Alex Vasile
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Alex’s childhood dream was to fight Bruce Lee and win. Being unable to throw a punch, he decided to go to college. After finding out a little too late that economics was not really his thing, Alex decided to write about cars for a living. It might not be as exciting as being an accountant, but it’s quite a thrilling job. When he’s not writing for autoevolution.com, Alex enjoys long walks on the beach, dynamite fishing and playing his banjo.
Favorite quote: "Automobiles are free of egotism, passion, prejudice and stupid ideas about where to have dinner. They are, literally, selfless. A world designed for automobiles instead of people would have wider streets, larger dining rooms, fewer stairs to climb and no smelly, dangerous subway stations" - P. J. O'Rourke
Mitsubishi US Sales Drop in February
4 Mar 2010, 10:44 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Many automakers reported impressive sales jumps in February. As the market has grown, Mitsubishi Motors North America’s sales have decreased as compared to January, which is not a good sign at all. The car manufacturer managed to sell 4,019 c...
Subaru Sets Record Sales in the US
4 Mar 2010, 10:31 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Subaru had a great year in the United States, as the Japanese car manufacturer managed to pull the unthinkable and sold more cars in 2009 than in 2008. Subaru of America officially announced that it has achieved an absolute sales record of 216,652 ...
Goodyear Shows Space Tires at Geneva
4 Mar 2010, 09:12 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The Geneva Auto Show is not an important venue only for producers, but also for tire manufacturers. Therefore Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's decided to present its new products at the 80th edition of the Swiss motor show. The company whi...
Eaton Technology to Make Hybrids Greener
4 Mar 2010, 07:54 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Nowadays, cars are getting greener by the minute, as producers are searching for ways of making their cars more eco-friendly. Just today, Eaton Corporation has announced the introduction of an electronic fuel vapor management valve for hybrid-elect...
Nissan Announced 500,000 Vehicle Recall
4 Mar 2010, 07:35 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / After the Toyota recall fiasco, car producers are being more and more careful. Just today Nissan has announced it will recall to inspect and, where necessary, repair brake pedal pins and fuel-gauge components on some trucks and minivans. The intere...
Hyundai Reports US Sales
3 Mar 2010, 16:05 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Hyundai had a great year in the United States, as the Korean manufacturer was one of the three automakers that managed to sell more cars in 2009 than in 2008. This year seems to have started just as good, considering that Hyundai reported sales of ...
Race Experience Launched by Audi
3 Mar 2010, 15:22 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / If you’re a speed-addicted Audi customer, your day has just got better: the German car manufacturer offers the opportunity to book exclusive racing commitments with the Audi R8 LMS. “For the first time, the Audi race experience offer...
Audi Shows US February Sales
3 Mar 2010, 13:39 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / February was a good month for Audi USA, as the German car manufacturer managed to get its sales up by 33.6% as compared to February 2009. Americans seemed interested especially in the A4/S4 models, the Audi Q5 clean diesel and the A5/S5 models. ...
Nissan Posts February US Sales
3 Mar 2010, 11:56 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Though the Americans’ trust in Japanese cars is being severely shattered by Toyota’s recalls, Nissan seems to be doing quite well in the US. Nissan North America (NNA) posted a sales increase of 29.4 percent compared with February 2009....
Auto Dealers Honored by New York Mayor
3 Mar 2010, 11:29 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / After a terrible year for most US car dealers, better days are coming as sales have increased throughout America. Good news doesn’t stop here: at a special ceremony exactly one hundred years after the founding of the Greater New York Automobi...
2010 Geneva Auto Show: Light Car - Open Source
3 Mar 2010, 10:49 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / After the interest it stirred last year with its “Light Car - Open Source” concept, EDAG is back at the Geneva Auto Show with an improved version of its independent design concept for the electric-powered car of the future. In the wo...
African EV Manufacturer Goes For Dassault Systemes V6 PLM Solution
3 Mar 2010, 10:48 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Everybody is going electric, and South Africa is no exception from that rule. Car manufacturer Optimal Energy, whose electric vehicle is on display at the Geneva Auto Show, has just announced that it will rely on Dassault Systèmes CATIA and ...
AutoTrader Classic Signs Source Interlink Partnership
3 Mar 2010, 10:35 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / If you’re about to sell your classic car, we’ve got good news for you. Listing your car is now even more efficient as AutoTrader Classics will begin providing exclusive online classifieds listings to Source Interlink, the top publisher ...
Ford Starts Plug-In Hybrid Testing in Florida
3 Mar 2010, 10:30 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Ford wants more plug-in hybrid cars in its line-up, so the American automaker decided to expand the range of its plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) research program with the help of its regional utility partner Progress Energy. The announcem...
Dana to Supply Driveshafts for VW Amarok
3 Mar 2010, 08:50 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Dana Holding Corporation has just announced that it will supply Spicer Life Series propshafts to the new Volkswagen Amarok. The new pick-up has already been launched on the South American market early this year and will be sold in Europe, Russia, A...
Ford Announced US February Sales
3 Mar 2010, 08:34 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / It has been reported that Ford gained the most from Toyota’s recall disaster. We don’t know exactly how many Toyota clients migrated to the Ford showrooms, but the American car manufacturer’s sales are definitely up. In February, ...
Honeywell Turbocharges the New VW Polo BlueMotion
3 Mar 2010, 08:09 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Nowadays downsizing is everything. Cars need to be more fuel efficient, while drivers won’t settle for less power, so turbocharging seems to be the only way to achieve that. Honeywell, the leading automotive turbocharger developer in the worl...
2010 Geneva Auto Show: Chrysler PT Cruiser Couture Edition
2 Mar 2010, 15:19 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Chrysler is now owned by the Fiat Group, and the Italians intend to continue promoting the brand in Europe. So the American brand has quite a line-up for the Geneva Auto Show, which also includes the Chrysler PT Cruiser Couture Edition. Accordin...
2010 Geneva Auto Show: Mercedes-Benz F 800 · Live Photos
2 Mar 2010, 14:50 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Undoubtedly, the star at Mercedes-Benz’s stand at Geneva Auto Show is the F 800 Style research vehicle. The five seater, which is supposed to show the future shape of the next generation CLS, is an executive saloon which has a flexible multi-...
2010 Geneva Auto Show: Chrysler 300C Eco Style
2 Mar 2010, 13:51 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The Geneva Auto Show has brought us a 300C eco style from Chrysler. Though you might think that the Americans have been cooking an all electric 300C of some sort, you’re dead wrong. The car manufacturer took another approach on the “env...