Usually the new owner
If he pays off the lien yes. If not, then that vehicle is pretty much owned by the lien holder too! it doesnt make sense selling car
If you have comprehensive coverage on your vehicle, that is the coverage that will pay for your stolen vehicle.
buyer
In most areas there is at least one and, legally it isn't on the ownership exactly, but a tax the property itself pays...it is due from the property not the owner...but the owner pays it to keep the property from being taken because it owes taxes.
I am sure that it depends in what state you live, but in Oregon it is always the person that hit you, who insurance would pay. i.e. vehicle one, pays vehicle two.... and vehicle two pays vehicle three.
In all states the way the vehicle title is worded determines the ownership. Even when someone pays off a loan, unless their name is on the title they do not own the vehicle. The person who the vehicle is titled to has the legal right to recover it from whomever may have possession. The party who paid the loan would have to file a lawsuit to recover their expenditure if the vehicle owner would not voluntarily submit repayment.
The owner of the vehicle
Possibly, but it is more likely to be the crime of embezzlement or the civil wrong of "conversion", meaning they have taken property with the intent to deprive you of its use permanently. You can sue to have it returned to you, or at least to have your partial ownership recorded on the title.
Paying taxes does not provide ownership. A person who pays another person's taxes is generally considered a volunteer.See related link.
Ownership is an individua or a group of people who pays for the full cost of a property maintain the property to a required standard.
If ownership of the policy is assigned, the assignee is liable for future premium payments.
who pays title insurance when selling a home