As Hyundai/Kia thefts grow, TikTok trend victims show us their cars:
A"Kia Challenge" on TikTok encourages people to break in and steal Hyundai and Kia vehicles with key-based ignition systems, and they're responding in record numbers.
Vehicles produced by the two brands accounted for 67 percent of all stolen vehicles in Milwaukee in 2021. Thanks at least in part to the TikTok encouragement, thieves have been targeting Kia and Hyundai vehicles that use key-based ignition rather than the push-button start found in newer vehicles, including most newer Hyundais and Kias. According to the owner of an auto-repair shop quoted in the
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