Parts containing steel, such as brake drums and panels, are expected to see even larger increases, ranging from 30% to 40%.

Catalytic Converters are vehicle parts that allow us to breathe easier by reducing harmful emissions. They reside within the exhaust system and convert toxic gases, such as nitrogen oxides and carbon ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (FOX 5/KUSI) — The piercing sound of cutting ...

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 ...

Modern vehicles and the internal combustion engines that power them — well, most of them, that is — have come a long way in recent decades. From inefficient carburetor systems to fuel injection and, ...

As a crucial emissions control component, catalytic converters reduce harmful pollutants from your vehicle’s exhaust. But failure is inevitable, and understanding replacement costs allows smart ...

Law enforcement agencies across Minnesota say they are ready to tap into a new resource meant to help victims of stolen cars and stolen car parts — a centralized database that records sales at scrap ...

XRF technology offers scrap recyclers a rapid and nondestructive way to determine the precise elemental composition of materials. This means you can instantly identify the presence and percentage of ...

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(WFSB) - During the pandemic, catalytic converters were being stolen in record numbers. Lawmakers took action, but there is another reason why stealing converters isn’t so popular anymore. “A filter ...

Thefts of catalytic converters surged so aggressively during the pandemic that Congress looked to step in. Now, new data indicates that the tidal wave of thefts is subsiding. Claims data from the ...