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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

With new-car multimedia systems and over-the-air updates devised to support streaming services, is using an iPod a possibility nowadays?
More than 218,000 model-year 2016-18 Volkswagen Jettas are being recalled for a potential fuel leak.
A recall is out for certain 2020 Toyota Highlander and Highlander Hybrid SUVs’ seat trim covers.
Our story on everything you need to know for the latest Toyota RAV4 model years takes our prize as the past week’s most popular news article.
The first recall for the Model Y has been issued to owners who ordered Tesla’s smallest SUV with a global rear lamp and the $1,000 Tow Hitch Package.
On our pre-COVID-19 mileage drive to Toronto, we had the opportunity to see firsthand how effective Hyundai’s Rear Occupant Alert System can be.
Approximately 3,300 Buick, Cadillac and Chevrolet cars and SUVs are being recalled for a brake boost system malfunction.
Approximately 2,100 Jeep Wranglers, Gladiators and Ram 1500s and 2500s are being recalled for their front seat belt retractors.
Approximately 620,000 2020 Ford and Lincoln cars, SUVs and pickup trucks are being recalled for their rearview cameras.
Approximately 13,100 2020 Land Rover Range Rover Sport SUVs are being recalled for issues related to tire pressure.