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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.
Dacia Sandero Continues Expansion in... Morocco
Dacia Sandero Continues Expansion in... Morocco

4 Jun 2009, 07:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While other automakers struggle to get back in business in major markets such as the United States, other companies are more focused on smaller markets that could support a bit their international expansion. Such an example is French manufacturer R...

 
Ford Details 2010 Lincoln MKT Active Park Assist
Ford Details 2010 Lincoln MKT Active Park Assist

4 Jun 2009, 06:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Automakers across the world have developed more or less advanced parking assistance technologies, with some of them reaching mass production while others remained in prototype form. Ford is one of the companies which already debuted such a technolo...

 
Facelifted Hyundai Accent First Photos
Facelifted Hyundai Accent First Photos

4 Jun 2009, 05:57 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / There are only a few details regarding the future version of the Hyundai Accent but the first photos showing the upcoming model surfaced today giving us a hint into how the new car will look like. According to the guys over at hyundai-blog.com, the...

 
Chrysler Debuts New Consumers Incentives
Chrysler Debuts New Consumers Incentives

3 Jun 2009, 14:57 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although it is currently fighting for survival under Chapter 11 protection, Chrysler is still struggling to lure consumers into its dealerships and boost sales as much as possible. The latest attempt is a consumer incentives program which becomes e...

 
Chinese to Continue Hummer's Growth
Chinese to Continue Hummer's Growth

3 Jun 2009, 14:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if some voices are claiming that Hummer would go even lower under the patronage of a Chinese manufacturer, General Motors says the off-road carmaker will actually grow with the help of Chinese equipment manufacturer Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Ind...

 
MINI Roadster to Shake Frankfurt's Ground
MINI Roadster to Shake Frankfurt's Ground

3 Jun 2009, 13:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / MINI is quite busy these days, with numerous products on the table or already undergoing heavy testing. At least, this is what the so-many media reports out there are claiming, with a new story by Autocar now hinting that the MINI Roadster is going...

 
GM Does Not Allow Magna to Sell Cars in the US, China
GM Does Not Allow Magna to Sell Cars in the US, China

3 Jun 2009, 12:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although Magna International yesterday announced that it intends to produce and sell cars in Canada - in order to support its North American expansion - it might seem the Canadian - Austrian manufacturer might have to think twice before doing it. G...

 
GM Could Close Another 450 US Dealers
GM Could Close Another 450 US Dealers

3 Jun 2009, 12:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just after the company has stepped under Chapter 11 protection and announced the closure of several production facilities, General Motors is getting ready to announce another restructuring measure. It might seem like The General aims to close the d...

 
Rolls Royce Phantom by Hamann
Rolls Royce Phantom by Hamann

3 Jun 2009, 10:48 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chinese manufacturers please take notes: this is how a good job should be done. German tuner Hamann recently presented a state-of-the-art creation, namely an aftermarket Rolls Royce Phantom. That's right, this is the same model copied by Chine...

 
Nissan 370Z Nurburgring Special Edition
Nissan 370Z Nurburgring Special Edition

3 Jun 2009, 10:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Nissan is reportedly working on a new version of the appealing 370Z model that would be exclusively addressed to European buyers. According to several media reports, the car will be marketed under the 370Z Nurburgring nameplate, which gives us a hi...

 
Chrysler Sets New 2009 Sales Record in May
Chrysler Sets New 2009 Sales Record in May

3 Jun 2009, 09:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After General Motors already announced that May was the best month so far in 2009, Chrysler today reveals the same thing, revealing the high sales figures it recorded last month. It may seems like bankruptcy is indeed a good thing for the American ...

 
Porsche Panamera Production at Full Speed
Porsche Panamera Production at Full Speed

3 Jun 2009, 09:24 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Porsche Panamera is going to be a real market hit when it will go on sale on October 17. At least this is what Porche hopes given the fact that the Leipzig production facility is currently working at full capacity. As you probably know from our pre...

 
May, GM's Best Month in 2009
May, GM's Best Month in 2009

3 Jun 2009, 08:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although May was surely one of the difficult months in GM's history, with bankruptcy threats all around, the American manufacturer actually did pretty well in terms of sales. The company says May brought the highest monthly sales performance s...

 
Sichuan Tengzhong to Take Over Hummer
Sichuan Tengzhong to Take Over Hummer

3 Jun 2009, 07:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After the company yesterday announced that it has reached a tentative agreement with an outside investor interested in buying the Hummer brand, General Motors today announced that its off-road unit will go to China under the ownership of Sichuan Te...

 
How Does BMW Car-2-X Communication Work
How Does BMW Car-2-X Communication Work

2 Jun 2009, 14:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Safety is undoubtedly one of the areas in which a car cannot become perfect, as damages, injuries and passenger protection depend on a huge number of factors. However, car manufacturers around the world do not stop to focus their efforts on improvi...

 
Brembo Readies Carbon Ceramic Brake Discs for Passenger Cars
Brembo Readies Carbon Ceramic Brake Discs for Passenger Cars

2 Jun 2009, 14:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Brake systems manufacturer Brembo recently announced a new partnership with SGL Group to form a new joint venture that will focus on the production of carbon ceramic brake discs, with each part to own a 50 percent stake in the new company. The new ...

 
Opel Gets First €300 Million in Government Loans
Opel Gets First €300 Million in Government Loans

2 Jun 2009, 12:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Things are getting better for the German ailing manufacturer Opel as the company has just received the first 300 million euro loan from the 1.5 billion bridge financing agreement with the German government. The announcement comes only days after th...

 
Henderson Calms Ford Down: Feds Will Stay Away of New GM
Henderson Calms Ford Down: Feds Will Stay Away of New GM

2 Jun 2009, 10:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if the United States government will own the majority stake in the future General Motors, this doesn't necessarilly mean the feds will get involved into the business, GM's President and CEO Fritz Henderson said after the company anno...

 
500, the Only Model to Reach the US as a Fiat
500, the Only Model to Reach the US as a Fiat

2 Jun 2009, 10:16 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / We all know by know that, as part of the strategic alliance between Chrysler and Fiat, the Italian manufacturer plans to launch several models designed in Europe in the United States and benefit from Chrysler's large dealership network to reac...

 
Ford Hopes Obama Won't Cheat
Ford Hopes Obama Won't Cheat

2 Jun 2009, 09:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford is the only large automaker in the United States who's still surviving without government support and the company's is really proud of this, especially given the fact that both GM and Chrysler have filed for bankruptcy. But GM's...

 

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