在豪華車市場,路虎攬勝的名聲并不怎么好,因為太容易被盜。這種形象不僅勸退了潛在買家,同時還拉高了保險成本,拉低了該車型的二手車價格。
2月2日,捷豹路虎(Jaguar Land Rover)首席執行官艾德里安·瑪德爾與投資者交談時表示,英國政府應加大對有組織盜車行為的打擊力度,并稱攬勝的這種不幸屬于躺槍。
瑪德爾表示,路虎將為警察的港口搜查行動提供“部分資金”,因為犯罪團伙會從這里出口偷來的車輛。
他說:“集裝箱沒人查,而這些被盜車輛就這樣運出了國門。如果我們將其扼殺在港口,這些團伙就會被限制住手腳。”
他呼吁在英國開展有關犯罪以及如何阻止犯罪的“全國性對話”。他還表示,在當前的生活成本危機背景下,希望政府推遲預期的減稅舉措,并將更多的資金用于資助警察的港口行動。
他說:“這一舉措對于眾多民眾來說十分重要,而且將惠及整個社會。”
攬勝遭竊的關鍵:“中繼攻擊”
起價約13萬美元的攬勝在近些年已經成了車盜的心頭愛,部分原因在于這款車型頗受歡迎。犯罪分子使用了“中繼攻擊”等方法,也就是通過截獲汽車與車鑰匙之間的信號,來打開車門并盜走車輛。
路虎一直在為老車型升級針對此類攻擊的改良軟件,并借此降低了被盜率。英國汽車雜志《WhatCar?》援引政府數據稱,去年被盜的攬勝運動版車型數量較2022年降低了29%,也使得該車型在最容易被盜車型榜單上的排名從第二降至第五。
瑪德爾稱,政府數據顯示,路虎新車型的“被盜率有所下降”。他表示,這一數據證明,保險公司沒有理由在給該車承保時感到為難。
不過,在公眾和保險公司的心目中,攬勝人盡皆知的安全漏洞所造成的不良名聲可謂是根深蒂固。攬勝車主的車險成本一路飆升,迫使路虎公司推出了自家的車險。好消息在于,2月2日捷豹路虎給出了強勁的第四季度業績,其稅前利潤比去年同期高出近3倍。(財富中文網)
譯者:馮豐
審校:夏林
在豪華車市場,路虎攬勝的名聲并不怎么好,因為太容易被盜。這種形象不僅勸退了潛在買家,同時還拉高了保險成本,拉低了該車型的二手車價格。
2月2日,捷豹路虎(Jaguar Land Rover)首席執行官艾德里安·瑪德爾與投資者交談時表示,英國政府應加大對有組織盜車行為的打擊力度,并稱攬勝的這種不幸屬于躺槍。
瑪德爾表示,路虎將為警察的港口搜查行動提供“部分資金”,因為犯罪團伙會從這里出口偷來的車輛。
他說:“集裝箱沒人查,而這些被盜車輛就這樣運出了國門。如果我們將其扼殺在港口,這些團伙就會被限制住手腳。”
他呼吁在英國開展有關犯罪以及如何阻止犯罪的“全國性對話”。他還表示,在當前的生活成本危機背景下,希望政府推遲預期的減稅舉措,并將更多的資金用于資助警察的港口行動。
他說:“這一舉措對于眾多民眾來說十分重要,而且將惠及整個社會。”
攬勝遭竊的關鍵:“中繼攻擊”
起價約13萬美元的攬勝在近些年已經成了車盜的心頭愛,部分原因在于這款車型頗受歡迎。犯罪分子使用了“中繼攻擊”等方法,也就是通過截獲汽車與車鑰匙之間的信號,來打開車門并盜走車輛。
路虎一直在為老車型升級針對此類攻擊的改良軟件,并借此降低了被盜率。英國汽車雜志《WhatCar?》援引政府數據稱,去年被盜的攬勝運動版車型數量較2022年降低了29%,也使得該車型在最容易被盜車型榜單上的排名從第二降至第五。
瑪德爾稱,政府數據顯示,路虎新車型的“被盜率有所下降”。他表示,這一數據證明,保險公司沒有理由在給該車承保時感到為難。
不過,在公眾和保險公司的心目中,攬勝人盡皆知的安全漏洞所造成的不良名聲可謂是根深蒂固。攬勝車主的車險成本一路飆升,迫使路虎公司推出了自家的車險。好消息在于,2月2日捷豹路虎給出了強勁的第四季度業績,其稅前利潤比去年同期高出近3倍。(財富中文網)
譯者:馮豐
審校: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.