A Howard County, Md., Crackdown Tied 13 Suspects to 35-Plus Thefts of Hondas and Chevys. The Free Wheel Locks Are for Hyundai and Kia Owners
Howard County, Maryland, police announced on Nov. 6 that detectives had arrested 13 people, 11...
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A Las Vegas Widower Is Suing Hyundai, Saying a 2018 Elantra’s Weak Anti-Theft System Let a 14-Year-Old Drive Off Before a Fatal Crash
Patrick Leonard of Las Vegas sued Hyundai in Clark County on Nov. 4, and his...
Honda’s Driver Data Went for 26 Cents a Car. The Report Built From It Is Still Yours to Request
Verisk paid Honda $25,920 for data from 97,000 cars. Here is where that driving history went and how to request…
A Fuzzy Blue Steering-Wheel Cover Is Now at the Heart of a Fifth Circuit Fight Over Searching Flock Cameras Without a Warrant
Prosecutors tied one SUV to five Dallas-Fort Worth robberies by its fuzzy blue steering-wheel cover. The appeal asks whether police…
The FTC Just Published the Dealer Playbook: The 5 Lines You’ll Hear, and Exactly What to Say Back
The FTC says Greenway Auto Group charged more than the advertised price in 92% of reviewed deals. Here are the…
Hyundai Says 94,622 Genesis and G80 Seats Can Overheat. Park Outside, Because There’s No Fix Yet
Hyundai is recalling 94,622 Genesis and G80 sedans whose seat switches can stick on and overheat. There's no fix yet,…
L.A.’s Kia and Hyundai Theft Wave Will Last Until at Least 2042, UCLA Says, and It’s Headed for Poorer Neighborhoods
A UCLA study using LAPD data says immobilizer-free Kias and Hyundais will be stolen in Los Angeles until at least…
Thieves Took an Arizona Family’s Kia From the Driveway and Ditched It at a Church. A $4.5 Million Fund Could Pay Them Up to $2,250.
A Kia Sorento disappeared overnight from a family’s driveway in the Mountain Vista Ranch neighborhood...
Eleven Dead, Zero Importers Named: NHTSA’s DTN Airbag Order Has a Who-Pays Problem
NHTSA's April order tells whoever imported DTN60DB airbag inflators to notify owners and fix them. Eleven deaths in, the agency…
Hyundai Hides Its Hybrid Motors Inside the Transmission. Georgia’s Getting $560 Million to Build More of Them.
Hyundai Transys will spend nearly $560 million in West Point, Georgia, to build more hybrid transmissions, the part that holds…
Hyundai’s In-Cabin Camera Watches Drivers, and Four Owners Are Suing
Modern Hyundais keep an eye on the person behind the wheel, literally. An infrared camera...
Audi’s EV Patent Calls for Real Motor Noise, Fake Gearshifts and Sparks Ground Off the Pavement
Audi's German patent application would hard-mount an EV's motor, strip its soundproofing, simulate gearshifts and turbo lag, and grind a…
A Stolen BMW Chase Ended on Its Roof in Tombstone. Then the Case Kept Leading to the Circle K
A stolen BMW X5 rolled twice in Tombstone, Arizona. The driver was arrested beside the Circle K, and so was…
Troopers Say He Blew Kisses at the Driver Filming Him on I-75, Brake-Checked Him, and Drove Off. They Found Him at Home That Night.
FHP says a pickup driver blew kisses at a man recording him on I-75 in Riverview, brake-checked him into a…
Hyundai Outsold Ford on Hybrids by 10,000 in August. Now Cox Forecasts Hyundai Takes Ford’s No. 3 Spot in U.S. Sales This Quarter.
Cox Automotive forecasts Hyundai Motor Group will outsell Ford in the third quarter. Hyundai's hybrid lineup, and Ford's lack of…