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Appeals Court To Reconsider Rejection Of Settlement Against Hyundai, Kia

Appeals Court To Reconsider Rejection Of Settlement Against Hyundai, Kia By Bob Egelko, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE July 27, 2018 https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Appeals-court-to-reconsider-rejection-of-13112308.php A federal appeals court in San Francisco agreed Friday to reconsider its decision...

U.S. Court of Appeals Rejects Hyundai/Kia Settlement of Fuel Economy Scandal

Santa Monica, CA -- The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a settlement negotiated by Hyundai and Kia with dozens of plaintiffs law firms over claims that Hyundai...

Hyundai’s False MPG Advertising

After receiving complaints from Hyundai owners across the country, in November, 2011 Consumer Watchdog challenged the US Environmental Protection Agency to audit Hyundai over the "40 Miles Per Gallon"...

HYUNDAI: Consumer Watchdog Disputes Gas Mileage Settlement Terms

Consumers who purchased Hyundai and Kia cars based on the companies' misrepresentations about the fuel economy of several of their 2011, 2012 and 2013 model year vehicles will not...

Hyundai, Kia Will Pay $100 Million for Overstating Fuel Economy Claims

South Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia have agreed to penalties totaling an estimated $350 million for inflating fuel economy claims on 1.2 million vehicles, the Environmental Protection Agency said...

Regulators $300 Million Penalty Against Hyundai and Kia for Misrepresenting Fuel Economy Does Not Compensate Aggrieved Consumers

Consumers who purchased Hyundai and Kia cars based on the companies’ misrepresentations about the fuel economy of several of their 2011, 2012 and 2013 model year vehicles will not receive any money from the government consent decree with the auto makers announced today, said advocates at Consumer Watchdog, the non-profit advocacy group that first requested the EPA investigate mileage complaints in November, 2011. That will have to come from the settlement of class action lawsuits now pending before a federal court in Los Angeles. Consumer Watchdog attorneys have disputed several terms of the proposed settlement.

Consumer Advocates Make Headway in Push to Improve Hyundai/Kia MPG Class Action Settlement

Consumer Watchdog attorneys representing consumers dissatisfied with the proposed nationwide settlement of a class action against Hyundai and Kia over misrepresenting the fuel economy of their vehicles are continuing their advocacy this morning in federal court in Los Angeles, seeking additional improvements in the settlement.

Consumer Advocates Urge Court to Reject Proposed Hyundai/Kia MPG Settlement

A class action settlement negotiated by Hyundai and Kia following the companies’ 2012 admission that they low-balled fuel economy numbers for over a dozen 2011–2013 vehicles is structured to...

Kia, Hyundai Customers Object To Fuel-Economy Settlement

Law360, New York (June 02, 2014, 2:11 PM ET) -- Dissident class members on Friday attacked a settlement resolving accusations that Hyundai Motor America and Kia Motors America overstated the fuel efficiency of more than 900,000 vehicles, saying the deal’s claims-made structure will unjustly curtail customer payouts.

Consumer Advocates Urge Court to Reject Proposed Hyundai/Kia MPG Class Action Settlement

A class action settlement negotiated by Hyundai and Kia following the companies’ 2012 admission that they lowballed fuel economy numbers for over a dozen 2011–2013 vehicles is structured to prevent consumers from collecting the money they are owed and should be rejected, consumer advocates told a federal court.

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