OREANDA-NEWS. Experts of the analytical agency "AUTOSTAT" analyzed the hijackings of passenger cars in Russia and compared these data with a parc of vehicles. As a result, there is the rating of automotive brands that are the most popular among car thieves.

If we consider the statistics in absolute terms, the first place by popularity among the hijackers was occupied by LADA (13,294 units) and it is quite ahead of followers. Almost one in three (33.9%) stolen cars in 2014 – is LADA. But this is due to a big park (more than 14 million units) of cars from Togliatti. At the same time, if we look at the relative figures, the LADA is in the middle of the rating at the level of the average Russian figure - one stolen car per 1000 registered cars.

The top-10 by the number of car thefts also includes Toyota (5302 units), Mazda (1623 units), Nissan (1570 units), Ford (1532 units), Mitsubishi (1323 units), Hyundai (1290 units), Renault (1212 units), Kia (1176 units), BMW (1040 units). 

The relative figures of thefts (per 1 000 vehicles) give a somewhat different picture. In this case the top of hijackers is led by Infiniti - 8 cars per thousand, that almost every hundredth car of this prestigious Japanese brand is hijacked. In the second place it is Land Rover, and the third is occupied by Jaguar. The top 10 also includes Porsche, Acura, Lexus, Mazda, BMW, Cadillac, Mercedes-Benz.

Analysts note that the most popular among the representatives of the criminal world are almost all premium brands except Volvo. By the way, according to statistics in the last year it was stolen nine cars Bentley, two Maserati and one Rolls Royce.

But Chinese cars at car thieves have no respect. If you look at the relative performance, then they are stolen 2-3 times less than the average in the park and 5-10 times less than premium brands. Analysts also note that most in demand in the criminal world are new cars (aged 1-3 years), which are over a third of all hijackings.