Sheared plasma flows between the magnetosheath and magnetosphere exist in vast regions of the magnetopause and contain much more free energy than other energy sources. It is of importance to consider the presence of the velocity shear while studying reconnection at the magnetopause. This paper briefly reviews our current knowledge of vortex-induced magnetic reconnection obtained from two-dimensional MHD simulations with emphasis on the dynamic features of the vortex-induced reconnection process.