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- A trend of breaking into Kia and Hyundai cars began on TikTok last year, spurring an explosion of theft in recent months.
- Now Hyundai, the parent company of Kia Motors, is giving away steering wheel locks to drivers.
- The South Korean carmaker plans to "combat this rise in car theft," the car maker told Bloomberg.
Hyundai and Kia are offering free steering wheel locks for drivers, as a trend of stealing the cars continues in cities across the US.