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.
With the recent debut of the 2018 Ford Expedition, we asked: How does
the new Expedition measure up to its rival, the Chevrolet Tahoe?
By Matt Schmitz
March 23, 2018
With the 2018 New York auto show, it appears automakers may have
saved the best and biggest for last this auto-show season.
By Matt Schmitz
March 23, 2018
By Matt Schmitz
March 16, 2018
By Matt Schmitz
March 16, 2018
Given that St. Patrick's Day DUI fatalities are nearly double the daily
average, here's a plan to get through your celebrations this weekend.
By Matt Schmitz
March 15, 2018
As summer road-trip season approaches, we polled our staff to come up
with eight family road-trip games that don't require a screen.
By Matt Schmitz
March 14, 2018
Drunk-driving deaths have declined, but fatalities and arrests are still an
issue. Here are the 10 worst and best states with DUI problems.
By Matt Schmitz
March 9, 2018
While safety advocates work to figure out the factors leading to rising
traffic deaths, one contributor is already known: speed.
By Matt Schmitz
March 9, 2018
By Matt Schmitz
March 9, 2018
In 2018, IIHS will have another challenge to give automakers in crash
testing: the passenger-side small overlap front test.
By Matt Schmitz
March 9, 2018