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Buried Collision History on German Imports
About 1000 officers from ten countries wrapped up Operation Nimmersatt in April, and what the European Public Prosecutor’s Office found was ...
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Curbstoning and the Private Seller Who Is Not a Private Seller
The NICB puts the number of vehicles moving through unlicensed dealer operations at somewhere between 450000 and 800000 per year, though the...
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Lien Check Gaps in Private Vehicle Sales
Auto loan debt in the United States was running at 1.63 trillion dollars by early 2025, with subprime delinquency at 6.1 percent, the highes...
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VIN Cloning and the Limits of Database Verification
Total vehicle thefts in the United States came in at 659880 in 2025, 23 percent below 2024, the lowest the NICB has seen in decades. VIN clo...
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Odometer Fraud in the Digital Era
Roughly 2.45 million vehicles on American roads are carrying rolled back odometers, according to the most recent data, a 14 percent increase...
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How Salvage Cars Get Clean Titles Across State Lines
NMVTIS holds roughly 300 million VINs with over 40 million title brands on record, and the system was built specifically to keep a salvage o...