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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

Approximately 35,000 model-year 2018 Ford Expedition and Lincoln 
 Navigator SUVs with second-row center bench seats are being recalled.
Approximately 65,000 Acura MDX and MDX Sport Hybrid SUVs, and Honda 
 HR-V SUVs and Odyssey minivans are being recalled for their rear brakes.
Interested in buying a new car this weekend? We're here for you. Check 
 out our links for getting the most out of your shopping experience.
Interested in buying a new car this weekend? We're here for you. Check 
 out our links for getting the most out of your shopping experience.
Heading to the 2018 Charlotte Auto Show in North Carolina? We have you 
 covered. Check out highlights of the four-day event beginning Thursday 
 herein.
With the redesigned, fifth-generation 2019 Subaru Forester, the automaker 
 was looking to ensure it didn't mess up a good thing. But how did it do 
 with the cost of fuel? Find out here.
Approximately 165,500 model-year 2012-14 Subaru and Toyota vehicles 
 are being recalled for their engine valve springs.
Approximately 228,600 model-year 2018 Subaru Legacy sedans and 
 Outback wagons are being recalled due to a software error.
Approximately 4,800 model-year 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT and 
 Grand Cherokee Trackhawk SUVs are being recalled for driver-side 
 floormats.
Approximately 400 model-year 2019 Porsche Cayenne SUVs are being 
 recalled for passenger-side rear seat belt buckles.