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According to Buzz Feed News, police are questioning more than a dozen people over the theft of 100 expensive automobiles in Chicago after a car sharing company reported that some of its fleet was stolen using its mobile app, forcing it to temporarily shut down the service in the city.

Questions:

  1. What are most of the stolen cars being used for?
  2. What is the size of the Car2Go fleet?
  3. What car company has Car2Go recently joined forces with?

Source:

Baer, S.K. (2019). More Than 100 High-End Cars Were Stolen Using An App In A Possible Chicago Crime Spree. Buzz Feed News, April 18 (Retrievable online at
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/skbaer/chicago-rental-car-company-fraud )