2021 Hyundai KONA

To combat a wave of vehicle theft, Hyundai and Kia have developed a software fix and will even be sponsoring mobile clinics to install the software in five U.S. cities.

The software upgrade attempts to make older Hyundai vehicles more resilient to theft by modifying their vehicle control modules to not only activate the factory alarm when locking the doors, but also a special “ignition kill” feature that prevents thieves from starting the vehicle.

Hyundai has issued two fire-related recalls, one for its Santa Fe Sport SUV and the other for its Elantra sedan, Kona SUV and Veloster hatchback.

IIHS has released its list of vehicles that qualify for either of its two awards, Top Safety Pick and Top Safety Pick Plus, for 2021.

Hyundai released a teaser sketch of the next Kona, which is getting an aggressive styling makeover along with a sport-oriented N Line trim.