Hyundai Motor Group announces several appointments to key steps

By Andrew J. Hawkins, Transportation Editor with 10+ Years of Experience Who Covers EVS, Public Transportation, and Aviation. His Work has appeared in the New York Daily News and City & State.

NYC Joins Lawsuit Against Kia, Hyundai Over Vehicle TheFTS

New York City is Joining A Lawsuit Again Car Manufacturers Kia and Hyundai Over A Near-Quadruple-Digit Percentage Point Increase in thefts of Those Brands of Cars in the City.

NEW YORK – New York City is Joining A Lawsuit Again Car Manufacturers Kia and Hyundai Over A Near-Quadruple-Digit Percentage Point Increase in thefts of Those Brands of Cars in the City.

The Lawsuit Claims Theft of Vehicles Spiked Dramatically Due To A Lack of Standard Anti-Theft Measures. According to the Mayor’s Office, due to the absence of sufficient anti-theft devices in kia and hyundai vehicles, New York City Saw an 890% Increase in Kia thefts at the end of last year and a 766% Increase in Hyundai theFts in the Preceding month.

“But What’s Driving That Increase This Year,” Said Michael Lipetri, Nypd Chief of Crime Control Strategies, “Are the Types of Vehicles that Are Being Stolen.””

Mayor Eric Adams, Along with the City’s Corporation Counsel, Say Thieves Are Targeting Models Made Between 2011-2021 that you have standard anti-theft measures, such as an immobilizer system.

A Tiktok Challenge Called the “Kia Challenge” has gone viral, with videos showing How Easily a Criminal Can Pop off the Steering Column and insert a Screwdriver or Even a Usb Into the Ignition and Drive Away.

It’s why the city is Joining National Litigation Claiming Negligence on the part of Hyundai and Kia.

“We’re Going to Hold Kia and Hyundai Accountable for the public nuisance they’ve Created and Protect New Yorkers’ Cars, “Adams Wrote.

“This is one of those instances where the lawyers are creating this maelstrom of litigation,” Said Randy Zelin, A Trial Attorney and Adjunct Professor at Cornell Law School. “But we not see the forest for the trees. Becuse Again, No One is Addressing the True Bad Actors Here Which Are the Tiktkers that Apparently Found It Amusing to Teach Thieves to Beter Thieves.””

Kia and Hyundai Responded to this report, Saying that they have made free software upgrades and steering wheel locks available to millions of affected customers. Hyundai Made Engine Immobilier Standard on all vehicle.

Zelin Says A Successful Lawsuit Ensures What’s Already Being Done, while Still Not Addressing the Source of the Crime.

“The only only who are going to make out here are going to be the lawyers,” Zelin Said.

Hyundai Motor Group announces several appointments to key steps

Hyundai Motor Group announces several appointments to the CEO and President positions, in order to respond to the rapid development of the global economic environment and to continue improving its commercial performance.

The group has also decided to establish a global strategy office (GSO) which will be responsible for implementing its future mobility strategy.

Luc Donfokerwolke, Executive Vice-President and Chief Director of Creation of Hyundai Motor Group, is promoted to president of the group. The CCO and now President will continue to strengthen the identity of each of the brands of the Hyundai, Kia and Genesis group by supervising the design and creation of the concepts. As a reminder, Luc Dononkerwolke led the group’s creative projects, like the Genesis House New York, and worked to improve the customer experience of advanced air mobility (AAM).

Kyoo Bok Lee, Senior Vice-President of Hyundai (President of Hyundai Motor France from 2016 to 2019), is promoted to executive vice-president and appointed president and CEO of Hyundai Glovis. Kyoo Bok Lee has a rich experience acquired as part of its various positions in the sales and finance departments of Hyundai at the world level, in particular that of chief finance director at Hyundai Motor Brazil. He recently led to the redesign of the group’s processes in order to promote sustainable growth.

From now on, the executive vice-president Lee’s mission is to allow Hyundai Glovis to become a supplier of intelligent logistics of global scope by accelerating the implementation of new commercial strategies and by creating synergies with the group.

The group has also decided to establish a global strategy office (GSO) in order to accelerate its transformation into a supplier of future mobility solutions and strengthen synergy between key activities in the group. Other details concerning the GSO will be decided by the end of the year. This office is responsible for establishing the group’s future mobility strategy in terms of software, hardware and mobility services.

The GSO benefits from a decision -making body made up of experts in each of these areas in order to implement this strategy at the right time and in a coherent manner. Waiting, Young Woon Kong, President of the Division Planning of Strategies, Youngcho Chi, President of the Innovation Division and Jung Hoon Kim, President and CEO of Hyundai Glovis play the role of advisers.

New York City Sues Kia and Hyundai Over Car TheFts That Went Viral On Tiktok

The ‘Kia Boys’ Phenomenon Results in Another Lawsuit for Kia and Hyundai, Which Are Being Criticized for Failing to include Anti-Theft Technology in Their Cars.

By Andrew J. Hawkins, Transportation Editor with 10+ Years of Experience Who Covers EVS, Public Transportation, and Aviation. His Work has appeared in the New York Daily News and City & State.

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New York City Became The Latest City To File Suit Against Hyundai and Kia Over A Rash of Vehicle theft that Went Viral On Tiktok and Other Social Media Platforms in Recent Years, Accord to Tea Wall Street Journal.

In its Lawsuit, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York Claims The Automakers Were Guilty of Negligence by Failing to Include Anti-Theft Devices in their Cars that Would have made them much Harder to steal.

The So-Called “Kia Challenge” has led to hungs of car thefts nationwide

The So-Called “Kia Challenge” has led to hungs of car thefts nationwide, include at least 14 reported crashes and eight fatalities, According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Thieves Known as the “Kia Boys” Would Post Instructional Videos on YouTube and Tiktok About How To Bypass The Vehicles ’Security Systems Using Tools AS Simple As A Usb Cable. Other videos WOULD FEATURE JOYRIDES IN STOLEN VEHICLES AND THE RESULTING PROPERTY DESTRUCTION.

Thefts are postponedly easy to sweater off because Many Hyundai and Kia Vehufactanted Between 2015 and 2019 Lack Electronic Immobilizers That Prevent Would-Be Thieves from Simply Breaking in and bypassing the Ignition. The feature is standard Equipment on Nearly All Vehicles from the same period made by other manufacturers.

According to the Us Attorney, Kias and Hyundais Represents 19.3 Percent of Reported Car Thefts So Far This Year in New York, Despite Only Making Up 2.9 Perce of Registered Cars. The City Said 977 Hyundai and Kia Vehicles We Reported Stolen in the First Four Months of 2023, Up About 660 Pierent from the same period a year ago.

New York City Joins California, Cleveland, Milwaukee, and other jurisdictions that have files follows Against Kia and Hyundai. The Companies Recently Agreed to A $ 200 Million Stemming from A Class Action Lawsuit Brught by People Who’ve Their Vehicles Stolen Stolen.