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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.
What we like and dislike about the 2020 Ford Escape Hybrid, revived after an eight-year absence, tops our weekly list of the 10 most read news stories of the week.
By Matt Schmitz
January 8, 2020
Here are the top 10 news stories Cars.com readers couldn’t get enough of in the past year.
By Matt Schmitz
December 29, 2019
10 Biggest News Stories of the Week: 2020 Toyota Highlander Lands Lower Than Jeep Wrangler EcoDiesel
Here are the top 10 news stories Cars.com readers couldn’t get enough of in the past week, led away by our real-world fuel economy report on the Jeep Wrangler EcoDiesel and pricing for the 2020 Toyota Highlander.
By Matt Schmitz
December 18, 2019
Here are the top 10 articles readers couldn’t get enough of on Cars.com sister site PickupTrucks.com from November.
By Matt Schmitz
December 15, 2019
Here are the top five reviews and videos Cars.com readers couldn’t get enough of in the past week, led away by the Jeep Wrangler EcoDiesel and Land Rover Defender, respectively.
By Matt Schmitz
December 15, 2019
Approximately 250 model-year 2020 BMW 3 Series and Z4 cars and Toyota Supra coupes are being recalled for headlight control units.
By Matt Schmitz
December 13, 2019
Approximately 230 model-year 2017-18 Bentley Continental Supersports coupes are being recalled.
By Matt Schmitz
December 13, 2019
Our comparison of the 2019 and 2020 Mazda CX-5 compact SUV tops this week’s list of Cars.com’s most popular stories.
By Matt Schmitz
December 11, 2019
Stories about the 2020 Honda CR-V compact SUV and Tesla’s Cybertruck topped the list of Cars.com’s most popular stories of November.
By Matt Schmitz
December 8, 2019
With the 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show over, we took a look to find out which stories resonated with Cars.com readers.
By Matt Schmitz
December 5, 2019