In May, 2019, the Government of British Columbia published the findings of a report conducted by former senior RCMP member Peter German, who is also a lawyer and President of the International Centre for Criminal Law Reform. His report broke down the five categories through which organized crime uses the automobile market to launder money:
Domestic and international laundering through vehicles: “Vehicles are used both domestically and internationally as conduits for money laundering.” Many stolen cars are never recovered, and there isn’t enough scrutiny of those exported.
Crime vehicles: high-end criminals like high-end cars. Luxury vehicles are purchased with dirty cash or leased or rented which means law enforcement has a harder time seizing them.