First of all, in the United States they have a choice. They can mark parts, where they put the vehicle identification number on different parts of the vehicle. It's only on a limited number of parts. Or they can choose to use some form of theft deterrent system similar to an electronic immobilizer. The position we took right from the start.... We were very successful, the Insurance Bureau of Canada, in working with car manufacturers, government representatives, and law enforcement to get over a dozen major car manufacturers to voluntarily install electronic immobilizers that met what we call the national standard of Canada.
On December 4th, 2007. See this statement in context.