After months of Hyundais and Kias being stolen by TikTok users participating in the “Kia Challenge,” the two automakers are providing a free update to their theft-deterrent software to anyone who owns the vulnerable cars. The news was shared this Tuesday in a consumer alert from the National Traffic Safety Administration. “Hyundai and Kia have developed anti-theft software for millions of their vehicles that do not have an immobilizer and will provide it free of charge to vehicle owners,” the alert said. The update software will extend the car’s alarm “from 30 seconds to one minute and requires the key…
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SUPER RESOURCE International Oil, one of the premium brands in the stable of Lubcon Limited, has emerged as the Best Automotive Lubricating Oil in West Africa 2023. This development is a testimony to the fact that despite the harsh macroeconomic situation of the country, some indigenous organizations are weathering the storm to manufacture brands and products that can not only compete favorably but are considered the best in the global market. The award was presented last Friday, February 10, 2023 at the Sheraton Hotel in Lagos at 12Th West African Brands Excellence Awards, organized by the African Brands Congress, publishers…
Tullow Oil Plc is seeking arbitration over $387 million in back taxes it received from Ghana, part of the cash-strapped government’s review of past payments by some of the nation’s biggest companies of West Africa. It has sought arbitration with the London International Chamber of Commerce over two notices it received from the Ghana Revenue Authority, Tullow said in a statement on Tuesday. The amount, plus penalties, violates the local unit’s rights under its oil agreements, according to the company. “Tullow believes that resolution through international arbitration will bring certainty, which is in the best interests of all parties involved,”…
Tony Weber, chief executive of the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, said the quarantine issue was causing major delays at Australian ports, particularly the Port of Melbourne.”Increasing demand for new vehicles coupled with the continued recovery of global supply chains and shipping schedules following COVID-19 is putting additional stress on vehicle deliveries at this time,” Weber said.”Automakers are aware that customers are affected, and that’s why everyone involved … is working together to move vehicles as quickly as possible, while ensuring Australia’s biosecurity borders are protected” .Exposed to the elementsA spokesman for the Port of Melbourne said the biosecurity risk…
This is Highly recommended, a column dedicated to what people in the food industry are eating, drinking and buying right now. Here, Zoe Denenberg writes about Defunkify, the stain remover she uses on her couch and countertops. As someone who spent way too much time watching QVC as a kid, I have a soft spot for products that claim to work everyday miracles. I’m also an incredibly messy cook and eater, so it’s no surprise that I was drawn to Defunkify, a cleaning brand with a self-proclaimed “magical stain remover” that will treat any fabric. What’s surprising, though, is how…
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — According to the Peoria Police Chief, 154 vehicles have been stolen since the beginning of the year in Peoria, and 52% of those cars are Kia or Hyundai. Ten cars have been stolen in the last four days, and that doesn’t even include items stolen from inside other cars. “It’s a trend that we’re seeing across the country and there’s an opportunity to connect and learn to steal specific vehicles and they’re taking advantage of that,” said Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria. Cyle Metzger, a Peoria resident, noticed his car was broken into over the weekend,…
Mazda’s rotary engine is nothing new. It was invented by Felix Wenkel, a German engineer, in the early fifties. But a masterpiece doesn’t have to be new to be admired. It offered an elegant alternative to the four-stroke internal combustion engine (ICE). It had an innovative approach and fewer moving parts. And as with most different things, it had some advantages and disadvantages over the regular four-cycle ICE. For quite some time, the pros seemed to outweigh the cons. And rightly so too. The Wenkel rotary engine allowed more power and more RPM, with a more compact engine and smaller…
Oil extended losses that began after Monday’s close on the announcement that the US was selling more crude from its strategic reserves, with a higher-than-expected inflation figure adding pressure. The Strategic Petroleum Reserve will fall to its lowest level in more than 40 years as a result of the administration’s decision to move forward with a congressionally mandated sale of 26 million barrels of crude oil. West Texas Intermediate settled near $79 a barrel, falling on the day but recovering from a more than 3% drop earlier in the session after data showed consumer prices rose the most in three…
The last surviving Republican bill aimed at overturning a Virginia law that tied the state to emissions standards set by California that will ban the sale of new gas vehicles starting in 2035 reached the end of the road on Tuesday. The Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee voted 8-7 along party lines to defeat the bill by Del. Tony Wilt, R-Rockingham. Wilt’s legislation previously passed Party Line House of Delegates. Senators held limited discussion of Wilt’s bill Tuesday after committee Chairman Chap Petersen, D-Fairfax, noted that the panel had already adopted and defeated several similar measures this session…
Omaha homicide numbers for 2022 A stolen white Kia sedan sat last fall near an Orchard Hill duplex that served as an unsupervised revolving door shelter for missing or delinquent Omaha teenagers.On October 31, a group of youths were trying to jump-start the dead car battery, borrowing tools from helpful neighbors. One of them was Daniel Price, 62, who let the kids use a trickle charger and powered extension cord from his home near 38th and Hamilton streets.When efforts to fix the car failed, the teenagers came up with another plan: rob Price and steal his black Nissan sedan. Why…