Yes, the term is strykers. Which can refer to the person that does it, or the actual stolen car that has been legitimized.

The stryker will find or buy from somewhere, a pool of unissued VINs that don't flag anything in the state registration system and match various vehicles (Dodge Chargers, Kias, Hyundais). Then when someone comes with that vehicle, they will strike a new Vin plate. Sometimes if they buy the VINs it will come in a package with plates. From there it's possible to get the vehicle registered, most likely under someone else's name that has no idea and they will sell / rent the car with tag etc. Though sometimes they will just make a fake plate too and then steal a real plate, swap it with the fake plate and put the real plate on the stolen car and sell it like that. In some cases / states they can actually get a title reissued.

Boats are even better, but much smaller market, just look up coast guard plates on Amazon.

Stiker vs Styker, is regional.

For Reference: Striker Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaTxkD5JFpg

You can buy a totaled car for cheap and use its VIN.

The easiest way is to sell it at a steep discount to a buyer willing to accept the lack of paperwork for a good deal.

In some cases the car is completely disassembled and the parts are sold.

from what I know they sell it to other criminals which use it to commit further crimes or ship it off the continent

most commonly it is used for drugs in canada since every case I hear about ends up in forensics