after market car parts

A New Twist on an Old Crime

A gang of professional car thieves trolls the parking lot of an upscale retail mall until they find what they want: a shiny new SUV. Within seconds they've disabled the alarm, hot-wired the engine, and driven away.

Now, how to sell the car for big bucks? They COULD do the traditional...and sell it for parts or as hot merchandise. But that would only bring in a few thousand dollars. Instead, they turn to the most lucrative scam on the block that will help fetch top dollar for their prize.

It's called "car cloning." And, as part of our longstanding battle to curb auto theft (we've been in the business since the days of the Model T), we're determined to stop it.

Here's how cloning works:

After leaving the mall, the thieves head for a neighboring state.