Motor vehicle theft

Motor vehicle theft or grand theft auto is a criminal act of theft generally understood to refer to the stealing of automobiles, buses, motorcycles, snowmobiles, trucks, trailers or any other motorized vehicle legally allowed on public roads and highways, including attempted thefts; but not to aircraft, boats, motorized wheelchairs, bulldozers, and spacecraft.

Carjacking is a subset of "grand theft auto" in which the owner of the stolen vehicle is occupying the vehicle at the time of the theft. In some jurisdictions, carjacking is charged as "grand theft auto".

See also

• VIN etching
• TWOC (Taken Without Owner's Consent)
• Car alarm
• Road crime unit
• Vehicle tracking system
• In popular culture, the video game series Grand Theft Auto uses carjacking as a main focal point of its games.