Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
Standing with law enforcement and recent car-jacking victims at the Buffalo Police Headquarters, Senator Schumer calls on Feds to get involved and demands Kia and Hyundai to give upstate communities the help they need now. Schumer says that Kia and Hyundai need to make safety installation kits free, provide steering wheel locks, and get universal software fix out ASAP, “Enough is enough. Over 350 of these too-easy-to-steal Kia and Hyundai cars have been stolen in just the past two months in Buffalo, and hundreds more across Upstate New York. We need the feds to get answers on how these cars, with a safety defect, got the green light, and for the companies to work with local law enforcement and get car owners the help they need to ensure they aren’t next victims of theft,” said Senator Schumer. “New York consumers should not have to worry about their cars being stolen from right under their noses with something as simple as a USB cord. These absurd car thefts are wreaking havoc on our Upstate communities, burdening law enforcement and creating public safety issues, and it is time for Kia and Hyundai to step up and put the brakes on this dangerous trend.”