Insurance is required in the US. Hyundai has built cars they can legally sell in the US. I feel like the government has dropped the ball on this one, immobilizers should be required in all vehicles.
What if other insurers follow this move, and owners cannot insure their cars?
This actually shows how silly a law requiring insurance with only private options is.
However, lenders do require comprehensive, I wonder how they would feel about this if there is an existing loan on a vehicle and it becomes uninsurable.
"Theft" as an insurance type compensates the owner which is optional.
This article indicates the cost of a retrofit including labor is about $250: https://getjerry.com/questions/how-do-you-install-an-immobil...
And there are plenty of other reasons that someone may not be insurable.
Looks like Alaska provides exemptions too
And technically Virginia doesn't require insurance because you can opt out by paying a $500 fee, but at that point you might as well get some cheap car insurance.
(and beyond this you can 'self insure' in even more states)
Literally any decision a corporation makes is marketing for profit or a hedge against loss.