Canada was one of the countries to mandate immobilizers, in 2007, and car theft has not stopped: thieves found ways around the immobilizers. https://toronto.ct

Canada was one of the countries to mandate immobilizers, in 2007, and car theft has not stopped: thieves found ways around the immobilizers. https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/anti-theft-immobilizers-in-cars-are-now-obsolete-what-can-replace-them-1.6236514 https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/anti-theft-immobilizers-in-cars-a... https://globalnews.ca/news/9392427/vehicle-theft-canada-security-measures/ https://globalnews.ca/news/9392427/vehicle-theft-canada-secu... > For example in Toronto last year, there were 9,439 reports of auto theft — a jump of nearly 45 per cent from the previous year. Toronto Police Service records show that auto theft has increased annually every year since 2018. Once Kia and like manufacturers put immobilizers in their American cars, thieves will target the most expensive car rather than these brands, but that will not stop car theft.