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Following an internet trend that proliferated on TikTok over the summer, there’s been an alleged surge of vehicle thefts targeting Kia and Hyundai products.…

Reportedly afew insurance companies are refusing coverage on the basis that these models can be stolen too easily. Meanwhile, Seattle is suing the automakers.

A social media challenge that's led to the theft of hundreds of Kia and Hyundai vehicles has prompted the automakers to release a repair kit that should stop teens from stealing them.

A social media challenge that's led to the theft of hundreds of Kia and Hyundai vehicles has prompted the automakers to release a repair kit that should stop teens from stealing them.

Often Kia and Hyundai vehicles are targetted, stolen, and rammed into the doors or walls of gun stores.

Owners of Kia and Hyundai cars filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court in Santa Ana alleging that the Orange County- based companies failed to install technology to thwart car thieves, leaving the vehicles vulnerable to a rash of thefts spurred by a video that went viral on social media.

A Tik Tok challenge is partially to blame for the rise in car thefts on these particular cars in Colorado.

A Tik Tok challenge is partially to blame for the rise in car thefts on these particular cars in Colorado.

A Tik Tok challenge is partially to blame for the rise in car thefts on these particular cars in Colorado.

Kia and Hyundai thefts, where criminals often remove the steering wheel column to access the ignition, are rising among certain models across the US.