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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.
MINI Crossover Concept to Star at Auto Shanghai 2009
MINI Crossover Concept to Star at Auto Shanghai 2009

14 Apr 2009, 08:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The 2010 MINI Crossover Concept, which was displayed for the first time at the 2008 Paris Motor Show, will be showcased for the first time in Asia at the Auto Shanghai 2009, along with a couple of other models, including the new MINI Convertible an...

 
Ford to Demonstrate Hybrids at 2009 SAE World Congress
Ford to Demonstrate Hybrids at 2009 SAE World Congress

14 Apr 2009, 07:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Hybrid development is getting more serious when it comes to American automakers because the US government is continuously pushing domestic ailing companies towards this kind of vehicles. In order to emphasize its efforts, Ford will attend the 2009 ...

 
Cadillac SRX to Debut in Asia at Auto Shanghai 2009
Cadillac SRX to Debut in Asia at Auto Shanghai 2009

14 Apr 2009, 07:35 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors today announced that the new Cadillac SRX will make its Asian debut at the upcoming Auto Shanghai 2009 that will open its doors this month. Details regarding the SRX version expected to be sold in the Asian market are fairly sketchy ...

 
Jeep Recalls MY 2003 Liberty, MY 2009 Grand Cherokee
Jeep Recalls MY 2003 Liberty, MY 2009 Grand Cherokee

14 Apr 2009, 07:24 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chrysler recently announced that its Jeep division is recalling a number of 42,469 model year 2002-2003 Liberty vehicles sold or registered in Salt Belt States of Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maine, Maryl...

 
SAIC Planning to Buy GM's Vauxhall?
SAIC Planning to Buy GM's Vauxhall?

13 Apr 2009, 15:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even though we're again dealing with some kind of rumor, this is the second time in a few days when Shanghai car-maker SAIC makes the headline with some surprising industry news. According to a report by The Telegraph, SAIC contacted General M...

 
Volkswagen Expects Diesel Sales to Explode in the US
Volkswagen Expects Diesel Sales to Explode in the US

13 Apr 2009, 14:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Diesel engines have always been referred to units specifically addressed to European markets, as Americans were more interested in gasoline engines. However, the economic chaos changed the way people think about cars and diesel engines are slowly b...

 
Chevy Volt Funding in Doubt Due to Poor GM Survival Plan
Chevy Volt Funding in Doubt Due to Poor GM Survival Plan

13 Apr 2009, 14:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors' requested funding to support the development of Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid has been put on hold until the American car giant manages to demonstrate its viability and convince the government that it deserves the money. The co...

 
2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 Previewed
2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 Previewed

13 Apr 2009, 13:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although Chrysler is desperately seeking money to get through the crisis, its Street and Racing Technology (SRT) division stays away from all bankruptcy warnings and continues operations in normal conditions. The first result of this apparently cal...

 
AC Cars Cobra MkVI on Display in Monaco
AC Cars Cobra MkVI on Display in Monaco

13 Apr 2009, 12:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / AC Cars' latest creation, the so-called Cobra MkVI, will be officially unveiled at the Top Marques car show in Monaco on April 16. The car will be manufactured in Germany and will be powered by a Corvette 6.2-liter V8 engine that develops 437 ...

 
BMW X6 M Becomes Official MotoGP Safety Car
BMW X6 M Becomes Official MotoGP Safety Car

13 Apr 2009, 12:42 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While Mercedes supplied Formula 1 with the high-performance E63 AMG safety car, BMW's sport division M provided the X6 M for the new MotoGP season. Displayed since Thursday at the New York International Auto Show and presented at this weekend&...

 
Tesla Model S Receives 711 Pre-Orders in Two Weeks
Tesla Model S Receives 711 Pre-Orders in Two Weeks

13 Apr 2009, 12:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Tesla Model S seems to be a car designed to record a high success from its very beginning as the manufacturer received more than 700 pre-orders in two weeks. And just imagine that the parent company did nothing more than to officially announce the ...

 
GM Pledges for "Tough Actions" to Stay in Business
GM Pledges for "Tough Actions" to Stay in Business

13 Apr 2009, 11:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / We already knew that General Motors was experiencing the toughest period in its history, with cost-cutting measures, viability plans and major departures turning into common things for those involved in the company. However, GM's new CEO Fritz...

 
2010 Buick LaCrosse to Star at Auto Shanghai 2009
2010 Buick LaCrosse to Star at Auto Shanghai 2009

13 Apr 2009, 10:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors today announced that the new Buick LaCrosse will make its official debut in Asia at the Auto Shanghai 2009 that opens its doors on April 20. More specifically, the new LaCrosse is based on the Buick Invicta show car displayed at the ...

 
Maserati Quattroporte Race Car Heading to Superstars Series
Maserati Quattroporte Race Car Heading to Superstars Series

13 Apr 2009, 10:11 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / What we have here is the newly-designed Maserati Quattroporte race car, a four-door model especially designed to compete in the Superstars Series 2009 championship. For those of you who haven't heard of this championship, the Superstar Series ...

 
Consumers Give Up on Saturn, Dealers Close Stores
Consumers Give Up on Saturn, Dealers Close Stores

13 Apr 2009, 09:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With company officials awaiting a decision from parent company General Motors, Saturn's crisis is deepening day by day. As a direct result of the chaos surrounding Saturn, consumers have lost their confidence in the brand, so sales are decreas...

 
Aftermarket Mercedes Benz CL500/550 by WAM
Aftermarket Mercedes Benz CL500/550 by WAM

13 Apr 2009, 09:14 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / WheelsAndMore today rolled out an aftermarket package for Mercedes Benz CL500/550 that brings several styling and engineering modifications to the V8-powered model. As you can see for yourselves in the adjacent photos, the German tuner created q...

 
GM CEO: We Are Days Away from Selling Hummer
GM CEO: We Are Days Away from Selling Hummer

13 Apr 2009, 07:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As we're sure you know, Fritz Henderson, the newly-appointed General Motors CEO, is now responsible for GM's over-discussed restructuring plan that is supposed to bring the American giant back in business. In an interview with Automoti...

 
Fail: General Motors Recalls 1,497,516 Models!
Fail: General Motors Recalls 1,497,516 Models!

11 Apr 2009, 17:26 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Or how could things get worse in a sec... As if the economic downturn and the imminent bankruptcy weren’t enough for the so-called American car giant General Motors, the company is now recalling a total of 1,497,516 models in the United State...

 
Buick Reportedly Planning Rebadged 2010 Opel Astra for China
Buick Reportedly Planning Rebadged 2010 Opel Astra for China

11 Apr 2009, 17:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / China seems to be the hottest destination nowadays, especially for ailing automakers who are willing to revamp their sales through this apparently healthy market. The last in this row is Buick, General Motors’ over-discussed division that is ...

 
Sport Divisions in the Spotlight - AMG
Sport Divisions in the Spotlight - AMG

10 Apr 2009, 16:14 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / What's the first thing that comes to your mind when hearing about AMG? We'll start by saying that the correct answer would be high-performance. But AMG is way more than that and you'll perfectly understand that while reading this art...

 

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