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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

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Articles by Patrick Masterson

More than 203,200 trucks are being recalled, including those from a June guidance, over a transmission issue that could cause a rollaway.
A sizable population of Porsche vehicles are being recalled following an issue with missing screw covers.
A new recall for model-year 2022 Tundra pickup trucks and NX SUVs has been issued over concerns with the electronic parking brake.
A failing front blower motor can increase the risk of an interior fire for affected Expedition and Navigator full-size SUVs.
Nearly 120,700 Chevrolet Spark and Spark EV hatchbacks have been issued a new recall from parent company GM over concerns of hood latch corrosion.
The latest recall affects more than 277,000 Super Duty pickup trucks and Continental sedans.
Hyundai and Kia are issuing stop-sale notices and two large recalls for the Palisade and Telluride, respectively.
Hyundai’s Palisade three-row family hauler is being recalled for failing windshield wipers.
Ford is once again calling on model-year 2021-22 Ford F-150s to be brought in for service over concerns of fractured driveshafts.
Much as the 5 takes direct cues from the Precept concept, the 6 will draw directly from the O2 concept that was unveiled in Los Angeles in March.