Hyundai and Kia settle lawsuit worth $200m over vehicle theft due to TikTok
by Guardian staff and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#6BTBQ)
A trend on the app, which started spreading in 2021, challenged users to steal cars made by the automakers using a USB cable
Hyundai and Kia have agreed to settle a consumer class-action lawsuit worth $200m over rampant thefts of the vehicles because of a TikTok trend.
In February, the Korean automakers said they would offer software upgrades to 8.3m US vehicles to help curb a stark increase in thefts using a method popularized on TikTok and other social media channels.
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