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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.

The Lexus RX 450h hybrid luxury SUV got safer and even more family-
 friendly for 2017, and little has changed with the 2018 model.
Approximately 572,000 model-year 2013-14 Hyundai Sonatas and Santa Fe 
 Sports are being recalled for machining errors.
Going dealership hopping the weekend of March 25, 2017, to shop for a 
 new car? You're gonna wanna check this out first!
The 2017 Lexus IS 350 fared better than its 2015 predecessor in our Car Seat Check, and little has changed with the 2018 model.
Travel-services giant AAA released a report showing what investment in our 
 highway system would stave off an infrastructure crisis.