Chief Copy Editor
Patrick Masterson
Patrick joined the automotive industry in 2016 as a lifelong car enthusiast and achieved the rare feat of applying his journalism and media arts degrees as a writer, fact-checker, proofreader and editor his entire professional career, which has somehow been more than a decade at Cars.com and currently as Chief Copy Editor. He lives by an in-house version of the AP stylebook and knows where the semicolons can go.
Articles by Patrick Masterson
A new recall from Hyundai is out for nearly 38,000 Kona Electric and Veloster N vehicles and involves a software error that may affect the airbags and seat belts.
By Patrick Masterson
November 5, 2026
Audi’s latest recall is small but significant and affects practically all Q4 e-Tron and Q4 e-Tron Sportback electric SUVs it sold for the 2024 and ‘25 model years.
By Patrick Masterson
November 5, 2026
More than 508,000 model-year 2025-26 Toyota Camrys are being recalled for instrument cluster displays that could go blank.
By Patrick Masterson
August 11, 2026
With the third-generation Honda Ridgeline on the way, our expert reviewers weigh in on what Honda should change — and what it shouldn’t.
By Patrick Masterson
July 23, 2026
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.
By Patrick Masterson
June 23, 2026
Cars.com’s breakdown of vehicle assembly locations offers a snapshot of what non-American vehicle manufacturing looks like during the second Trump administration.
By Patrick Masterson
June 23, 2026
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.
By Patrick Masterson
April 22, 2026
Hyundai and Kia are recalling more than 84,300 vehicles for software errors in instrument panel displays.
By Patrick Masterson
January 29, 2026
Hyundai’s first major recall of 2026 concerns one of its most popular products, the Palisade three-row SUV, and improper airbag deployment.
By Patrick Masterson
January 29, 2026