Automakers whose vehicles have been targeted by thieves inspired by social media challenges said that they are testing software upgrades that could stop their cars from being stolen and intend to provide them to drivers at no cost. A Kia spokesperson wrote that the company is testing “enhanced security software designed to restrict operation of the vehicle’s ignition system.” A spokesperson for Hyundai Motor America echoed those remarks, promising “an upcoming software upgrade to prevent the mode of theft popularized on social media.”
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Hyundai KIA cars are
1. catches fire,
2. easy to steal,
3. engine Blow up
4. weakest transmission in the market
5. company lie about gas mileage
6. insurance refuse to cover
7. use child labor to manufacture.