Baltimore sues Hyundai, Kia over spike in car thefts

Re:Baltimore sues Hyundai, Kia over spike in car thefts by atonse on Friday May 12, 2023 @05:31PM (#35922683)

is there evidence that car thefts are higher due to Kia, or due to lax enforcement? I suspect it’s a bit of both and Baltimore is trying to pin it all on anyone else but them.

Not making excuses for Kia. They should absolutely get penalties for taking shortcuts. But I feel that higher insurance premiums and a bad reputation would take care of it. And people won’t buy their cars.

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Re:Baltimore sues Hyundai, Kia over spike in car thefts by tzs on Saturday May 13, 2023 @09:21AM (#35928104)

> is there evidence that car thefts are higher due to Kia, or due to lax enforcement?

Yes. In numerous cities the car theft rate has gone way up in the last couple of years, in some doubling or more, with something like 95% of the increase being thefts of these particular Kia and Hyundai models.

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Re:Baltimore sues Hyundai, Kia over spike in car thefts by ironcurtain on Monday May 15, 2023 @09:22PM (#35956716)

And there are also a lot of fat people due to ease of access to forks and spoons.

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