Hyundai and Kia settle lawsuit worth $200m over rampant vehicle theft

A TikTok trend, which started spreading in 2021, challenged users to steal cars made by the automakers using a USB cable

Hyundai and Kia have agreed to settle a consumer class-action lawsuit worth $200m over rampant thefts of the vehicles because of a TikTok trend.

In February, the Korean automakers said they would offer software upgrades to 8.3m US vehicles to help curb a stark increase in thefts using a method popularized on TikTok and other social media channels.