chop shop

American  

noun

Informal.

1. a garage where stolen cars are dismantled so that their parts can be sold separately.

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Example Sentences

Low-value cars like mine often end up in "chop shops", shady workshops where they're broken up for second-hand components that sell for a fraction of the hefty prices charged for manufacturers' originals.

From BBC

In various interviews over the years, Mann described some of his favorite finds — a chop shop in Wilmington, a seedy motel, a stone-encased downtown bank.

From Los Angeles Times

It grew through the pandemic, as many encampments did, but then about two years ago turned into a full-blown “chop shop,” he says.

From Seattle Times

Councilmember Joe Buscaino, who introduced the motion last fall, said chop shops have become a pervasive problem in the city, and a new ordinance was needed to help Los Angeles police officers address it.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2017, the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act was among laws invoked when authorities broke up what a federal prosecutor in South Dakota called ″a chop shop for eagles.”

From Seattle Times