Why?

Because, as authorities crack down on chop shops and cargo shipments of stolen cars, thieves have pivoted to “revining” and “cloning” stolen cars to mask their identity so they can sell them to unsuspecting consumers and dealers.

And what VINs do they like best to use for this?

VINs from exported vehicles.

Why?

Because those VINs are real VINs, unlikely to ever reappear in Canada and perfect to create a new identity for a hot vehicle.

We hope very soon that, like Carfax and Équité, the UCDA will be able to offer that data to our members who can search a VIN before they buy to make sure the vehicle is not a stolen and “revined” vehicle.

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