Hyundai, Kia agree to $200M settlement over car thefts: lawyers

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Hyundai, Kia agree to $200M settlement over car thefts: lawyers
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Cars were stolen using a method popularized on TikTok and other social media channels.

Hyundai Motor and Kia agreed to a consumer class-action lawsuit settlement worth more than $200 million overIn February, the Korean automakers said they would offer software upgrades to 8.3 million US vehicles without anti-theft immobilizers.

In February, the Korean automakers said they would offer software upgrades to 8.3 million US vehicles without anti-theft immobilizers to help curb increasing car thefts using a methodThe settlement covers about 9 million US owners and includes up to $145 million for out-of-pocket losses for consumers who had cars stolen, lawyers for the owners said.

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