Well sure, pretty much by definition. Car thieves who can't handle technology will eventually have to stop stealing cars. There are only so many late 90s Honda Accords out there to be stolen, after all, and they aren't making any more.

But I really doubt that all the thieves out there will learn fancy technology so they can steal newer cars. A few will, but most will find other things to steal.

Right now, popular new cars are stolen in amounts of hundreds per year in the US. Older cars (like the Honda Accord) are stolen by the tens of thousands. That's not because older cars are more valuable, it's just because it's a lot easier.

Oh, then there is a pretty open market on preconfigured "thief tools".

really there has been an epidemic of thefts of range rovers in London - car theft gangs are not some kid with a screwdriver any more.