Assistant Managing Editor-News
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.
This week in pickup truck news, we drive the 2020 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel, tow a boat with the 2019 Ford Ranger, grab a Nissan Titan XD for a fuel economy run and more.
By Matt Schmitz
August 22, 2019
For the second week in a row, a safety recall tops our list of the week’s 10 biggest news stories; this time for the Honda CR-V.
By Matt Schmitz
August 21, 2019
A recall of the 2019 Toyota RAV4 and RAV4 Hybrid beat out our expert review of the 2019 Mazda CX-9 to reach No. 1 on our weekly list of the 10 biggest Cars.com news stories.
By Matt Schmitz
August 14, 2019
Updates to the 2020 Hyundai Santa Fe SUV top our list of the week’s 10 most popular stories.
By Matt Schmitz
August 7, 2019
By Matt Schmitz
August 7, 2019
Our editors were split roughly down the middle on the general utility of the otherwise well-liked 2020 Hyundai Palisade’s beverage receptacles. Here’s a deeper dive on what they’re all about.
By Matt Schmitz
August 5, 2019
True to their respective steep-cliffside and mountainous model names, the 2020 Hyundai Palisade and 2020 Kia Telluride have summited our list of the most popular Cars.com news articles of July. See the full list here.
By Matt Schmitz
August 2, 2019
Sometimes, a car model is so popular that shoppers want to know everything about it — even if it probably doesn’t affect them. Such seems to be the case with the 2019 Subaru Ascent in our most popular news stories of this past week. Check the full rundown for more here.
By Matt Schmitz
July 31, 2019
Here are the top 10 news stories Cars.com readers couldn’t get enough of in the past week, led off by the reveal of the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray.
By Matt Schmitz
July 24, 2019
Despite its tight backseat and sloping rear roofline, the 2019 Ford Mustang sports coupe scored well in our Car Seat Check.
By Matt Schmitz
July 23, 2019