The Kia Challenge is a viral TikTok trend to which a series of motor vehicle thefts is attributed, targeting Kia and Hyundai vehicles in the United States manufactured between 2011 and …

2023年6月21日 · In late 2021, the “Kia Boys” began going viral on TikTok. They were participating in a social media challenge that involved stealing Kias and Hyundais using a specific method …

2024年8月17日 · It turned out that a teenager had stolen my car in the middle of the night using a method popularized on TikTok called the "Kia Challenge." The resulting joyride caused …

2023年6月8日 · A loose collective of teenage car thieves calling themselves Kia Boys have stolen tens of thousands of Hyundai and Kia vehicles, often posting the results on YouTube, …

2024年10月22日 · The story of the Kia Boyz (sic), the online attention-seekers turned accidental whistleblowers against a global automotive conglomerate, reveals one of the shiniest truths of …

2 天之前 · Although cars made by Hyundai and Kia were among the top five models that were stolen last year, their thefts fell by about 37.5%. ... fuelling viral social media trends such as …

2024年10月17日 · Police say teens stealing cars for Internet fame no longer break the window but remove the door handle. Once they extract the door handle, the Kia Boys unlock the door and …

2024年1月10日 · In this challenge, young teenage individuals, often referred to as the "Kia Boys" or variations thereof, orchestrate daring car heists, commandeering Kia and Hyundai vehicles …

4 天之前 · Police in other regions warn that the Kia Boys are extremely skilled, with some teenagers needing only 25 seconds to drive away in an unpatched car. In Eaton County, …

2023年3月9日 · Markell Hughes, now 18, of Milwaukee, was identified as one of the participants in a "Kia Boys" documentary-style video that has been viewed 6 million times on YouTube. …