The American authorities reported from a 17 percent reduction in cases of abduction of vehicles: there was no such dynamics for 40 years! In 2024, 850,708 cars were hijacked in the United States, which corresponds to the “dopandemic” level. A sharp improvement in the situation with thefts is associated with Hyundai and Kia: Korean automakers made conclusions and worked on the gusts of their machines.
The surge in the USA occurred after the pandemic, when Challenge with a hacking Kia or Hyundai was enclosed in social networks. After that, both insurance companies and regional authorities filed a lawsuit against South Korean companies. The car manufacturer had to react, urgently update the software and even distribute blockages for free.
Life in the hijacked Ferrari, which was found and defeated by the FBI agents of the United States, overwhelmed the theft of lamps from the Ford F-Series pickups
It seems that the wave was declining, and in all states (except Maine) a decrease in the number of theft was recorded. However, among the most stolen models there are “Koreans”: Hyundai Elantra (31.7 thousand hijacking per year), Hyundai Sonata (26.7 thousand), Chevrolet Silverado (21.6 thousand), Honda Accord (18.5 thousand) and Kia Optima (17.5 thousand). The most dysfunctional region is Washington (District of Colombia), where 842 hijacks were 100 thousand inhabitants!
Interestingly, despite the poor situation with theft in the United States, they continue to leave cars with keys in the castle. Tens of thousands of crimes are fixed annually, when the hijacker simply jumped into the salon of an empty car and launched the motor without hacking anything. However, experts agree: a professional will abduct a popular car in 2-3 minutes.
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