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Matt Schmitz

Former Assistant Managing Editor-News Matt Schmitz is a veteran Chicago journalist indulging his curiosity for all things auto while helping to inform car shoppers.

Inspired by bees, Ford has debuted a new honeycomb design on the cargo shelf of the 2018 EcoSport.
Approximately 69,000 2014-17 Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 sedans equipped with all-wheel drive are being recalled.
2016 was a bad year for sales of fuel-efficient cars. For the second year in a row, the so-called window-sticker fuel economy got worse.
According to Bloomberg, Ford engineers have struggled to maintain "situational awareness" while riding in self-driving cars.
Approximately 19,000 model-year 2014-17 BMW i3 REx hybrid hatchbacks are being recalled for a fuel-tank vent line.
Approximately 12,500 model-year 2017 Mercedes-Benz E300, E300 4Matic and Mercedes-AMG E43 luxury cars are being recalled.
Dodge has released the sixth teaser video for its Challenger SRT Demon as it leads up to the reveal at the 2017 New York auto show.
A new AAA study says drivers age 19-24 are worst when it comes to texting while driving, red-light running and speeding.
Approximately 1,000 2017 Volkswagen Passat sedans are being recalled for a brake line connection leak.