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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

below.

Articles by Patrick Masterson

There's every reason to believe Memorial Day 2018 could spring some 
 unusually sweet new-car discounts. Here are a few of the best deals we 
 know about now.
Approximately 380 model-year 2018 Chevrolet Equinox SUVs are being 
 recalled for window glass.
Interested in buying a brand-new car over Cinco de Mayo weekend, but 
 not sure of where to start? Check out our link guide here.
Approximately 47,800 model-year 2011-12 BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce 
 vehicles are being recalled for an auxiliary water pump.
Ahead of the 2018 Kentucky Derby, we break down what horsepower is 
 worth — and how many actual ponies you'd need to power a few key cars.
Interested in getting a new car this weekend but not sure of how to start? 
 Check out our link guide here.
Approximately 5,800 model-year 2018 Acura MDX SUVs and Honda Pilot 
 SUVs and Ridgeline pickup trucks are being recalled.
Interested in getting a new car with that tax refund, but you're not sure of 
 how to start? Check out our link guide here.
Approximately 140 Ford F-150 pickup trucks, Expedition SUVs, Mustang 
 muscle cars and Lincoln Navigator SUVs are being recalled.
Approximately 60 model-year 2018 Mercedes-Benz SUVs and sports cars 
 are being recalled for the housing on the driver-side airbag inflator.