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
Want to buy a car here at the end of January? You're in the right place.
Check out our links for getting the most out of your experience.
By Patrick Masterson
January 25, 2019
By Patrick Masterson
January 19, 2019
Interested in buying a new car to start your year off on the right foot? We
got you. Check out our links for getting the most out of your experience.
By Patrick Masterson
January 11, 2019
We took a look back to see for the safety what the 10 biggest recalls were
that we reported in 2018. Here's the list.
By Patrick Masterson
January 7, 2019
Interested in buying a new car to start off 2019 right? We're here for you.
Check out our links for getting the most out of your experience.
By Patrick Masterson
January 5, 2019
The big surprise this week among our most read reviews is the appearance
of a new one for the 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe that launched straight to No.
2.
By Patrick Masterson
January 4, 2019
The 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe's value proposition makes it attractive in its
class. Does that mean you're saving more on gas post-purchase?
By Patrick Masterson
January 3, 2019
Readers were all over our Ford Ranger/Toyota Tacoma head-to-head teaser
this week as the most popular news story we published.
By Patrick Masterson
January 2, 2019
Recalls in the auto industry are common. Not up to speed? Not to worry.
Here are some of the most significant recalls we covered from December.
By Patrick Masterson
January 2, 2019
There are many reasons to celebrate the end of the year and the turning
over of a new year. Well, unless you're one of the vehicles on this list that
won't be surviving to see 2019.
By Patrick Masterson
December 28, 2018