不便外发的段落 | 起亚汽车 / Kia

正文8. 争议 | Controversies

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In late 2012, Kia Motors was forced to admit error in inflating its United States Environmental Protection Agency mileage claims and had to reduce its fuel economy claims in the U.S. by about 3 percent across the board and to offer compensation to previous vehicle buyers.[65]
【参考译文】2012 年底，起亚汽车被迫承认其在美国环境保护局 (EPA) 里程数方面的夸大宣传存在错误，并不得不全面下调其在美国的燃油经济性声明，降幅约为 3%，并向之前的购车者提供补偿。[65]

8.1 新莱昂工厂 | Nuevo León plant

Since 2014, Kia Motors has been involved in controversies in Mexico due to alleged irregularities in the construction of one of its manufacturing plants, located in the municipality of Pesquería, Nuevo León. The construction of the plant was done in an irregularly purchased land agreement between Kia Motors Mexico and the State of Nuevo León, then headed by Rodrigo Medina de la Cruz, was signed with unfairly advantageous conditions, such as bigger tax incentives than those allowed by Mexican law (tax exemptions for 20 years when the standard is 5), extended to the Mexican providers of Kia.[48]
【参考译文】自 2014 年以来，起亚汽车在墨西哥一直饱受争议，原因是在新莱昂州佩斯凯里亚市建造的一座制造工厂据称存在违规行为。起亚汽车墨西哥公司与新莱昂州（当时由罗德里戈·梅迪纳·德拉·克鲁斯领导）之间的土地购买协议存在违规现象，该协议在签署时具有不公平的有利条件，例如向起亚汽车的墨西哥供应商提供超出墨西哥法律允许的税收激励（标准税收豁免期为 5 年，而实际提供了 20 年的税收豁免）。[48]

A copy of the full agreement was published on Facebook by current Nuevo León governor, Jaime Rodríguez Calderón, as part of a prosecution case against Medina[66] and he declared that the signed agreement with his predecessor would be cancelled.[67] A new agreement was then reached with Rodriguez's administration in June 2016.[68] Former governor Medina de la Cruz and 30 other officials of the former state administration were investigated by an anti-corruption prosecutor for alleged embezzlement, improper exercise of public functions and damage to Nuevo León State assets.[69][70] Medina was then taken into custody on January 26, 2017, in relation to this case and others in which he is involved.[69]
【参考译文】现任新莱昂州州长哈伊梅·罗德里格斯·卡尔德隆在脸书上公布了该协议的完整副本，作为对梅迪纳的起诉案件的一部分，[66]并宣布将取消与前任州长签署的协议。[67]2016 年 6 月，罗德里格斯的政府达成了新的协议。[68]前州长梅迪纳·德拉·克鲁斯和前州政府其他 30 名官员因被指控贪污、滥用职权和损害新莱昂州资产而受到反腐败检察官的调查。[69][70]梅迪纳于 2017 年 1 月 26 日因该案及其他涉案案件被拘留。[69]

8.2 起亚挑战 | Kia Challenge

Main article: Kia Challenge【主条目：起亚挑战】

In 2022, a trend known as the Kia Challenge went viral on the social media platform TikTok. The TikTok challenge involves stealing certain models of Kia and Hyundai cars manufactured from 2010 to 2021. Certain Kia and Hyundai were reportedly manufactured without immobilizers making the vehicles easier to steal. Kia responded by offering a free software update to affected models which requires the vehicle to have a key in the ignition in order for it to start. They also distributed over 26,000 steering wheel locks to law enforcement agencies to provide to owners of affected models. In February 2023, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that the challenge had resulted in at least 14 crashes and eight deaths.[71][72]
【参考译文】2022 年，一种名为“起亚挑战”的趋势在社交媒体平台 TikTok 上迅速传播开来。这一 TikTok 挑战涉及盗窃 2010 年至 2021 年生产的某些型号的起亚和现代汽车。据报道，某些起亚和现代汽车在制造时没有配备发动机防盗锁止系统，这使得车辆更容易被盗。起亚公司对此作出回应，为受影响的车型提供免费软件更新，要求车辆必须插入钥匙才能启动。他们还向执法机构分发了 26,000 多个方向盘锁，以便为受影响的车型车主提供保护。2023 年 2 月，美国国家公路交通安全管理局报告称，这一挑战已导致至少 14 起撞车事故和 8 人死亡。[71][72]

In May 2023, following a class action lawsuit, Kia and Hyundai agreed to pay $200 million settlement to consumers who suffered losses as a result of the security flaws.[73] However, on August 16, 2023, a federal judge rejected the proposed settlement.[74]
【参考译文】2023 年 5 月，在集体诉讼之后，起亚和现代同意向因安全漏洞而遭受损失的消费者支付 2 亿美元的和解金。[73]然而，2023 年 8 月 16 日，一名联邦法官驳回了拟议的和解方案。[74]