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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.

Now that it's debuted in New York, it's clear the Toyota FT-4X concept is an 
 SUV unto itself; check out our photo gallery.
The GV80 Concept announces Genesis' intentions to use its sedan success to break into the SUV market, with an eye on fuel efficiency.
Subaru is signaling its return to the three-row SUV market with the Ascent 
 concept, which it says will be launched in the U.S. by 2018.
Subaru is hoping to raise its SUV game with the Ascent concept, making its world debut at the 2017 New York International Auto Show.
All the build-up leading to the unveiling of the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon was hardly disappointing. Take a look.
Shopping for a car for your teen driver? Check the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's list of the safest used vehicles for teens.
Visitors to the 2017 New York International Auto Show will witness the 
 arrival of the high-performance 2018 Lexus LS 500 F Sport.
The 2017 Volkswagen Jetta performs well in our Car Seat Check, but we weren't quite as smitten with the compact sedan as we were in 2015.
Approximately 136 model-year 2016 Honda Pilot SUVs are being recalled 
 for a potential fuel tank leak.
Approximately 17,000 2016-17 Mini Clubman, Cooper S Clubman and John 
 Cooper Works Clubman cars are being recalled for brake lighting.