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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.

Articles by Matt Schmitz

Here are five cars well-suited to the time-honored tradition of the drive-in.
A ceiling-mounted tether anchor keeps the 2018 Honda CR-V from earning 
 a perfect car-seat score.
Drugged driving is now more prevalent than drunken driving, according to 
 a new report from the Governors Highway Safety Association.
One of the most dangerous places you can be in a flood is in your car. Here 
 are the do's and don'ts if you find yourself trapped in your car by rising 
 waters.
Our car seat technician contorted his body to give you the scoop on how 
 car seats fit in the 2018 Ford Mustang GT.
In terms of car seats, the 2017 Toyota Sienna excelled thanks to loads of 
 room and accessible lower Latch anchors. Little has changed for 2018.
A new Allstate study shows that some drivers are decidedly worse than 
 they think they are. Find out which cities' illusory superiority fails them 
 here.
For Halloween, most people dress up their kids; at Cars.com, we dress up 
 our cars. This year, it was our 2017 Chrysler Pacifica.