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.
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.
Volvo Uses Golf to Penetrate Indian Market
17 Feb 2011, 15:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just like its rivals in the auto sector, Volvo wants to get a bigger share of India's growing auto sector, so each new move it makes in the region is specifically supposed to help it in this regard. The Swedish company's last effort is a ...
Playmate Jayde Nicole Poses Near a Porsche Cayenne
17 Feb 2011, 15:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While many American celebrities and VIPs choose all kinds of expensive rides, only a few known figures in the show-biz actually know how to choose a car. We've seen a lot of actors, singers or politicians choosing Lexus hybrids, Toyota Prius a...
Volkswagen Golf, Polo Still Kings of Europe
17 Feb 2011, 14:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / 2010 was, just like 2009, a very difficult year for the whole industry but, with the help of scrappage schemes and government incentives, a large part of the industry managed to survive. The end of the year brought the first signs of recovery and 2...
Bentley Working on 5-Door Coupe and SUV
17 Feb 2011, 13:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Volkswagen empire has the clear goal of becoming the number one car company by 2018 and, in order to achieve this, each single brand has to undergo several modifications. Bentley is the next in the queue line to build new vehicles and, accordin...
VW Tiguan Facelift New Photos and Details
17 Feb 2011, 13:18 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although the new Tiguan will officially make its debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show in a few weeks, Volkswagen chooses not to release all the details on the facelifted model but update us with new yet limited info every once in a while. After last...
Rolls Royce Can't Cope with Indian Demand
17 Feb 2011, 11:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Things couldn't go better for luxury car manufacturer Rolls Royce in India as the company can't even meet the demand for new vehicles, brand officials revealed in a statement. And of course, Rolls Royce is already looking into the possibi...
India to Be Part of Auto Triumvirate by 2030
17 Feb 2011, 10:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / There's no doubt that India has adopted the right path to success and the country is very likely to grow bigger in the next few years, but analysts are really enthusiastic when it comes to the future. A forecast by consulting firm Booz & C...
No More Bus Races! Shanghai to Install GPS to Prevent Speeding
17 Feb 2011, 10:14 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / There are some people out there who have to show their special affinity for speed regardless if they're driving a race car, a street-legal vehicle, a tractor or a... bus... And it appears that those racer-wannabes are pretty easy to find in Ch...
2011 VW Passat Goes on Sale in India on March 29
17 Feb 2011, 09:57 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen presented the new Passat sedan in January at the 2011 North American International Auto Show and confirmed, even from the beginning of the press conference, that the car will go on sale in global markets in the course of this year. It ap...
Paris Hilton Receives $1 Million Birthday Lexus LFA
17 Feb 2011, 09:25 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Not that we're envious or anything, but some people do not deserve the cars they're driving. Paris Hilton received a $1 million Lexus LFA from her boyfriend Cy Waits as a gift for her 30th birthday and, although she was already driving a ...
Renault R-Space Undisguised!
17 Feb 2011, 08:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Renault has already announced that the Captur small crossover will be on display at the 2011 Geneva Auto Show in March. What the company "forgot" to mention is that the car could be accompanied by a second concept, which appears to be clo...
Nissan to Build 250,000 Leafs a Year
17 Feb 2011, 08:17 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / That should be enough to meet customer demand... At least, this is what Nissan's top executives believed when they took the decision to start production of the company's first EV in Europe as well, forecasting an output of 250,000 units a...
Russia to Overtake Germany in New Car Sales?
17 Feb 2011, 08:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / We know that doesn't sound doable, but a consultancy firm predicts a bright future for the Russian market, forecasting significant increases in new car sales in the next 9 years. Basically, Boston Consulting Group says that Russia has what it ...
Kia Targets Europe's Top 10
17 Feb 2011, 07:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / South Korean carmaker Kia is becoming much more popular across Europe, mostly thanks to its compact models that sold in high volumes all over the continent. But the company has much higher expectations from the future and plans to become one of the...
Fiat, Toyota and Ford Continue Decline in Europe
17 Feb 2011, 07:41 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Fiat, Toyota and Ford, three of the largest carmakers selling cars in Europe, are struggling to deal with very low sales on the Old Continent as January was reportedly their 10th consecutive month at the end of which they posted significant sales d...
Government Buys BMW 7 Series, Creates Public Outrage
16 Feb 2011, 11:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Many believe the recession has passed, but most are still tightening their belts, regardless if we're talking about the automotive sector or any other segment of the industry. So what the New Zealand's government did caused more than indi...
Mini Nissans Have a Bright Future
16 Feb 2011, 11:13 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / There's no surprise to see carmakers focus on small and mini cars after the recession dramatically reduced the number of SUVs and large vehicles on the market and forecasts are predicting even greater times for small models. Nissan for example...
Toyota to Build Low-Budget Model for Asia
16 Feb 2011, 10:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota is reportedly working on a new affordable model specifically designed to tackle the growing demand for this type of vehicle on the Asian market. A report by the Nikkei business daily reveals that Toyota intends to develop the new project tog...
Subaru Finds New Soulmate in China
16 Feb 2011, 10:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Penetrating the Chinese market seems to be an easy job for every carmaker out there since there are so many buyers waiting in line for new cars, but the toughest job is to deal with competition. And the best way to do that seems to join a partnersh...
Tata Gears Up for Motorsports, Launches Full Throttle
16 Feb 2011, 09:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Tata Motors has until now invested in many market segments, some of which managed to become famous in the whole world, as is the case of the world's most affordable vehicle called Nano. But because investments in India are advancing at a very ...