The most stolen cars in the world

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Petite and with an urban look is the characterization for the most coveted car for the thieves.

The Smart ForTwo was ranked as the most appealing cars among thieves for the third year in a row.

The survey was conducted by an association called ’40 million motorists’ between June 2015 and 2016.

‘Their petite size allows thieves to easily upload them into a truck (…) and the shelter glances’, stated one of the members.

In 2015, the CEO of ‘40 million motorists’ said that the lack of electronic security of this vehicle transformed the Smart ForTwo into the most appealing target for crooks.

The so-called ‘mouse jacking’ or electronic piracy remained the most popular method of theft when it comes to stealing cars.

On the second and third position, we encounter the Range Rover Evoque and Ford Fiesta. Except the Range Rover Evoque the vehicles were stolen in this year are not some latest series launched by the carmakers.

However, the top is predominant by German SUV’s. While Range Rover Evoque and Range Rover and occupying the second and fourth positions, the BMW X5 and BMW X6 are taking over the six and eight places.

‘This is not about a local resale on Internet sites anymore’, added Leboncoin for Le Parisien.

‘These criminals are very organized gangs, most times in commando’s and networks able to send them abroad. The X6 became one of the most coveted targets for these offenders’, said the expert for the French newspaper.

The most alarming number of stolen cars was reported in 2015: + 2.3% , comparing to the + 1.4% reported in 2014.

This report conducted by the Ministry of Interior suggests that nearly 110,000 cars were stolen last year, representing a 1.2 billion euros loss for the insurance companies.