Catalytic converter thefts may not dominate headlines the way they did a few years ago, but it remains a costly and ...

Platinum, a metal that helps craft aesthetically pleasing jewelry, also finds use in a car's exhaust for entirely non-aesthetic reasons. The catalytic converter is required on nearly every car to ...

LOS ANGELES -- U.S. law enforcement agencies are taking action after seeing a rise in thefts of catalytic converters since the beginning of the pandemic. "We've seen where they quickly, like NASCAR, ...

The leader of catalytic converter theft ring in Connecticut has pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with the trafficking of stolen parts in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey. Alexander ...

Daud Gonzalez is a lifelong car enthusiast and automotive writer with a specialty in modified and race-ready rides. He spends most of his time modifying his cars and ruining them in the process. He is ...

It’s the rough idle no Toyota Prius owner ever wants to hear. When my neighbor heard a “loud, throaty sound” from his otherwise quiet Prius one morning, he knew the catalytic converter had been stolen ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A North Carolina scrap metal dealer and Emporia business owner was sentenced to over two years in prison for the part he played in a catalytic converter theft conspiracy that ...