Platinum has been considered a precious metal for a couple thousand years now, with folks in both hemispheres using it to show off their conspicuous consumption since about 700 BCE. This is partly ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The catalytic converter is a non-serviceable part that can last well beyond 100,000 miles; or, in some cases, the entire life of the vehicle, ...

Waukesha police are investigating the theft of about 20 catalytic converters from a local school bus company. Waukesha police are investigating the theft of about 20 catalytic converters from a local ...

Tou Sue Vang ran a profitable family business in Sacramento with his brother, Andrew, and his mother, Monica Moua. But the lucrative family enterprise was illegal and involved buying stolen catalytic ...

HARD THEY WERE TO IDENTIFY. CATALYTIC CONVERTER, PROTECTIVE STEEL PLATES ARE FAIRLY COMMON SITES FOR CARS BEING SERVICED AT GLEN’S AUTOMOTIVE IN SACRAMENTO. IT’S JUST NOT A PLEASANT EXPERIENCE TO TRY ...

Reports of catalytic converter thefts in Fresno dropped by 60% after federal authorities arrested a man who was selling thousands of the stolen car part for a profit of more than $2.5 million. Federal ...

WILL COUNTY, Ill. — A suburban school district was forced to emergency e-learning days after most of its bus fleet had their catalytic converters stolen. The Troy 30-C School District, which has ...

A Surrey towing business bought hundreds of catalytic converters despite knowing they had been stolen, a B.C. government lawsuit alleges. The lawsuit, filed Nov. 25 by the provincial director of civil ...

Thanks to the Clean Air Act of 1970, all cars sold in the US after 1975 must have catalytic converters (cats) installed on them. That means that if you drive a relatively modern car, it should have ...

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, ...