MN attorney general: Thieves ‘getting around’ Kia, Hyundai security update; Brooklyn Center car owner has proof [Video]

The Minnesota attorney general says a lawsuit against Kia and Hyundai is still on the table despite the car manufacturers’ efforts to fix a massive theft problem.

Certain models have been targeted for years after it spread widely on social media that they were easier to steal because they lack a device known as an engine immobilizer.

“In comparison, 96% of the vehicles sold by all other competitors were equipped with this anti-theft technology,” Attorney General Keith Ellison wrote in a press release announcing a civil investigation into the companies last spring.

Around the same time, Kia and Hyundai started rolling out free anti-theft software upgrades for roughly seven million affected car owners nationwide.

A year-and-a-half later, Ellison and some car owners say it’s more of a “Band-Aid” than a solution.

Standing next to her 2017 Hyundai Elantra at Park Auto Body in Spring Lake Park, Angela Holliday said she …