Attorneys General urge Kia and Hyundai to address car thefts.
A group of 23 attorneys general in the US have written to Kia and Hyundai urging them to take action against the "crisis of thefts" that they say is a result of the companies' failure to equip vehicles with anti-theft immobilizers. Kia and Hyundai vehicles represent a large share of stolen cars in multiple cities, data from police and state officials suggests. The attorneys general say that's because Kia and Hyundai chose not to include anti-theft immobilizers as standard equipment in many vehicle models sold in the US even though "every other car manufacturer" was doing so.