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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 one of Cars.com’s most popular news stories of the past month, we share a list of the 10 cheapest SUVs you can buy right now. See the full list of stories here.
We kiss and tell in one of our most popular news articles of the past week, recounting our first drive of the 2026 Tesla Model Y. See the full list of stories here.
We’ve rounded up the 10 cheapest cars and SUVs you can buy right now in two of Cars.com’s most popular news articles of the past week. See the full list here.
In Cars.com’s most popular article of the past week, reviewer Conner Golden shares his experience driving the 2025 Subaru Outback Touring XT. See the rest of the top stories here.
In one of Cars.com’s most popular articles of the past week, we tick off the things that tick us off and tickle us about the 2025 Toyota Crown Signia. See the rest of the stories here.
In Cars.com’s most popular news article of the week, we run down the 2026 Ram 1500 Ramcharger’s (mostly) next-level bona fides in anticipation of its on-sale date sometime in the second half of this year.
In one of the most popular articles on this month’s list of most read stories, we announced the Genesis Electrified GV70 as the top luxury vehicle. See the full list here.
Our toe-to-toe towing test of the 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser and 2024 Lexus GX 550 tops the list of our most read stories of the past week. See the full list here.
See the full rundown of our top 10 news stories of the week, highlighted by our review of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class sedan.
In the top finisher on Cars.com’s countdown of most popular articles of the past week, the Ram 1500 is revealed as our editors’ favorite pickup of 2025. See the full list here.