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.
Honda Jazz to Boast Stability Control as Standard
15 Jun 2009, 15:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Honda Australia is getting further measures to improve occupant safety and announced that both Jazz and City will feature stability control as standard starting next year. The manufacturer intends to make the Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA) feature ...
Former Chrysler CEO Iacocca Welcomes Marchionne
15 Jun 2009, 14:11 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Lee Iacocca, who led Chrysler as a CEO for no less than 13 years, welcomed Fiat's Sergio Marchionne at Chrysler and expressed their full support for the man who's now responsible for Chrysler's battle for survival. In a letter publis...
New Saab Owner to Be Revealed This Week
15 Jun 2009, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / This time Saab says it's serious. After last week it said the new owner of the company was to be announced by Sunday, here we are today talking about the same rumors surrounding the next investor to take over the helm of the Swedish unit. Saab...
Orion Offers GM $44 Million in Return for Small Car Production
15 Jun 2009, 13:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A fierce battle has started for GM's small car platform and the American automaker seems to enjoy it. After requesting no less than 200 million dollars from the state of Tennessee in exchange for the production of its new small car - which obv...
SEAT Bocanegra Priced at 19,700 Euro
15 Jun 2009, 13:11 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / SEAT announced that the new Bocanegra model will go on sale in the United Kingdom at 16,695 pounds (19,700 euro), which means it is approximately 700 pounds more expensive than the Ibiza Cupra it is based on. Deliveries are projected to begin in Oc...
Tengzhong: There Will Be Only One Hummer
15 Jun 2009, 12:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery who's now seen as the favorite to take over GM's Hummer unit, said the deal might be completed by October but refused to provide other details on the matter. The company has been a little retic...
Kia Soul in the UK: 1,000 Units Sold in 100 Days
15 Jun 2009, 12:36 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Kia Soul is one of the best selling models in Kia's current model lineup, with lots of models sold since the company debuted it in global markets some months ago. To be more specific, Kia delivered a total of 1,000 units in the United Kingdom ...
GM Plans to Keep 95 Percent of Eligible Dealers
15 Jun 2009, 10:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / In spite of the massive dealership cut announced by General Motors some weeks ago, the company's CEO Fritz Henderson recently revealed that more than 95 percent of eligible GM dealers will remain with the new company. Additionally, 90 percent ...
Brembo Expects Boost in Demand for Carbon Ceramic Brakes
15 Jun 2009, 10:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After forming the long-rumored deal with SGL Group, Brembo is now readying the carbon ceramic brakes for high-volume premium cars, with the parts manufacturer expecting to see a sharp increase in demand once they launch the new product. At this tim...
Chinese Government Bought 20% of Local Audis in 2008
15 Jun 2009, 10:41 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / There's no doubt the Chinese government is a large organization since we're talking about a country in which the population exceed 1 billion people. But the government is apparently spending millions of dollars on auto purchases which wou...
GM CEO Confirms: Opel Still Available
15 Jun 2009, 09:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Things are getting worse for Magna International, the Canadian - Austrian parts manufacturer who proudly announced it has sealed a deal with Germany and GM Europe to take over Opel. According to numerous reports on the matter, Germany is holding pr...
Koenigsegg Could Save Saab, Says Co-Owner
15 Jun 2009, 08:25 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With some sources claiming Koenigsegg has already sealed the deal with General Motors to take over Saab, the Swedish luxury sports carmaker is confident that it could save Saab and bring it back to profitability. Koenigsegg's co-owner Baard Ek...
Opel to Build Cars for Other Automakers on GM Platforms
15 Jun 2009, 07:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just as we told you some time ago, Magna International, who is now favorite to take over the German unit Opel, plans to use GM Europe's brand to build cars for other automakers. And Magna's plans are already on table, despite that the Ger...
GM Wants $200M to Build Small Car in Tennessee
15 Jun 2009, 07:20 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / GM is asking for around $200 million from the state of Tennessee to build a small car at the Spring Hill factory, Governor Phil Bredesen revealed after a meeting with a group of officials representing the US automaker. The sad thing though is that ...
GM: We'll Still Own the Largest Dealer Network in the US
15 Jun 2009, 06:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / There’s no doubt General Motors hopes to get back to profitability, and all the cost cutting measures we’ve seen in the last few months are the living proof of that. But the recently announced massive dealership cut has often been descr...
General Motors Halts Sponsorship for Nationwide, Truck Series
12 Jun 2009, 15:04 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Already bankrupt automaker General Motors continues the restructuring process, this time outside the passenger car industry sector. The American manufacturer announced it will halt sponsorship for Nationwide and Truck teams as it struggles to cope ...
Government to Meet with Marchionne on Chrysler Deal
12 Jun 2009, 14:04 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While the Fiat - Chrysler deal surely made some people feel a relief, it also raised concerns among Italian workers who now see their jobs threatened by reduced labor costs overseas. The Italian government initially asked Fiat not to affect domesti...
Lada Priora SW in the Spotlight
12 Jun 2009, 13:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Russian automakers tend to become more important players in the global automotive industry, especially after several local investors got involved in Opel's acquisition by Magna International. As you probably remember, the Canadian - Austrian a...
Volkswagen Golf Plus BiFuel Launched
12 Jun 2009, 12:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / And here we go again... Volkswagen has just released a new special version of the Golf Plus which runs on LPG and is especially aimed at cutting CO2 emissions and fuel consumption. The German manufacturer says the LPG model reduces emissions by as ...
Logan LPG on Sale in France from 6,700 Euros
12 Jun 2009, 11:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / We already knew that Renault relies a lot on the Romania brand Dacia so it shouldn't surprise anyone that the French manufacturer rolled out a new version of the Logan in its domestic market. Renault today debuted the Logan 1.4 MPI 75 LPG in F...