Motorists across the U.S. are increasingly being met with a roaring noise when they turn on the ignition due to surging thefts of catalytic converters, law enforcement officials say. The devices look ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A new report out from the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) shows that the second-generation Toyota Prius is 40 times ...

Prius owners have been hit especially hard by the wave of catalytic converter thefts. The hybrid cars have a more coveted catalytic converter, which has more precious metals in it. The trend has left ...

Q: Recently, people warned on Nextdoor that someone in my neighborhood in Oakland was stealing catalytic converters from Prii (evidently they are easy to take from certain Prius models). Within a ...