Chief Copy Editor

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

As many as 13,000 Tesla Model 3 sedans and Model Y SUVs are being recalled for issues with brake calipers and seat belts.
By Patrick Masterson
June 3, 2021
By Patrick Masterson
May 28, 2021
Ford has issued a recall for more than 192,000 model-year 2013-21 Transit Connect vans over a transmission-related component.
By Patrick Masterson
May 28, 2021
Here are the three best deals for Memorial Day weekend from among the 10 bestselling vehicles of 2021 so far.
By Patrick Masterson
May 25, 2021
More than 342,000 model-year 2019-21 Mercedes-Benz and Mercedes-AMG cars and SUVs are being recalled for their backup cameras.
By Patrick Masterson
May 20, 2021
A brake fluid leak issue affects more than 440,000 model-year 2013-15 Optima sedans and 2014-15 Sorento SUVs.
By Patrick Masterson
May 18, 2021
More than 620,000 model-year 2016-19 Ford Explorer SUVs are being recalled for loose roof rail covers.
By Patrick Masterson
May 10, 2021
Hyundai has issued two fire-related recalls, one for its Santa Fe Sport SUV and the other for its Elantra sedan, Kona SUV and Veloster hatchback.
By Patrick Masterson
May 4, 2021
More than 2,700 2020-21 Dodge Durango three-row SUVs are being recalled for an issue with the side airbag inflatable curtain fastener.
By Patrick Masterson
April 30, 2021
A defective Takata airbag inflator has been linked to a 19th death in the U.S., this time for the driver of a 2002 Honda Accord.
By Patrick Masterson
April 22, 2021