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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.
2008 Mercedes-Benz Truck Sales at All-Time High
2008 Mercedes-Benz Truck Sales at All-Time High

12 Feb 2009, 15:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if it's fairly obvious that commercial vehicles are expected to bring lower sales during recession times, the truck division of Mercedes-Benz reached an all-time high in 2008, according to a press statement of the German manufacturer. Sim...

 
GM's Daewoo Calls for Financial Aid
GM's Daewoo Calls for Financial Aid

12 Feb 2009, 15:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With the recession still making victims among global automakers, more and more companies decide to ask for support from their local governments, explaining that financial aid is absolutely mandatory in order to preserve jobs. General Motors' S...

 
Kia Temporarily Halts Production in Slovakia
Kia Temporarily Halts Production in Slovakia

12 Feb 2009, 15:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / South Korean automaker Kia Motors today announced it will temporarily halt production at the Slovak facility due to collapsing sales in Europe. Even though Kia officials did not mention the new production goal, this is not the first company that co...

 
Sportec SC 350 VW Scirocco Released
Sportec SC 350 VW Scirocco Released

12 Feb 2009, 14:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Swiss tuner Sported rolled out was seems to be one of the first customized versions of the new-generation Volkswagen Scirocco, an aftermarket model that sports numerous upgrades including engine performance and exterior styling. “VW Sciroc...

 
2010 Mazda CX-7 Debuts in Canada
2010 Mazda CX-7 Debuts in Canada

12 Feb 2009, 13:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / There's no doubt the most important event these days is the 2009 Chicago Motor Show, with numerous automakers showing their goodies to the general public. Well, it may seem like Mazda has some sort of different opinion as it has just launched ...

 
Nissan Shows New Qazana Concept Teaser
Nissan Shows New Qazana Concept Teaser

12 Feb 2009, 12:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Only little is known about the Nissan Qazana Concept but even so, the Japanese manufacturer struggles to catch our attention with various teasers launched every once in a while. So, a new photo was published today together with the official announc...

 
Vauxhall VXR8 Bathurst Thinks 560 HP Is Enough...
Vauxhall VXR8 Bathurst Thinks 560 HP Is Enough...

12 Feb 2009, 12:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / What's the result of installing a Walkinshaw Performance 122 Supercharger on a Vauxhall VXR8? The correct answer would be a Vauxhall VXR8 Bathurst S Edition, as the British manufacturer has just announced a new high-performance sedan that prod...

 
Scion tC Release Series 5.0 Gets Real in Chicago
Scion tC Release Series 5.0 Gets Real in Chicago

12 Feb 2009, 11:16 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Despite the fact that most automakers prefer to debut new models and lure people into their new product lineups, Scion adopts the same strategy as last year and debuts a customized tC, this time codenamed Release Series 5.0. What's so special ...

 
Lexus Debuts New F-Sport Accessories for GS, IS AW and IS C
Lexus Debuts New F-Sport Accessories for GS, IS AW and IS C

12 Feb 2009, 09:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While several other automakers used the 2009 Chicago Auto Show to introduce new and so-called “revolutionary” models, Lexus prefer to roll out a new line of F-Sport accessories for GS, IS AWD and IS Convertible. Most parts are especiall...

 
Cadillac SRX, CTS Sport Wagon and BLS4 Ready for Geneva
Cadillac SRX, CTS Sport Wagon and BLS4 Ready for Geneva

12 Feb 2009, 08:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors has just announced that the Geneva Motor Show will witness the European debut of the new Cadillac SRX, the official launch of Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon as well as the introduction of several other models, including Cadillac CST-V, BLS...

 
2010 Kia Forte Sees Daylight at Chicago
2010 Kia Forte Sees Daylight at Chicago

11 Feb 2009, 16:55 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Following the recently-launched Soul and the almost-in-mass-production Soul'ster, Kia rolled out a new model at the 2009 Chicago Auto Show codenamed Forte (pronounced for-tay). The compact sedan is expected to go on sale in North American in e...

 
2009 Geneva Preview: GM to Launch New Saab 9-3X
2009 Geneva Preview: GM to Launch New Saab 9-3X

11 Feb 2009, 16:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The new Saab 9-3X, an upgraded model particularly focused on fuel efficiency and functional storage, will be officially rolled out at the Geneva Motor Show in March, parent company General Motors said today. The American automaker said the new vehi...

 
Nissan Announces 2009 cube Pricing, Debuts Krom
Nissan Announces 2009 cube Pricing, Debuts Krom

11 Feb 2009, 15:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Nissan today announced pricing for the new 2009 Nissan cube, with the cheapest variant to be sold for $13,990 when it goes on sale in early May. In addition, the Japanese automaker introduced a brand new version of cube, codenamed Krom, that incorp...

 
US to Approve $1 Trillion to Boost Consumer Credit
US to Approve $1 Trillion to Boost Consumer Credit

11 Feb 2009, 15:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Since the global credit crunch together with all its allies, and count here the global recession as a whole plus the continuously collapsing new car demand, brought the world's largest automaker close to collapse, the United States government ...

 
Nissan Requests US Loan to Build Electric Cars
Nissan Requests US Loan to Build Electric Cars

11 Feb 2009, 14:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Nissan has requested the United States government to provide financial support for its local operations in order to design new electric vehicles along with the batteries needed to power them. Even though Nissan hasn't said how much money it de...

 
PSA Sales Drop 7.4 Percent in 2008
PSA Sales Drop 7.4 Percent in 2008

11 Feb 2009, 13:26 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / We all knew 2008 was a difficult year, particularly in the end when the economic recession started slashing sales, workforce and profits of automakers all over the world. The PSA Peugeot Citroen group today confirmed this fact and unveiled its fina...

 
Mercedes Vans Brought Steady Sales in 2008
Mercedes Vans Brought Steady Sales in 2008

11 Feb 2009, 11:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Despite extremely difficult market conditions, especially during the third and the fourth quarter of the year, Mercedes' vans brought pretty high sales all over the world in 2008, with the Sprinter sales posting a new global sales record. Even...

 
Platune and Sand-X Promise Amazingly Fast ATV
Platune and Sand-X Promise Amazingly Fast ATV

11 Feb 2009, 11:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Luxury automobile / yacht manufacturer and tuning company Platune today announced what seems to be the most enthusiastic project nowadays: an amazingly fast and safe ATV that would be able to ride on dunes easier than anytime before. Although it lo...

 
IIHS: Chevy Silverado, Dodge Ram and Nissan Titan Lack Side Safety Features
IIHS: Chevy Silverado, Dodge Ram and Nissan Titan Lack Side Safety Features

11 Feb 2009, 10:42 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Despite Ford's recent announcement that F-150 gained a five-star rating at the newest crash tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the American organization says several 2009 pickup trucks lag critical side safet...

 
2010 Ford Taurus SHO Returns from the Dead
2010 Ford Taurus SHO Returns from the Dead

11 Feb 2009, 09:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if we're not sure a 365 horsepower engine is the smartest way to conquer the market during harsh economic times, Ford rolled out the 2010 Taurus SHO said to provide very high performance plus a bunch of new features unavailable for the ba...

 

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