The catalytic converter in your car's exhaust system has a complex emissions-related job to perform. Placed between the engine and the muffler, it reduces the amounts of the three primary pollutants ...

Catalytic converters are an essential part of a road car's exhaust system, converting noxious emissions into more environmentally friendly gases. Unfortunately, while they're useful, they aren't ...

How can car owners protect themselves from the wave of catalytic converter theft that has swept the country? Claims for stolen catalytic converters doubled in the year ending June 2022, according to ...

The good news: Catalytic converter thefts have come down considerably since hitting a peak several years ago. Roughly 14,000 converters were stolen in 2024, according to the National Insurance Crime ...

The theft of catalytic converters from automobiles has been on the rise in the past year and now the Los Angeles City Council is proposing new stiffer penalties for thieves, including a punishment for ...

A national catalytic converter theft ring that generated hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue was taken down in an unprecedented federal investigation, the Department of Justice said Wednesday.

Catalytic converter thieves prefer raised trucks and the cover of darkness to do their work. A recent report by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), a non-profit organization dedicated to ...

Thefts of catalytic converters continue to climb at an alarming rate, and the pandemic and its resulting economic issues have made their resale value rise even further. Aside from comprehensive ...

In 2022, thefts nationwide were 540% higher than all of 2020, public data company BeenVerified found. Thieves are slipping under cars to swipe catalytic converters, those pollution-control gadgets ...

A catalytic converter is an integral part of a car’s overall exhaust system. However, while they are normally something a car owner would never think about, thefts of catalytic converters spiked to ...