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
Affected model-year 2014-18 Mazda3s and 2016-21 CX-3s are under recall for an improperly displaying backup camera.
By Patrick Masterson
July 20, 2023
Read here for four cash-back offers on vehicles from Dodge, Jeep and Ram through the end of July.
By Patrick Masterson
July 7, 2023
Read here for three cash deals applicable over the Fourth of July weekend from Chevrolet, Hyundai and Jeep.
By Patrick Masterson
June 30, 2023
For the fourth time in its 18-year history, Cars.com’s American-Made Index ranks all qualifying vehicles built and bought in the U.S. for 2023.
By Patrick Masterson
June 21, 2023
To say there’s a single least American car is beyond the scope of our index, but it may surprise you what names appear on our list of disqualified vehicles.
By Patrick Masterson
June 21, 2023
More than 80,600 Jeep Grand Cherokees and Ram 1500s are being recalled for a software issue that could result in a stall.
By Patrick Masterson
June 14, 2023
Though questions linger over their redesign, one no longer does: The Atlas will start at $39,075 and the Atlas Cross Sport at $38,065.
By Patrick Masterson
May 23, 2023
Incorrectly assembled steering-column intermediate shafts may disconnect from U-joints, increasing the risk of a crash.
By Patrick Masterson
May 23, 2023
Affected Minis may have a short-circuiting electronic control module that increases the risk of fire.
By Patrick Masterson
May 22, 2023
Mitsubishi’s latest recall for failing backup cameras in its Outlanders and Outlander PHEVs affects nearly 90,000 vehicles.
By Patrick Masterson
May 19, 2023