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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.

The Hyundai Santa Fe mid-size SUV gets some big updates and needed improvements for the 2021 model. Here’s what we think.
Our review of the 2022 Kia Carnival minivan was one of the most popular news stories of the past week.
Safety trumped efficiency in April as a massive Subaru recall edged out Cars.com’s pick of the Ford Mustang Mach-E as the 2021 Best Eco-Friendly Car of the Year in our countdown of the month’s most popular stories.
Affordable SUVs and our review of the 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe mid-size SUV top our list of the most popular Cars.com news articles of the past week.
If you still dig cruising around town in a big, floaty land yacht, the 2021 Avalon may just be your all-around best option — the hybrid variant in particular.
Two recalls involving several Subaru vehicles top our weekly roundup of the most popular stories of the past week.
Based on the conventional QX50 SUV, the 2022 QX55 manages to retain the upscale feel, cabin space, cargo room and other SUV attributes, while smoothing out its profile for maximum low-slung sexiness.
In one of Cars.com’s most popular news articles of the past week, we ticked off our laundry list of gratitude and gripes for the 2021 Mazda CX-5.
Mazda’s sales leader, the CX-5, returns for the 2021 model year with some nicely updated safety features and a not-so-nicely updated infotainment setup.