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by belltaco 867 days ago
At least Hyundai hasn't been faking emissions tests like Toyota.

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/commit...

Not to mention spending a lot on lobbying against clean air regulations aroun the world https://thedriven.io/2023/05/11/toyota-under-fire-for-anti-c...

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Hyundai did skimp out on standard anti-theft mechanisms which led to a significant number of car jackings upon discovery and viral share via TikTok.

https://www.forbes.com/wheels/news/kia-hyundai-car-thefts-se...

Every manufacturer has got a story at this point.

As someone who used to be a stalwart fan of Toyota, their behaviour recently is not my favorite.
Not to mention campaigning hard against EVs, complete with anti-EV propaganda in the form of kids' stories distributed to schools: https://electrek.co/2021/11/11/how-toyota-sneakily-spreads-a...
They can campaign against EVs, and their propaganda isn't any worse than the pro-EV propaganda that's circled around, most of which ignore very inconvenient facts around the cost-value of EVs. Given that, I have no problem with Toyota being anti-EVs and handing out information on why they are.
>> "At least Hyundai hasn't been faking emissions tests..."

Not to devil's advocate, but it's tough to prove a negative. All we can say for sure is that they've not been caught yet.