{"id":2018936,"date":"2023-09-01T02:59:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T06:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-chicago-mayor-blames-automakers-for-rise-in-car-theft-files-lawsuit\/"},"modified":"2023-09-01T03:00:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T07:00:50","slug":"leftist-chicago-mayor-blames-automakers-for-rise-in-car-theft-files-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-chicago-mayor-blames-automakers-for-rise-in-car-theft-files-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago&#8217;s Mayor blames automakers for car theft surge, files lawsuit."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fleftist-chicago-mayor-blames-automakers-for-rise-in-car-theft-files-lawsuit%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2018936&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Blame Game: Chicago Mayor Files Suit Against \u200bAutomakers for Car Theft<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">In\u200c a late but bold move, the leftist mayor of Chicago is pointing fingers at automakers for the city&#8217;s car theft \u200dcrisis. Mayor Brandon Johnson is\u200c now filing a lawsuit against Hyundai and Kia, accusing them of contributing to a &#8220;steep \u2063rise&#8221; in crime.<\/p>\n<h3>A Setback in Court<\/h3>\n<p>Last week, United States District Judge James\u200c V. Selna made a significant ruling \u200cin a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-i-want-to-restore-free-speech-for-every-american\/\" title=\"President Trump: I want to restore free speech for every American\">class action suit<\/a> against \u200dKia and Hyundai. The lawsuit claimed that these\u2063 automakers failed to equip certain models with an engine immobilizer. However, the \u200cjudge denied the parties&#8217; request for \u2064preliminary approval of a $145 million settlement. Instead, \u200bhe directed\u200b them to revise the agreement and create a reimbursement\u200b matrix based on each vehicle&#8217;s estimated value. The judge also demanded a\u2062 demonstration of the technology&#8217;s effectiveness, its flaws, and potential solutions.<\/p>\n<h3>A \u2063Citywide Battle<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Undeterred by the setback in court, Mayor \u200cBrandon Johnson and the city of Chicago are \u200bnow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/n-m-widower-sues-alburquerque-over-sanctuary-city-policy\/\" title=\"N.M. widower sues Alburquerque over sanctuary city policy\">taking legal action<\/a> against Kia and Hyundai. Their claim is that\u200c these \u2063automakers neglected to include &#8220;industry-standard \u2064engine immobilizers&#8221; in \u200dsome of their cars, leading to a surge \u2064in crime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mayor Johnson emphasized the impact of car theft on \u2063Chicago residents, particularly low- to\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doesnt-take-a-genius-to-figure-this-out-jim-jordan-says-joe-bidens-welfare-means-unfilled-jobs\/\" title=\"\u2018Doesn\u2019t Take A Genius To Figure This Out\u2019: Jim Jordan Says Joe Biden\u2019s Welfare Means Unfilled Jobs\">middle-income workers<\/a> who rely heavily on their vehicles for transportation and family responsibilities. He called the failure \u2064to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-news-crew-robbed-at-gunpoint-while-reporting-on-robberies\/\" title=\"Chicago news crew robbed while reporting on robberies.\">install basic auto-theft prevention technology<\/a> \u200cin these models &#8220;sheer negligence,&#8221; resulting in a citywide and\u2063 nationwide\u2064 crime spree.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The \u2063mayor&#8217;s office further highlighted\u200c the \u200ddisproportionate impact on low-income Chicago \u200bresidents, as these stolen Kia and Hyundai vehicles have been used to commit other crimes, including reckless driving, armed robbery, and even\u2062 murder.<\/p>\n<h3>A \u200bTroubling Statistic<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to Fox News, thefts of Kia and \u200dHyundai cars accounted for over \u2062half of all car thefts in Chicago in 2023. This alarming statistic underscores the urgency of addressing \u200dthe issue\u200c and holding automakers\u2063 accountable.<\/p>\n<h3>Automakers\u200c Respond<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">In response to the lawsuit, a spokesperson for Hyundai expressed their commitment \u2063to assisting \u2063affected customers and communities. They highlighted the efforts of their dealers across \u2063the country in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-chicago-mayor-blames-automakers-for-rise-in-car-theft-files-lawsuit\/\" title=\"Chicago's Mayor blames automakers for car theft surge, files lawsuit.\">maximizing anti-theft software installations<\/a>, which are reported weekly\u2064 to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chicago mayor, a leftist, is blaming automakers for car theft in the city. Filing a suit against Hyundai and Kia, accusing them of fueling crime. Judge Selna recently ruled in a class action suit against Kia and Hyundai, suggesting a connection between their vehicles and the rise in theft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":2018937,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2018936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2018936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2018936"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2018936\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2018937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2018936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2018936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2018936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}