luxury thefts slideshare
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Running down the top 5 most-often-stolen luxury car models of 2009 to 2012, with facts, figures, and photos, too.TRANSCRIPT
5 Luxury Cars to Buy ... if You Don't Mind Having Them Immediately Get Stolen
Ford’s Lincoln MKZ luxury sedan didn’t quite make the cut as a top-5 swipeable car, but ... Fingers crossed for 2014. Source: Wikimedia Commons
Mercedes-Benz C-ClassThe most desirable luxury car (to car
thieves) was – drumroll, please –
Mercedes C-Class.
From 2009-2012, Mercedes sold
262,223 of them. 485 were too hot to
hold onto.
Source: Wikimedia Commons
BMW 3-SeriesThe “ultimate
driving machine” turned
penultimate in this contest.
471 3-Series stolen.
385,842 sold.
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Infiniti G-Series405 “misplaced” Infiniti G-Series
left this car idling in third place.Nissan’s sales
tally for the car during these
years:223,407.
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Mercedes-Benz E-Class Landing three rungs
below its smaller cousin, Mercedes E-Class saw 381 units
reported stolen from 2009 to 2012.
That’s 231,520 fewer than Mercedes
produced.Source: Wikimedia Commons
Cadillac CTSAnd bringing up the rear at No. 5 on the NICB’s list of most-often-stolen luxury
car models, 326 CTSes “fell off the truck” from 2009-
2012.
That’s out of the 187,494 units that
GM sold.Source: Wikimedia Commons
We’re No. 5! We’re No. 5!
And so it seems the myth of German automotive supremacy remains intact. (According to J.D. Power, though, Mercedes actually ranked 12th in the initial quality of its cars in 2013).
But GM shareholders can take some comfort in the fact that among discerning car thieves, at least, the Cadillac brand retains some
cachet.
Did you own a luxury car? Emphasis on “did”?
Lucky you!
Even if you own(ed) one of the cars on today’s list, we have good news for you: If you own a luxury car and it is stolen, you've got a much better chance of getting it back than you would have if you drove an econobox.
According to NICB figures, 53.9% of stolen automobiles eventually make their way back to their owners. But law enforcement recovers 83.7% of
stolen luxury cars.
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