More proof that Americans love their pickup trucks
The US Bureau of Crime Control has revealed the most popular models among car thieves for 2022. According to official data, over 25% of stolen cars last year were full-size pickup trucks, further proof of Americans’ love for this class of vehicle .
Chevroelt pickups top the ugly list, with 49,903 of them falling victim to thieves in 2022. In second place are Ford models with 48,175, while those of the third largest pickup manufacturer, Ram, are in ninth place with 16 622 thefts.
Among the favorite models of car thieves are two Honda cars with almost the same score, the Civic (27,113 thefts) and the Accord (27,089). They are followed by three Korean cars – Hyundai Sonata (21,707) and Elantra (19,602), as well as Kia Optima (18,221).
The entry of the last three models into the list of the most stolen cars in the USA is due to the fact that until recently Hyundai and Kia cars were offered in the local market without immobilizers. This made them very popular not only among “professional” car thieves, but also among teenagers who hijack cars just for fun and then abandon them.
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2023-08-13 08:39:02
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