Historically, some of the NY families have been involved in auto body shops, junkyards, etc. It's a good way to fence stolen cars, stolen auto parts, get rid of certain incriminating evidence, or whatever. In just the last decade, Carmine Agnello of the Gambinos was busted with several others for illegal control of the auto parts industry in Queens. And Fritzy Giovanelli's crew was busted for running a stolen auto parts operation in Brooklyn.