Two-door, 2000 Honda Civic SiR the most stolen vehicle in 2010: IBC

The 2000 model of Honda’s two-door Civic SiR was the most stolen vehicle in 2010, according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC).
Each year, IBC releases its Top-10 list of most stolen cars. The remainder of the IBC’s 2010 list is as follows:
• 1999 Honda Civic SiR 2-door
• 2002 Cadillac Escalade 4-door 4WD
• 2004 Cadillac Escalade 4-door 4WD
• 2005 Acura RSX Type S 2-door
• 1997 Acura Integra 2-door
• 2000 Audi S4 Quattro 4-door AWD
• 2003 Hummer H2 4-door AWD
• 2006 Acura RSX Type S 2-door
• 2004 Hummer H2 4-door AWD
The presence of high-value, all-wheel and four-wheel drive models on the list proves that sophisticated, organized crime rings are involved, the IBC says.
These models are generally stripped for parts, sold to unsuspecting consumers or exported to countries with a high demand for vehicles that can handle rugged terrain.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) can now seize stolen vehicles intended for export, following the passage last month of the federal government’s Bill S-9, Tackling Auto Theft and Property Obtained by Crime Act.
Bill S-9 makes several amendments to the Criminal Code, including:
• making a separate offence for motor vehicle theft supported by tough sentences,
• creating the offence of altering, destroying or removing a vehicle identification number (VIN), and
• creating the offences of trafficking property obtained by crime, and possession of property obtained by crime for the purpose of trafficking.