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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.
Volkswagen to Sell Rebadged A-Star in India
Volkswagen to Sell Rebadged A-Star in India

22 Feb 2011, 08:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just like the other big names in the industry, Volkswagen wants greater sales in India and, as far as the Germans are concerned, the easiest and the fastest way to do that is to use the agreement it has with Suzuki. Volkswagen will thus get the A-S...

 
Turkey and Iran to Spawn New Affordable European Brand
Turkey and Iran to Spawn New Affordable European Brand

22 Feb 2011, 08:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Carmakers selling cars in Europe could soon get a new and tough competitor as Iranian carmaker Iran Khodro Company (IKCO) and Turkey's Hema Endüstri have shaken hands for a new project that will spawn an entirely new automotive brand. The...

 
Carmakers Give Americans What They Want: Bigger Cars for Fat People
Carmakers Give Americans What They Want: Bigger Cars for Fat People

22 Feb 2011, 07:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It's not a new fact that Americans are still fighting to tackle obesity, but this also has a major impact over the local auto industry. Carmakers are obviously dependent on buyers' requirements so, in order to sell more cars, they have to...

 
GM to Bring Automatic Transmissions in BaoJun 630
GM to Bring Automatic Transmissions in BaoJun 630

22 Feb 2011, 07:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / When General Motors officially introduced the BaoJun brand in China, the company said it would only sell affordable models, which made people think that vehicles sold under the new badge would come with cheap materials and low-budget features. Howe...

 
BYD Slashes Prices Aiming for Bigger Sales
BYD Slashes Prices Aiming for Bigger Sales

21 Feb 2011, 15:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chinese carmaker BYD still fights to make its dream of becoming the world's number one carmaker come true but sales remained pretty low in the last couple of months. But the company hopes that greater sales will come in the near future as five...

 
Honda Readies Jazz 1.5 for India
Honda Readies Jazz 1.5 for India

21 Feb 2011, 15:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Indian market is undoubtedly becoming more like a priority for global carmakers, so there should be no surprise when companies across the world announce plans to expand their local lineups. Take Honda for example. The Japanese manufacturer is r...

 
Next Renault Clio to Be More Rugged, Gets All-Wheel Drive
Next Renault Clio to Be More Rugged, Gets All-Wheel Drive

21 Feb 2011, 14:39 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / French manufacturer Renault is already working on the next iteration of the Clio subcompact and it might seem like the popular hatchback will become a little more rugged when it will hit the market in 2012. Citing France's BFM radio, Leftlane ...

 
Toyota Etios Hatchback Comes in April, Diesel Follows in December
Toyota Etios Hatchback Comes in April, Diesel Follows in December

21 Feb 2011, 14:11 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Etios proves to be an extremely popular vehicle in India but, as the Japanese parent manufacturer fights to produce more units as fast as possible, the company is also gearing up to debut the hatchback model in the local market. The Etios hatchback...

 
Beijing to Create 200,000 Public Parking Spaces
Beijing to Create 200,000 Public Parking Spaces

21 Feb 2011, 13:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / We all know that traffic congestion is one China's main concerns, so authorities, especially those in Beijing, are trying all kinds of measures designed to tackle this growing problem. After limiting the number of cars to be registered per yea...

 
2013 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel Confirmed
2013 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel Confirmed

21 Feb 2011, 13:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ever since both General Motors and Chrysler stepped under Chapter 11 protection, Americans became much more interested in fuel efficiency and small cars, finally agreeing to trade-in their large SUVs and pickups. In this context, General Motors see...

 
Citroen DS4 Exclusive Online Preordering Programme
Citroen DS4 Exclusive Online Preordering Programme

21 Feb 2011, 11:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / If you can't wait anymore for the DS4 and you really want to drive one right now, French manufacturer Citroen today announced the beginning of a special online campaign that will allow interested buyers preorder a DS4 through the Internet. Onl...

 
2011 Honda Accord Launched in India
2011 Honda Accord Launched in India

21 Feb 2011, 11:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Honda's Indian division today launched the all-new Accord in what can be easily considered one of the fastest growing markets in the whole world. The upgraded sedan will be available at India from around $43,500 (at current exchange rates), wh...

 
600 New Electric Taxis for China
600 New Electric Taxis for China

21 Feb 2011, 10:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As the automotive industry grows bigger, state authorities are trying to make China a cleaner country and one of the first steps done in this regard is the introduction of electric taxis. Several cities have already adopted electric fleets of taxis...

 
Chevrolet Captiva UK Pricing Revealed
Chevrolet Captiva UK Pricing Revealed

21 Feb 2011, 09:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The newly-launched Chevrolet Captiva SUV will go on sale in the United Kingdom in May this year and will start from £21,995 on-the-road, the parent company announced in a press release today. All models will be equipped with Electronic Stabil...

 
Mercedes Hopes to Claim No. 1 Spot in India in 2011
Mercedes Hopes to Claim No. 1 Spot in India in 2011

21 Feb 2011, 09:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The battle for the number one car manufacturer in India has suddenly became much more attractive for the whole industry given the impressive growth the company has posted in the last couple of years. The interesting fact is that, up until now, the ...

 
Customers Canceling Toyota Etios Orders
Customers Canceling Toyota Etios Orders

21 Feb 2011, 09:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It's not the first time we're hearing about carmakers that can't meet demand for a specific vehicle, but Toyota is facing some serious problems in India. After launching the new Etios sedan in the country back in December, buyers rus...

 
Fiat 500 Abarth, Cabrio and EV to Go on Sale in the US
Fiat 500 Abarth, Cabrio and EV to Go on Sale in the US

21 Feb 2011, 08:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Fiat's US takeover started with the regular 500 model and, as far as the Italian carmaker is concerned, it will continue not only with Alfa Romeo but also with the hottest iterations of its already-popular city crawler. The Abarth flavor, toge...

 
New Toyota Vios, from China with Love
New Toyota Vios, from China with Love

21 Feb 2011, 08:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota has already confirmed its plans to take over China and benefit from its growing market, so the Japanese carmaker will launch new affordable models accompanied by green projects to tackle the EV segment. In addition, Toyota will start local p...

 
Volkswagen CrossPassat in the Works
Volkswagen CrossPassat in the Works

21 Feb 2011, 07:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After launching the CrossPolo, the CrossGolf and the CrossTouran, Volkswagen is considering launching a fourth Cross model that could be based on the latest iteration of the Passat. Not much is known about the car, as the guys over at the German ca...

 
MINI Mini Concept Coming to Geneva
MINI Mini Concept Coming to Geneva

21 Feb 2011, 07:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / BMW's chief executives have already expressed their intentions to expand the MINI lineup in the near future, emphasizing that some new crossovers are very likely to enter production in one or two years. And although they pretty much denied rum...

 

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