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.
Kia is issuing a new recall for Sorento Hybrid and Sorento Plug-in Hybrid SUVs to resolve potentially exploding seat belt pretensioners.
By Patrick Masterson
June 29, 2022
Model-year 2006-14 Ridgeline pickup trucks are now under recall thanks to an issue with corrosion that could lead to a fuel leak.
By Patrick Masterson
June 22, 2022
The 2022 American-Made Index ranks 95 vehicles through five major criteria: assembly location, parts content, engine origins, transmission origins and U.S. manufacturing workforce.
By Patrick Masterson
June 21, 2022
Cars.com’s 2022 American-Made Index ranks 95 vehicles, from entry-level sedans to luxury SUVs. See this year’s study segmented by vehicle class.
By Patrick Masterson
June 21, 2022
Of the 379 models sold in the U.S for the 2022 model year, there are 244 that aren’t assembled in the U.S. at all.
By Patrick Masterson
June 21, 2022
An issue with the antilock brake system has prompted the latest recall from Stellantis over model-year 2018-19 Durango and Grand Cherokee SUVs.
By Patrick Masterson
June 17, 2022
One recall involves diesel variants of the Jeep Grand Cherokee SUV and Ram 1500 pickup truck, the other Ram’s 1500 and heavy-duty 2500 and 3500 pickups.
By Patrick Masterson
June 16, 2022
Ford’s rough recent stretch of recalls continues with a new directive for nearly 3 million vehicles over a bushing that attaches the shifter cable to the transmission.
By Patrick Masterson
June 15, 2022
A new recall for four-door 2021-22 Broncos seeks to fix unreliable child safety locks.
By Patrick Masterson
June 15, 2022
Mercedes and Daimler Vans’ ubiquitous eCall emergency call function is at the heart of their latest recall for some 254,800 vehicles.
By Patrick Masterson
May 27, 2022