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Patrick Masterson

I joined the automotive industry in 2016 as a lifelong car enthusiast and have achieved the rare feat of applying my journalism and media arts degrees as a writer, fact-checker, proofreader and editor my entire professional career, which has somehow been more than a decade solely at Cars.com and currently as Chief Copy Editor. I live by an in-house version of the AP stylebook and know where the semicolons can go, which you can occasionally find updated proof of in the stories

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Articles by Patrick Masterson

More than 508,000 model-year 2025-26 Toyota Camrys are being recalled for instrument cluster displays that could go blank.
With the third-generation Honda Ridgeline on the way, our expert reviewers weigh in on what Honda should change — and what it shouldn’t.
Now into its 21st year of publication, Cars.com’s American-Made Index has once again ranked all qualifying vehicles built and bought in the U.S. for model-year 2026, with the Tesla Model 3 once again on top.
Cars.com’s breakdown of vehicle assembly locations offers a snapshot of what non-American vehicle manufacturing looks like during the second Trump administration.
More than 140,200 Ford Ranger pickup trucks are affected in a new recall by wiring harnesses that can result in an electrical short and fire.
Hyundai and Kia are recalling more than 84,300 vehicles for software errors in instrument panel displays.
Hyundai’s first major recall of 2026 concerns one of its most popular products, the Palisade three-row SUV, and improper airbag deployment.
Toyota’s latest major recall involves model-year 2023-26 Prius rear door switches.
Cars.com’s breakdown of vehicle assembly locations offers a snapshot of what non-American vehicle manufacturing looks like heading into a new presidency.