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路虎首席执行官:英国打击车盗的时候到了

路虎首席执行官:英国打击车盗的时候到了

STEVE MOLLMAN 2024-02-07
起价约13万美元的路虎揽胜在近些年已经成了车盗的心头爱,部分原因在于这款车型颇受欢迎。

路虎揽胜SUV一直都是车盗的最爱。图片来源:CHRIS RATCLIFFE/BLOOMBERG VIA GETTY IMAGES

在豪华车市场,路虎揽胜的名声并不怎么好,因为太容易被盗。这种形象不仅劝退了潜在买家,同时还拉高了保险成本,拉低了该车型的二手车价格。

2月2日,捷豹路虎(Jaguar Land Rover)首席执行官艾德里安·玛德尔与投资者交谈时表示,英国政府应加大对有组织盗车行为的打击力度,并称揽胜的这种不幸属于躺枪。

玛德尔表示,路虎将为警察的港口搜查行动提供“部分资金”,因为犯罪团伙会从这里出口偷来的车辆。

他说:“集装箱没人查,而这些被盗车辆就这样运出了国门。如果我们将其扼杀在港口,这些团伙就会被限制住手脚。”

他呼吁在英国开展有关犯罪以及如何阻止犯罪的“全国性对话”。他还表示,在当前的生活成本危机背景下,希望政府推迟预期的减税举措,并将更多的资金用于资助警察的港口行动。

他说:“这一举措对于众多民众来说十分重要,而且将惠及整个社会。”

揽胜遭窃的关键:“中继攻击”

起价约13万美元的揽胜在近些年已经成了车盗的心头爱,部分原因在于这款车型颇受欢迎。犯罪分子使用了“中继攻击”等方法,也就是通过截获汽车与车钥匙之间的信号,来打开车门并盗走车辆。

路虎一直在为老车型升级针对此类攻击的改良软件,并借此降低了被盗率。英国汽车杂志《WhatCar?》援引政府数据称,去年被盗的揽胜运动版车型数量较2022年降低了29%,也使得该车型在最容易被盗车型榜单上的排名从第二降至第五。

玛德尔称,政府数据显示,路虎新车型的“被盗率有所下降”。他表示,这一数据证明,保险公司没有理由在给该车承保时感到为难。

不过,在公众和保险公司的心目中,揽胜人尽皆知的安全漏洞所造成的不良名声可谓是根深蒂固。揽胜车主的车险成本一路飙升,迫使路虎公司推出了自家的车险。好消息在于,2月2日捷豹路虎给出了强劲的第四季度业绩,其税前利润比去年同期高出近3倍。(财富中文网)

译者:冯丰

审校:夏林

在豪华车市场,路虎揽胜的名声并不怎么好,因为太容易被盗。这种形象不仅劝退了潜在买家,同时还拉高了保险成本,拉低了该车型的二手车价格。

2月2日,捷豹路虎(Jaguar Land Rover)首席执行官艾德里安·玛德尔与投资者交谈时表示,英国政府应加大对有组织盗车行为的打击力度,并称揽胜的这种不幸属于躺枪。

玛德尔表示,路虎将为警察的港口搜查行动提供“部分资金”,因为犯罪团伙会从这里出口偷来的车辆。

他说:“集装箱没人查,而这些被盗车辆就这样运出了国门。如果我们将其扼杀在港口,这些团伙就会被限制住手脚。”

他呼吁在英国开展有关犯罪以及如何阻止犯罪的“全国性对话”。他还表示,在当前的生活成本危机背景下,希望政府推迟预期的减税举措,并将更多的资金用于资助警察的港口行动。

他说:“这一举措对于众多民众来说十分重要,而且将惠及整个社会。”

揽胜遭窃的关键:“中继攻击”

起价约13万美元的揽胜在近些年已经成了车盗的心头爱,部分原因在于这款车型颇受欢迎。犯罪分子使用了“中继攻击”等方法,也就是通过截获汽车与车钥匙之间的信号,来打开车门并盗走车辆。

路虎一直在为老车型升级针对此类攻击的改良软件,并借此降低了被盗率。英国汽车杂志《WhatCar?》援引政府数据称,去年被盗的揽胜运动版车型数量较2022年降低了29%,也使得该车型在最容易被盗车型榜单上的排名从第二降至第五。

玛德尔称,政府数据显示,路虎新车型的“被盗率有所下降”。他表示,这一数据证明,保险公司没有理由在给该车承保时感到为难。

不过,在公众和保险公司的心目中,揽胜人尽皆知的安全漏洞所造成的不良名声可谓是根深蒂固。揽胜车主的车险成本一路飙升,迫使路虎公司推出了自家的车险。好消息在于,2月2日捷豹路虎给出了强劲的第四季度业绩,其税前利润比去年同期高出近3倍。(财富中文网)

译者:冯丰

审校:夏林

In the luxury vehicle market, Range Rovers have a reputation problem—namely, that they’re too easy to steal. That image not only deters potential buyers, but also leads to higher insurance costs and lower resale value.

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) CEO Adrian Mardell, speaking to investors on Friday, said the U.K. government should do more to clamp down on organized vehicle theft, and argued Range Rovers don’t deserve their unfortunate reputation.

Mardell said his company is “partly funding” police operations at ports where criminal gangs export stolen vehicles.

“The containers are not being checked and [stolen cars] get out of the country,” he said. “If we could stop it there, then the ability for these gangs to do this will be restricted.”

He called for a “national conversation” in the U.K. about the crime and ways to stop it. He also said he would prefer if the government delayed expected tax cuts amid a cost-of-living crisis and instead put more funds toward police operations at ports.

“This is important to so many people, it goes to the fabric of the society we’re in,” he said.

‘Relay attack’ as the key to Range Rover theft

Range Rovers, with a starting price of about $130,000, have become popular among thieves in recent years, partly because they’re so desirable. The criminals use a “relay attack,” among other methods, in which they intercept the signal between a vehicle and its key, allowing them to unlock the door and drive off.

The automaker has been updating older models with improved software designed to thwart such attacks, leading to fewer thefts. The number of Range Rover Sport models stolen fell by 29% last year compared to 2022, according to WhatCar?, citing government data, sending the model from second to fifth place among the nation’s most frequently stolen.

Mardell cited government figures showing a “low level of theft” among the automaker’s newer vehicles, which he said proved there is “no reason whatsoever why any insurance company should not gladly and readily insure” them.

Still, the well-publicized security woes of the Range Rover have resulted in a hard-to-shake reputation among the public and insurers. Insurance prices have soared for drivers of Range Rovers, spurring the company to offer its own insurance. On the bright side, JLR reported a strong fourth quarter on Friday, with its pre-tax profit nearly three times higher than the year-ago period.

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