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Kias and Hyundais Keep Getting Stolen by the Thousands and Cities Are Suing | A viral Tiktok trend that began in 2021 demonstrated how the companies failed to install a basic anti-theft technology ...::A viral Tiktok trend that began in 2021 demonstrated how the companies failed to install a basic anti-theft technology that made them trivially easy to steal.

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[-] Wander@yiffit.net 9 points 1 year ago

Here it says that this should not be possible in Australia due to the immobilizers.

https://www.drive.com.au/news/us-kia-and-hyundai-thefts-what-it-means-for-australia/

Maybe some thieves believe all KIAs and Hyundays are targets and eventually some are stolen due to other factors.

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