There are periods when catalytic converters are part of frequent news stories, and the reason isn't a fun one. From time to time, we'll see an uptick in converter thefts, which makes for clicky ...

NEWPORT, Tenn. — A historic food processing facility in Newport will soon be the home of a company that recovers precious metals out of old diesel catalytic converters. The Regenx Tech Corp. will soon ...

NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks with Benjamin Preston of Consumer Reports, about why catalytic converter thefts remain a nationwide problem. An actor who starred in the soap opera "General Hospital" was shot ...

Drivers of petrol and hybrid cars can breathe a sigh of relief after new figures showed the crimewave of thieves hacking catalytic converters off the underside of vehicles has almost dissipated ...

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, ...

Cars and trucks that burn fuels also produce emissions that are toxic to people and the environment. For that reason, catalytic converters have been added to modern exhaust systems to help transform ...

View of underside of car and mechanic checking on catalytic converter. Catalytic converter theft is a growing problem in the United States, costing car owners thousands of dollars in repairs and ...

Catalytic converters, an exhaust emission control device typically found in the undercarriage of a vehicle, contains precious metals like rhodium, palladium and platinum. Thieves can make hundreds of ...

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 ...

A federal judge sentenced a Springfield man to nearly five years in prison and three years of supervised release for his role in an organized ring of thieves that stole lucrative catalytic converters ...