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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

Approximately 750 model-year 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class coupes and sedans are being recalled for their front passenger airbag modules.
Approximately 120 model-year 2016-19 Dodge Grand Caravan vans modified by Vantage Mobility International are being recalled for their fuel pump gaskets.
More than 1.7 million Pittsburgh Automotive 3-ton and 6-ton heavy-duty steel jack stands are being recalled.
More than 141,000 Mitsubishi Lancers, Lancer Sportbacks, Outlanders and Outlander Sports are being recalled in certain states for their front lower control arms.
Approximately 3,200 model-year 2019-20 Mitsubishi Outlander SUVs and model-year 2019 Outlander PHEV plug-in hybrid SUVs are being recalled for their seat belt assemblies.
Approximately 3,200 model-year 2019 Audi Q3 SUVs and model-year 2020 Audi A6 sedans, A6 Allroad wagons and A7 hatchbacks are being recalled for their instrument panels.
Approximately 9,500 model-year 2019-20 Toyota RAV4 and RAV4 Hybrid SUVs are being recalled for their front lower suspension arms.
Approximately 530 model-year 2020 Audi Q8 SUVs are being recalled for an insufficient weld.
Approximately 2,200 model-year 2019-20 Porsche Cayenne, Cayenne Turbo and Cayenne S Turbo Hybrid SUVs are being recalled for their fuel line quick connectors.
To look for Memorial Day car deals during the coronavirus pandemic, we surveyed relatively popular models for advertised factory cash discounts and low-interest-rate financing offers.