Claims for stolen catalytic converters doubled in the year ending June 2022, according to State Farm, the largest auto insurer in the U.S., whose customers reported more than 43,200 stolen converters ...

Catalytic converter theft is on the rise nationwide, new data shows. In 2022, thefts nationwide were 540% higher than all of 2020, public data company BeenVerified found. Thieves are slipping under ...

USAA has news for car owners: Bad guys are coming for your catalytic converter. The San Antonio-based insurance and financial services giant said in an email to customers that more than 10,000 ...

Colorado has a not-so-new defense against catalytic converter thefts: stickers and paintbrushes. Metro Denver residents can get their hands on a free catalytic converter marking kit at a number of ...

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, ...

Three years ago, thieves stole a staggering 8,591 catalytic converters from New York City vehicles. But since 2022, police, prosecutors and even state lawmakers have taken steps to solve the problem — ...