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A recent report has revealed that several major automakers are covertly sharing detailed driving data from their customers’ vehicles with insurance companies and third-party data brokers.

The latest FBI data revealed that car theft surged by 20 percent in 2022, with the Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat as the most broken-into car.

Hyundai and Kia are recalling 3.4 million vehicles due to a risk of engine compartment fires. 

Hyundai and Kia have agreed to a $200 million settlement to a class-action lawsuit involving a slew of car thefts due to the company’s easy to steal vehicle. Theft rings of “Kia Boyz” inspired by a viral social media challenge on the China-owned app TikTok have proven cars from both carmakers far easier to steal that other models due to a lack of electronic immobilizers, a common feature on most modern vehicles.

Four teenagers are dead after a car crash in Buffalo, New York, on Monday that may have been the result of a TikTok challenge.

The Detroit News published a lengthy article explaining that batteries catching on fire in electric vehicles is a problem steering some consumers away from purchasing them, but it is not so problematic that the outlet could not find people committed to buying them.

President Joe Biden on Monday expressed his approval on social media about the number of Super Bowl advertisements promoting electric vehicles.

Apple is partnering with Korean vehicle manufacturer Kia to develop the tech giant planned self-driving electric cars according to a recent report.