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Rockstar teases GTA Online’s December update: car robberies and Yusuf Amir

Rockstar announces GTA Online’s winter 2023 update: a salvage yard, car robberies for Yusuf Amir, Drift Races, wildlife and quality-of-life fixes.

This article is from November 30, 2023. Some details may have changed since then.

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On November 30, 2023, Rockstar previewed GTA Online’s winter update, due in December. It didn’t have an official name yet, but the idea was clear: steal, strip and sell the most sought-after cars in Los Santos. It also landed in the middle of Rockstar Games’ 25th anniversary celebrations, with limited-time commemorative apparel.

Yusuf Amir moves to Los Santos

The job comes from a familiar Liberty City face: Yusuf Amir, the flamboyant property developer from The Ballad of Gay Tony (GTA IV), still obsessed with collecting luxury imports. With help from his cousin Jamal, you’ll plan high-stakes robberies out of Red's Auto Parts, a buyable salvage yard acting as your front.

Every stolen car gives you two options: sell the best ones to Yusuf, or strip them for parts.

A rider on a motorbike firing at a purple car with a colourful livery inside a tunnel during a vehicle robbery.

Drift Races

A new drift tuning kit arrives for select vehicles, fitted at the LS Car Meet and usable in Freemode too, along with a Drift Race series on new circuits.

A green car drifting through a mountain bend chased by two other cars.

New on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S

  • Wildlife roaming Southern San Andreas.
  • The Vinewood Club Garage for GTA+ members, holding 100 vehicles.
  • Managing your car collection and moving vehicles between garages from the Interaction Menu.

Improvements on every platform

  • A streamlined Interaction Menu.
  • Voice chat on consoles is now off by default.
  • More LS Car Meet rep in Pursuit and Street Race series.
  • A new LS Car Meet service to buy copies of another player’s car (PS4, Xbox One and PC).
  • Custom tags for each floor of the Eclipse Blvd Garage.
  • A small birthday gift on your character’s birthday.

Our take

Bringing back Yusuf Amir is a treat for GTA IV fans, and car theft fits the series’ roots perfectly. The improvements — especially copying cars and voice chat off by default — answered long-standing community requests. All of this arrived as anticipation for the first GTA VI trailer was at its peak.

What happened next

The update was named The Chop Shop and released on December 12. We explain the salvage yard, the robberies and the new cars in our article on The Chop Shop launch.