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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.
A full eight of our top 10 most popular articles of 2018 dealt directly with
SUVs. Want to know what filled out the rest? Check out the list here.
By Matt Schmitz
January 10, 2019
Cars.com's No. 1 most popular news story this week ticks off the things we
like about the 2019 Toyota RAV4, and those that still, well, tick us off.
Check out the full top 10 here.
By Matt Schmitz
January 9, 2019
By Matt Schmitz
January 9, 2019
It may be the holiday season, but criminals don’t take a holiday. So, while
you’re butchering the lyrics to Auld Lang Syne, auto thieves may be taking
your car to the chop shop.
By Matt Schmitz
January 7, 2019
Do any of the latest updates to this three-row seven-seater find the 2018
Nissan Pathfinder less kind to car seats? Find out here.
By Matt Schmitz
January 3, 2019
The latest incarnation of America's best-selling hybrid now offers all-wheel
drive, so it comes as little surprise that our First Drive of the 2019 Toyota
Prius had enough traction to make its way to our 10 most popular news
stories of the week.
By Matt Schmitz
December 19, 2018
Like breathing, most owners don't think about their vehicle's cabin air filter,
but they're critical to breathing easy in the car. Here's what you need to
know.
By Matt Schmitz
December 17, 2018
It's no surprise that in the days following the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show,
our roundup of the show's coolest concept cars would emerge as a favorite
among readers.
By Matt Schmitz
December 12, 2018
It was a veritable sword-and-sandals epic in a city more known for sun and
sand as the 2020 Jeep Gladiator vanquished all other new-model debuts at
the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show in our most popular articles of the past
week.
By Matt Schmitz
December 10, 2018
Here are 10 tips from the National Insurance Crime Bureau for spotting a
flood-damaged car.
By Matt Schmitz
December 7, 2018