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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.

Our visual preview of the 2021 Volkswagen ID.4, the German automaker’s first long-range electric vehicle for the U.S. market, took the No. 1 spot this week.
Cars.com reviewer Kelsey Mays’ comprehensive critique of the 2021 Volkswagen Atlas is our most popular article of the past week.
The smell in our 2020 Hyundai Palisade yielded Cars.com’s top story for Cars.com in September, but our evaluation of its audio system also ranked highly.
Our deep dive into the sonic specifics of the premium Harman Kardon stereo system in the 2020 Hyundai Palisade takes the top spot this week.
Our second report on the status of our “CSI: Car Smell Investigation, 2020 Hyundai Palisade Edition” is far and away our most popular article of the past week.
The redesigned-for-2020 Ford Explorer has been named a Top Safety Pick Plus, while its Ford luxury-division counterpart, the Lincoln Aviator, earns a Top Safety Pick nod.
Our report on the sizable Tucson/Stinger recall takes first among Cars.com’s most popular articles this week.
Our review of the 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer topped this past week’s most popular stories.
Our most popular pair of news articles in the past month is a tale of two SUVs, the all-new-for-2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime plug-in hybrid and the 2020 Hyundai Palisade.
Our roundup of all the best deals shoppers will find on new cars over the long Labor Day weekend was the No. 1 article of the week.