicles a target for criminals.
“Unlike the movies, hot-wiring vehicles is far harder than it appears—unless that vehicle was manufactured by Hyundai or Kia,” the lawsuit filed Thursday by the city of Chicago states.
Other cities have already filed lawsuits against Kia and Hyundai over a rise in vehicle thefts, including New York City, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Baltimore, Seattle, San Diego and St. Louis, as well as Columbus, Ohio, and Memphis, Tenn.