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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.
In Cars.com’s most popular news story of the past week, we break down the 2026 Toyota Corolla. See the full list of stories here.
By Matt Schmitz
July 30, 2025
In our most popular news story of the week, we’ve rounded up a quartet of EVs eligible for both free financing and the federal tax incentive. See the full list of stories here.
By Matt Schmitz
July 23, 2025
In one of Cars.com’s most popular stories of the past week, we share the best model-year 2025 SUVs for towing. See which other stories made the list here.
By Matt Schmitz
July 16, 2025
In our most popular news story of the past week — our annual roundup of the best Independence Day deals we could find on new cars — there’s still a price reduction to be had even after holiday revelry has ended.
By Matt Schmitz
July 9, 2025
In two of Cars.com’s most popular articles of the past month, we round up the cheapest electric vehicle and cheapest new cars of any type you can buy right now.
By Matt Schmitz
July 3, 2025
10 Biggest News Stories of the Week: Ford F-150 Lobo Leads Pack, Jeep Gladiator Fights to the Finish
See Cars.com’s 10 biggest news stories of the week, led away by information on the new 2025 Ford F-150 Lobo.
By Matt Schmitz
July 2, 2025
Our 2025 American-Made Index tops the list of the most popular articles of the past week. See the rest of our top stories here.
By Matt Schmitz
June 25, 2025
We get into what the Premium variant of our 2025 Toyota 4Runner Off-Road offers in our most popular article of the past week. See the full top 10 here.
By Matt Schmitz
June 18, 2025
Check out our top 10 news stories of the week, led by our speculation on how the 2025 Volkswagen Tiguan might’ve fared in our compact SUV comparison test.
By Matt Schmitz
June 11, 2025
In one of Cars.com's most popular articles of the past week, Nissan recalls nearly 80,000 vehicles for a rear visibility issue. See the full list of stories here.
By Matt Schmitz
June 4, 2025