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Bogdan Popa

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Personal motto:

"Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't get eight cats to pull a sled through snow" - Jeff Valdez, Stand-up Comedian.

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Bogdan keeps an eye on how technology is taking over the car world, and more often than not, you’ll see him writing about the whole thing with a typing speed that a traffic camera could easily issue a ticket for.

He typically carries both an iPhone and Android device because there’s no such thing as the perfect phone, and he drives a car that some say is blue, others say is green.

His guilty pleasure is finding bugs in Android Auto (cc @Google, you’d better keep an eye on his reports, as these could actually help you refine the experience behind the wheel), and he occasionally tries out all kinds of weird gadgets that many people didn’t even know they exist.

His daily tech arsenal also includes a smartwatch and earbuds because that’s how geeks rock, as well as a laptop that has nothing in common with fruit.

Bogdan’s long-term goals are buying an 18-wheeler because he needs more space in the trunk for his kid’s toys, as well as convincing Google and Apple that Android Auto and CarPlay deserve at least as much attention as the phones that these two companies build.

When he’s not writing about cars, Bogdan’s probably trying to fit a bike in the 375-liter trunk of his car or posting tech stuff for autoevolution’s sister site Softpedia.
Extreme-Environment Tundra Ready for Debut
Extreme-Environment Tundra Ready for Debut

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if the global economic crisis has increased the demand for fuel-efficient cars providing lowered fuel consumptions, recently-unveiled concepts prove that some carmakers are still in love with large trucks capable of facing the most extreme env...

 
FJ Cruiser Trail Teams Special Edition Displayed at SEMA
FJ Cruiser Trail Teams Special Edition Displayed at SEMA

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / SEMA has always been considered the land of concept cars because the majority of top players in the automotive industry choose the Las Vegas-based auto show to introduce their latest models, systems and technology. Toyota did the same thing and, be...

 
Daimler, Kamaz Form Strategic Alliance
Daimler, Kamaz Form Strategic Alliance

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Daimler has just made another important step for its truck market evolution plan by signing an agreement with Kamaz, reportedly Russia's largest truck manufacturer. Under the terms of the contract, Daimler will pay about 250 million dollars fo...

 
Ford: F-150 - The Best in Its Class
Ford: F-150 - The Best in Its Class

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if it's clear that the new F-150 is one of the main models in the next Ford lineup, the American company continues to praise the pickup truck pointing that it “delivers class-leading towing capability of 11,300 pounds and hauling ca...

 
Toyota Five-Door Tailback Sees Daylight
Toyota Five-Door Tailback Sees Daylight

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / November easily turns into the “Concept Month” for most carmakers, after Ford, Volkswagen and General Motors rolled out several concepts showing new features, technologies and systems likely to arrive on their future models. Toyota join...

 
Mitsubishi Racing Lancer to Bring Turbocharged Engine in FIA Cup
Mitsubishi Racing Lancer to Bring Turbocharged Engine in FIA Cup

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Mitsubishi Motor Corporation today announced that the Racing Lancer model registered for FIA Cup will feature a turbodiesel engine for improved performance. The new engine will debut on November 2 in Portugal's Baja Portalegre, with the Racing...

 
Chrysler Confirms New Executive Departures
Chrysler Confirms New Executive Departures

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Deborah Wahl Meyer, Chrysler marketing chief and Phil Murtaugh, the Asia chief, are leaving the company, the American carmaker announced in a statement according to Autonews. While Meyer's departure is immediate, Murtaugh will leave Chrysler a...

 
Toyota Shows Off TRD Tundra Off-Road Concept
Toyota Shows Off TRD Tundra Off-Road Concept

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Concept cars are commonly used by carmakers to showcase future models which will provide more or less the same features and functions as the prototype. Even though most car manufacturers around the world experience financial problems due to the glo...

 
Moto Companies to Cut Production Due to Economic Crisis
Moto Companies to Cut Production Due to Economic Crisis

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The global economic crisis had serious consequences over the automotive and the motorcycle industries, most customers becoming interested in low-cost cars with lower fuel consumption and less-powerful engines. Today, three of the motorcycle industr...

 
Tuned Tiguan Rolled out At SEMA
Tuned Tiguan Rolled out At SEMA

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / There’s no secret that car manufacturer around the world decide to use the SEMA show to introduce high-performance concepts, so a brand new Tiguan equipped with performance, styling and audio upgrades shouldn’t amaze you. Similar to oth...

 
Fiat-PSA Considering Major Tie-up
Fiat-PSA Considering Major Tie-up

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Since the financial recession is far from being over, global automakers turn to desperate moves in order to survive in the automotive industry without slashing production and firing employees. Following Fiat's CEO Sergio Marchionne announcemen...

 
BMW Increases Prices on US-Sold Models
BMW Increases Prices on US-Sold Models

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / There's no wonder that European automakers, who have always been regarded as powerful companies during financial recessions, are now counteracting the crisis with increased prices. And BMW makes no exception to the rule, meaning that the Germa...

 
Volkswagen Debuts CC Eco Concept
Volkswagen Debuts CC Eco Concept

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With numerous global car manufacturers debuting customized models of their cars at SEMA show, Volkswagen does nothing more than to join the club using a brand new CC Eco Performance Concept. The concept is a lot more stylish, powerful and luxurious...

 
BMW Launches iDrive 4.0
BMW Launches iDrive 4.0

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / BMW refreshed the iDrive system with a brand new and upgraded version which is said to repair all bugs discovered in the previous releases. It's well known the fact that past versions of iDrive were pretty confusing, with several steps needed ...

 
smart Sets Sales Record in October
smart Sets Sales Record in October

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Mercedes-Benz proudly announced today that global sales rose by two percent in the first ten months of the year, totaling 1,073,700 units, compared to “only” 1,056,900 vehicles in the same period of 2007. However, October sales were dec...

 
Eaton Promises Next-Gen Series Hybrid Hydraulic System
Eaton Promises Next-Gen Series Hybrid Hydraulic System

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Hybrid systems, and particularly the series hydraulic hybrid systems (formerly known as SHH), become more and more attractive for companies involved in the automotive industry as demand for such innovations grows every new day. This is probably why...

 
GM Announces Major Q1 2009 Production Cut
GM Announces Major Q1 2009 Production Cut

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors is surely the most popular car manufacturer these days, but not necessarily thanks to the fact that it owns so many brands all around the world. It all started a few months ago when the continuously deepening financial crisis almost ...

 
Jaguar Land Rover UK to Fire 198 Employees
Jaguar Land Rover UK to Fire 198 Employees

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Representatives of Jaguar Land Rover UK announced that 198 employees will leave the company by the end of November but denied that the dismissals are a result of the global economic crisis. The UK subsidiary of Jaguar Land Rover currently employs a...

 
Audi Launches A3 Black Edition in UK
Audi Launches A3 Black Edition in UK

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Launching new models during recession times could prove to be the worst idea ever, so in order to make their presence felt in the automotive world, some companies opt for special packages which more or less change the appearance or the performance ...

 
Dodge Debuts Trazo C1.8 at Sao Paolo Motor Show
Dodge Debuts Trazo C1.8 at Sao Paolo Motor Show

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / American car manufacturer recently introduced the Trazo C1.8, the first sedan in Dodge's line-up especially addressed to Latin American markets. In fact, Trazo will be mostly addressed to Brazilian, Argentinean, Paraguayan and Uruguayan market...

 

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