3 Oct 2026, Sat
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Thieves continue targeting vehicles straight from the source at automakers’ facilities, but one GM factory heist unraveled over an unexpected detour: a gas station run. Stealing cars, it turns out, involves more logistical hurdles than many assume.

Locating and grabbing the specific vehicles a thief is after is only part of the challenge. The botched scheme illustrates how even carefully planned thefts can fall apart over a mundane misstep, much to the relief of the manufacturer.

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