Chief Copy Editor

Patrick Masterson

Patrick Masterson is Chief Copy Editor at Cars.com. He joined the automotive industry in 2016 as a lifelong car enthusiast and has achieved the rare feat of applying his journalism and media arts degrees as a writer, fact-checker, proofreader and editor his entire professional career. He lives by an in-house version of the AP stylebook and knows where semicolons can go.
Interested in buying a new car this weekend, but not sure of where to 
 start? Check out our link primer here.
By Patrick Masterson
June 28, 2018
Approximately 1,500 model-year 2012 Ferrari Californias, 458 Italias and 
 Spiders, and FFs are being recalled as part of the ongoing Takata crisis.
By Patrick Masterson
June 27, 2018
Approximately 3,200 2013 Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrids are being 
 recalled.
By Patrick Masterson
June 21, 2018
The 2018 Jeep Cherokee is fresh off topping our 2018 American-Made 
 Index as the most American car. But how much does it cost to fill up?
By Patrick Masterson
June 21, 2018
Approximately 850 Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC vehicles are being 
 recalled for a high-pressure fuel pump.
By Patrick Masterson
June 20, 2018
Approximately 490 model-year 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 sports cars 
 are being recalled for their sensing diagnostic modules.
By Patrick Masterson
June 20, 2018
Interested in buying a new car for Father's Day this weekend, but not sure 
 of where to start? Check out our link guide here.
By Patrick Masterson
June 18, 2018
By Patrick Masterson
June 17, 2018
We've owned our Best of 2017-winning Chrysler Pacifica for some 18 
 months now. Here's where we stand on fuel economy after surpassing the 
 20,000-mile mark.
By Patrick Masterson
June 14, 2018
Approximately 33,000 model-year 2009-13 BMW X5 xDrive35d SUVs are 
 being recalled for the engine idler pulley bolt.
By Patrick Masterson
June 13, 2018