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.
Hungry for a new vehicle this weekend but confounded by the car-buying 
 process? Check out our guide.
By Patrick Masterson
July 28, 2017
Approximately 670 model-year 2016 Toyota Avalon Hybrid and Camry 
 Hybrid sedans are being recalled.
By Patrick Masterson
July 25, 2017
By Patrick Masterson
July 25, 2017
Approximately 13,000 model-year 2017 Jeep Compass SUVs are being 
 recalled for their user guides.
By Patrick Masterson
July 24, 2017
In the market for a new vehicle this weekend but confounded by the car-
 buying process? Check out our guide.
By Patrick Masterson
July 21, 2017
Approximately 3,500 model-year 2011-16 Toyota Tacoma pickup trucks 
 and 4Runner SUVs equipped with accessory hood scoops are being 
 recalled.
By Patrick Masterson
July 21, 2017
By Patrick Masterson
July 17, 2017
In the market for a new vehicle this weekend but confounded by the car-
 buying process? Let us help with this guide.
By Patrick Masterson
July 14, 2017
Approximately 8,800 model-year 2011-12 BMW sports cars and sedans are 
 being recalled for a rear driveshaft CV joint.
By Patrick Masterson
July 13, 2017
Approximately 14,000 model-year 2013-14 BMW 5 Series luxury sedans 
 are being recalled for rear reflex reflectors.
By Patrick Masterson
July 11, 2017