Catalytic converters are essential parts of a vehicle’s exhaust system, stopping harmful emissions from being released into the air. These components contain precious metals like platinum, palladium, ...

Cars making loud noises are never a good sign and are a particular hassle when the cause of the noise is a missing catalytic converter. Catalytic converters are regularly targeted car parts, sometimes ...

Catalytic converters aren't being stolen at the same staggering rates as the peak year of 2022, but they're still being sawed out from under vehicles by thieves who want the precious metals that the ...

For more than 30 years the vast majority of vehicles sold in Britain have included an expensive component in the exhaust system — the catalytic converter. This emissions-reducing device has now become ...

If your car suddenly sounds like a NASCAR pit stop, congrats! You’re almost certainly the proud and loud owner of a vehicle that’s missing a catalytic converter. And if you drive a Toyota Tacoma, then ...

A bill aimed at mitigating thefts of automotive catalytic converters by making the components more traceable was recently introduced in the House of Representatives. The Preventing Auto Recycling ...

Catalytic converter thefts have soared during the pandemic as drivers drive less and leave their cars unattended. Thieves can steal this antipollution device in a matter of minutes and sell it to ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The Department of Justice announced on Wednesday the takedown of a nationwide multi-million dollar catalytic converter theft ring. The bust stretches across the country with ...

The precious metals found in catalytic converters are drawing less interest from thieves in Ohio. Theft claims for catalytic converters are down this year at State Farm, as the company reported data ...

Three years ago, thieves stole a staggering 8,591 catalytic converters from New York City vehicles. But since 2022, police, prosecutors and even state lawmakers have taken steps to solve the problem — ...

A Salvadoran citizen accused of killing an Inglewood man while trying to steal a catalytic converter in February was in the United States illegally for the second time despite having been deported ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A New Jersey man pleaded guilty in the northern district of Oklahoma to being the leader of a multi-state catalytic converter ring. The operation stole thousands of catalytic ...