The portmanteau word carjacking (car-hijacking) first showed up in print in The Detroit News in 1991. It became well publicized globally, but South Africa is still the undisputed world leader in carjacking. According to vehicle tracking specialist Tracker, more cars are taken at gunpoint in South Africa between July and December 2024 than stolen by other means. In particular, pickups like the Ranger Raptor are hot property.
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