By Staff Writer

The vehicles chosen by the National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council as having the best anti-theft measures in their class have been announced.

Queensland Police Minister Judy Spence said a collaborative effort between police, the National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council and car manufacturers has seen a 50 per cent decline in vehicle thefts nationally in the last five years and a 58 percent decline in Queensland alone.

She says the net national benefit to the community from that reduction is between $62 million and $1.4 billion.
“The council is a joint initiative of Australian governments and the insurance industry and is committed to developing strategies to reduce car theft,” Ms Spence says.

"One of its objectives is to encourage motor vehicle manufacturers to incorporate more security technology to counteract theft.”

The council assessed each winner against their competitors for the quality of their entry systems, theft resistance systems and for vehicle identification standards.

200 cars had been assessed as part of a new campaign highlighting the importance of vehicle security features – Secure by Design.

Cars had been judged on entry systems, theft resistance systems and vehicle identification.

The winners in each category were:

Small Car Class: Volkswagen Polo 5-door hatch and the Citroen C2, 3-door hatch. (Joint winners)

Medium Car Class: Subaru Liberty 2.0 R

Large Car Class: Mitsubishi 380 LX Sedan

Luxury Car Class: Audi A8.

Compact SUV Class: BMW X3, 3.0i 5-door wagon.

Large SUV Class: Audi Q7, 5-door wagon.

People Mover Class: The Volkswagen Multivan

Commercial Vehicle Class: Volkswagen Caddy Cargo Van.

[Sun 06/05/2007 05:09:11]

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