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Patrick Masterson

Patrick Masterson is Chief Copy Editor at Cars.com. He joined the automotive industry in 2016 as a lifelong car enthusiast and has achieved the rare feat of applying his journalism and media arts degrees as a writer, fact-checker, proofreader and editor his entire professional career. He lives by an in-house version of the AP stylebook and knows where semicolons can go.

Approximately 4,200 model-year 2019 Ford Mustang coupes and Lincoln 
 Nautilus and Navigator SUVs are being recalled for their instrument panel 
 cluster assemblies.
Approximately 27,000 model-year 2017-19 Lincoln Continental sedans are 
 being recalled for their door latch motors.
Approximately 4,400 model-year 2014-19 Acura ILX sedans are being 
 recalled for their fuel tanks.
Though we dug up some SUV discounts for you, February's biggest 
 incentives come from two classes where the market is shrinking. Which are 
 they? Find out here.
Approximately 850 model-year 2015-16 Audi A6 sedans and model-year 
 2015 Audi A7 coupes are being recalled for an auxiliary heater electrical 
 connector.
Approximately 200 model-year 2019 Cadillac XTS sedans are being recalled 
 to secure a belt buckle assembly.
Approximately 17,700 model-year 2017-18 Porsche Panamera, e-Hybrid, 
 Sport Turismo and e-Hybrid Sport Turismo cars are being recalled to 
 reprogram power steering software.
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The Volkswagen Jetta GLI had been missing from the Jetta lineup for some 
 time, at least until its reintroduction at the 2019 Chicago Auto Show. Check 
 out our video for what you should know.
Here's what's new this week in the pickup truck world as reported by sister 
 site PickupTrucks.com.