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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.

Primed to buy a new car before New Year's Day but not sure of where to 
 start this weekend? Check out our link guide.
As we approach the end of the year, it's time for a list of cars that are 
 approaching the end of the road. Here's what's leaving us in 2018.
Approximately 48,700 model-year 2012-14 Audi A6 luxury sedans and A7 
 luxury hatchbacks are being recalled for a fuel line.
Approximately 144 model-year 2016-17 Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric 
 hatchbacks are being recalled as part of the Takata airbag recall.
Ready to buy a new car for the holidays but not sure of where to start this 
 weekend? Check out our link guide here.
Approximately 1,100 model-year 2017 Mazda CX-5 SUVs equipped with an 
 accessory trailer-hitch wiring harness are being recalled.
Did power-closing clamshell doors and a built-in art gallery not convince 
 you the 2018 Rolls-Royce Phantom was a good idea? How about cabin 
 quiet?
Ready to buy a new car for December but not sure of where to start this 
 weekend? Check out our link guide here.
Approximately 3,200 model-year 2018 BMW 230i, M2 and M240i sedans, 
 and X3 SUVs are being recalled for their instrument panels.
Approximately 25,800 model-year 2017-18 Jeep Compass SUVs are being 
 recalled for their instrument panel clusters.