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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

below.

Articles by Patrick Masterson

The latest recall from Ford concerns model-year 2020-22 Explorers that could have a disconnected driveshaft, increasing the risk of a rollaway.
Read here to find four of the best cash-back offers on the vehicle market in September.
Audi and Porsche are issuing recalls over the threat of fire with high-voltage batteries for two electric vehicle nameplates.
Affected 2022-23 Kia Sorentos are being recalled for the mounting clips for the rearview camera, which may break.
For the third time this year, Ford has issued a major recall over the failure of a critical safety component: the legally mandated backup camera.
In addition to our August deals roundup, we’ve found three extra vehicles with cash-back savings worth checking out.
In two separate recalls, 182,000 Compasses are being recalled for an instrument panel cluster lighting issue, while some 162,700 Grand Cherokees, Wagoneers and Grand Wagoneers are being recalled for their backup cameras.
Now through Sept. 5, Nissan is offering 0% financing for up to 60 months on the 2023 Titan and Titan XD for current Nissan or Infiniti owners or lessees.
In Cars.com’s most read article of the last seven days by an equally secure margin, our annual Car Seat Fit Report Card details the vehicles we’ve tested and how they performed in a variety of child-safety seat fitments.
Read here for three cash-back offers on vehicles from Jeep and Ram through August.