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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 2,500 model-year 2018-19 Mercedes-AMG sedans, wagons, coupes and SUVs are being recalled for an oil feed line.
Approximately 3,000 model-year 2020 Jeep Wrangler SUVs are being recalled for their left-side lower control arm brackets.
Approximately 2,800 model-year 2014-15 Cadillac CTS V-Sport sedans are being recalled for the roll pins in their rear-axle differentials.
Approximately 550 model-year 2003-04 Pontiac Vibe hatchbacks are being recalled for their airbag assemblies.
Topping our most read reviews of this past week is our take on the 2020 Honda Civic hatchback.
Approximately 480 model-year 2020 Hyundai Kona SUVs are being recalled for incorrect certification labels.
GM is reportedly planning to revive the Hummer name as a GMC sub-brand and in pickup truck form. Ahead of any official announcement, here are seven things we think could help it succeed.
Approximately 2.9 million Toyota Corollas, Matrixes, Avalons and Avalon Hybrids are being recalled for their airbag electronic control units.
Approximately 139,000 Toyota cars and SUVs are being recalled for an issue with Takata airbag inflators.
Approximately 2.4 million Acura and Honda vehicles are being recalled for Takata airbag inflators that predate the non-desiccated inflator crisis.