Auto thefts have been spiking in Canadian cities, with criminals using and disposing of the vehicles or selling them to fund organized crime, even exporting them overseas. . \n\nWhy have cars become so easy for thieves to steal? \n\nWhat systems are organized crime using to take vehicles in large quantities? \n\nWill the federal Liberal\u2019s national summit on auto theft last Thursday provide lasting solutions? \n\nPeter Edwards is a crime reporter with the Toronto Star and the author of numerous books on organized crime.\n\nFor transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts\n\nTranscripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.