Tag: anti-theft measures

Collision Repair

Returned at Last: $3.5 million of stolen Toronto vehicles rescued from shipping containers bound for Malta

Image courtesy of the York Regional Police, Auto Cargo Theft Unit. Ottawa, Ontario — An outgoing shipment of stolen vehicles is on the way back home to their owners, with 64 vehicles valued at $3.5 million being repatriated with the assistance of the Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) and the Malta Port Authority. According to […]

February 22, 2023

Auto Insurance

Persona Non Grata: State Farm, Progressive not insuring certain Hyundai, Kia models due to high theft risk

Toronto, Ontario — Certain Hyundai and Kia models are getting the cold shoulder from two of the U.S.’s largest insurers, as a report from CNN tells that Progressive and State Farm are refusing to insure models in certain cities that are deemed “too easy to steal.” Reports have come in claiming that Hyundai and Kia […]

January 27, 2023

Collision Repair

Them Kia Boyz: Hyundai, Kia vehicles ‘easy targets’ for theft, IIHS report says

Toronto, Ontario — In the hopes of balancing out some of the fear mongering that can sprout up when vehicle thefts come on the rise, the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety has unveiled some concrete insights into what vehicles are being targeted, why they are being targeted, and what happens when they are recovered? It […]

September 23, 2022