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.
Ram is recalling more than 52,500 of its heavy-duty pickup and chassis-cab trucks over an issue with driver-side airbags and seat belt pretensioners.
By Patrick Masterson
December 23, 2025
Approximately 72,500 Ram trucks are involved in the brand’s latest recall, which stems from an issue with the instrument panel.
By Patrick Masterson
December 4, 2025
Read here to see how we dug deep to find cash-back offers on three vehicles for the Black Friday weekend.
By Patrick Masterson
November 24, 2025
Approximately 65,000 Ford Flex SUVs are being recalled for detaching door trim.
By Patrick Masterson
October 31, 2025
Ford’s long year of recalls continues with the latest out for 292,000 F-Series Super Duty trucks affected by faulty backup cameras.
By Patrick Masterson
October 20, 2025
Read here to find the three best cash-back new-car deals for Labor Day weekend 2025.
By Patrick Masterson
August 28, 2025
Kia’s latest safety missive applies to more than 201,000 Telluride three-row SUVs and, as with a recent K5 recall, involves trim pieces.
By Patrick Masterson
August 4, 2025
Here are three vehicles to look out for cash-back offers on if you’re shopping for a new car this Fourth of July.
By Patrick Masterson
July 2, 2025
Now celebrating its 20th year of publication, Cars.com’s American-Made Index has once again ranked all qualifying vehicles built and bought in the U.S. for model-year 2025, and the Tesla Model 3 is back on top.
By Patrick Masterson
June 17, 2025
Now celebrating its 20th year of publication, Cars.com’s American-Made Index has once again ranked all qualifying vehicles built and bought in the U.S. for model-year 2025, and the Tesla Model 3 is back on top.
By Patrick Masterson
June 17, 2025