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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

In the market for a new vehicle this weekend but confounded by the car-
 buying process? Check out our guide.
We've compared the 2017 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 and Toyota Tacoma 
 TRD Pro before on specs. But which was better to drive? Find out here.
Hungry for a new vehicle this weekend but confounded by the car-buying 
 process? Check out our guide.
Approximately 670 model-year 2016 Toyota Avalon Hybrid and Camry 
 Hybrid sedans are being recalled.
Approximately 13,000 model-year 2017 Jeep Compass SUVs are being 
 recalled for their user guides.
In the market for a new vehicle this weekend but confounded by the car-
 buying process? Check out our guide.
Approximately 3,500 model-year 2011-16 Toyota Tacoma pickup trucks 
 and 4Runner SUVs equipped with accessory hood scoops are being 
 recalled.