Patrick Masterson is the Chief Copy Editor at Cars.com. He specializes in automotive journalism, focusing on cars, trucks, and lorries, bringing a keen eye for detail and clarity to his work. Patrick's insights and expertise have been featured in JD Supra, the University of Reading, and Cars.com.
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Kia’s latest safety missive applies to more than 201,000 Telluride three-row SUVs and, as with a recent K5 recall, involves trim pieces.
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Ford’s long year of recalls continues with the latest out for 292,000 F-Series Super Duty trucks affected by faulty backup cameras.
Approximately 65,000 Ford Flex SUVs are being recalled for detaching door trim.
It doesn’t matter what economy or timeline you’re currently living through, one thing this great nation of ours can agree upon is this: Black Friday is ridiculous. I mean both the deals available and the way people act in public in the dead of night for a Nintendo Switch 2 (though online retail thankfully seems to have mitigated that in recent years). But those on the hunt for cash back on a new car may find that though such deals are available, they may not be as plentiful — or readily accessible — as advertised.
Approximately 72,500 Ram trucks are involved in the brand’s latest recall, which stems from an issue with the instrument panel.
Ram is recalling more than 52,500 of its heavy-duty pickup and chassis-cab trucks over an issue with driver-side airbags and seat belt pretensioners.
The 2026 Kia K4 sedan starts at $23,385 (including $1,195 destination fee), which still makes it one of the cheapest new cars in the U.S. Changes for 2026 are minor and mostly confined to the EX and GT-Line trims. Available in five trims with two powertrains
More than 140,200 Ford Ranger pickup trucks are affected in a new recall by wiring harnesses that can result in an electrical short and fire.
Now into its 21st year of publication, Cars’s American-Made Index has once again ranked all qualifying vehicles built and bought in the U.S. for model-year 2026, with the Tesla Model 3 once again on top.
