Rockstar Games has launched the much-talked-about December update to GTA Online. Titled ‘The Chop Shop’ this new update brings in a host of new features and additions to the game. The DLC also adds some interesting new missions that players can explore.
The Chop Shop arrived ahead of time without any prior notice from the developers on December 12, 2023, taking fans by surprise. Although most content included in the DLC had already been leaked before by multiple sources, the update brings some newer elements and features while confirming the leaked ones.
One of the highlights of the Chop Shop DLC is the ability to purchase Salvage Yards. Not only do players get to add these GTA Online Salvage Yards as the latest property to their criminal portfolio, but they also get to run a new business in these yards.
What is a Chop Shop in GTA Online?
The DLC introduces new robberies of vehicles that require the Salvage Yard. In the GTA Online Chop Shop update, Yusuf Amir makes a return from GTA 4. Yusuf encourages players to invest in this unlawful business of stealing cars so he can further his collection and taste of exotic vehicles.
Players do not have to work for free though. They get opportunities to earn big by stripping down the rides they acquire and selling off the parts for a solid profit. For this, they must set up a salvage yard that simultaneously functions as a chop shop.
To start the business players must first answer the call from Yusuf. Since the players own the Salvage Yard or the Chop Shop, they get access to Yusuf and his cousin Jamal’s plans for robberies. These plans can be accessed from the Salvage Yard’s Planning Wall.
Best Chop Shops in GTA Online
Once the mission has started, the player is required to steal vehicles. To salvage valuable parts, players must break down their acquired vehicles using chop shop equipment.
Rockstar’s official blog gives another option too in case players don’t wish to wait to sell each spare part and want instant money. They can sell off a stolen car for a lump sum by dropping it off at the docks which will then be shipped in a cargo container to Yusuf.
Players can purchase a Salvage Yard or Chop Shop by heading to the Maze Bank Foreclosures website and selecting the Salvage Yards filter in the top right corner of the screen.
Currently, there are five locations where players can set up their chop shop business:
- La Puerta – $2,690,000
- Strawberry – $2,570,000
- Murrieta Heights – $2,420,000
- Shady Shores – $2,030,000
- Paleto Bay – $1,620,000
The Salvage Yard in GTA Online also comes with optional upgrades such as Trade Rates, which can extend the chop shop connections to a certain discount when asking for destroyed vehicles from Mors Mutual or repairing vehicles in any custom shop. Players can use a Tow Truck to bring unsettled vehicles back to the Salvage Yard for extra auto parts.