Sunday, May 28, 2023

KIA

Hyundai, Kia agree to $200 mn settlement over TikTok car theft challenge

 Hyundai and Kia have agreed to a $200 million settlement to resolve class-action litigation with owners of certain Hyundai and Kia vehicles without push-button ignitions and immobilising anti-theft devices, or so called "Kia Challenge" on TikTok. Hyundai Motor America and...

Armoury of Kuki militant outfits under CF looted

Suspected militants belonging to Kuki Independent Army (KIA) Sunday looted 25 sophisticated weapons from the armoury of three militant groups staying in the designated camp under the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement in Manipur.According to police KIA militants (also...

KIA militants loot designated camp of SoO militants in Manipur

Suspected Kuki Independent Army (KIA) militants looted a designated camp of the Kuki militants under suspension of operation (SoO) truce in Manipur’s Churachandpur district on Saturday night.The suspects decamped after looting as many as 25 arms and several rounds...

Hyundai, Kia software to prevent vehicle theft targeted by TikTok challenge

 Automaker Hyundai and its subsidiary Kia have developed anti-theft software for millions of their vehicles in the US in response to car theft incidents inspired by a viral social media challenge on TikTok, which will provide it free of...

Kia, Hyundai sued in US after TikTok challenge triggered car thefts

Automaker Hyundai and its subsidiary Kia have been sued in the US for a defect in their cars that was exposed in a trending TikTok challenge which resulted in vehicle thefts soaring across the country. A class-action lawsuit was filed...

Kia reports 40% jump in Q2 profit riding on high-end SUVs

Automaker Kia said on Friday that its second-quarter net profit jumped 40 per cent from a year earlier on an improved product mix and a weak won. Net profit for the three months ended in June rose to 1.88 trillion...

Top Russian general killed in Ukraine

Maj. Gen. Andrei Sukhovetsky, the commanding general of the Russian 7th Airborne Division, was killed in fighting in Ukraine earlier this week.His death was confirmed by a local officers’ organisation in the Krasnodar region in southern Russia. The circumstances...