A suburban Illinois school district was forced to hold an emergency e-learning day after the catalytic converters were stolen ...

To a thief, it is a pod of precious metal worth nearly $200 on the black market. Bulging in the exhaust system like a rabbit deep in the belly of a boa, the catalytic converter cleans engine fumes ...

Car owners sometimes find, to their dismay, that their catalytic converters have been stolen because of the platinum inside.

Despite recent declines in catalytic converter thefts, law enforcement officials warn that expected increases in precious ...

Catalytic converters were stolen from 30 buses in the school district, police said, leaving the majority of the fleet "inoperable." ...

Under extreme heat, precious metals in a honeycomb structure catalyze the chemical reactions; they make today’s vehicles dramatically cleaner than older vehicles. Catalytic converters can be ...

Nissan has developed a new catalyst for its gasoline-powered cars that requires only half the amount of precious metals that current designs call for. The catalyst or catalytic converter is a ...

Catalytic converters control exhaust emissions to ... for other uses and the increasing difficulty in sourcing the precious metal has been a key factor in palladium’s recent notable price ...

Joining areas across the nation, Carver and Scott counties are seeing a rise in reported catalytic converter thefts. The converters, which can re-sell for hundreds of dollars once cut off a ...

A local school district was forced to switch to e-learning Monday after a vandalism spree left more than 80% of its school ...

Scotty Kilmer, a mechanic with a huge YouTube following, has shared details over how road users and motorists can protect themselves from the spate of thefts.