Catalytic converters are an important part of your car's functioning exhaust system. Here's how they work and why their parts ...

Catalytic-converter theft exploded because those honeycombs hide platinum, palladium, and rhodium. Hybrids (cooler-running ...

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 ...

Introduced in 1974 by General Motors, catalytic converters were a byproduct of the 1970 Clean Air Act, which aimed at improving air quality in the U.S. by curbing smog emissions that were choking U.S.

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, ...

TARZANA, Calif. (KABC) -- Two suspects were apprehended and four catalytic converters were recovered after a theft in Tarzana led to a high-speed chase, authorities said. Sirens blared through the ...

CHULA VISTA, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Catalytic converter theft isn’t anything new, but it’s a real problem many throughout the county are still facing, and the Chula Vista Police Department wants to ...

Long Beach police are offering to help residents deter catalytic converter theft by marking it with their vehicle information. In partnership with the city’s Fleet Services Bureau, the police ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...