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Daniel Patrascu

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"I truly believe men and fish can coexist peacefully" – George W. Bush

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Daniel loves writing, or so he claims. and he once loved to use his 10-words-per-minute typing skills to bring you a "behind the scenes" look at the automotive industry, rather than keeping you up to speed with new vehicles and their performances.

Following several years off the grid, Daniel is back at autoevolution, and seeing how the great crisis of the past decade made the auto industry boring, he grew bored with it too, so he slowly shifted his focus to custom cars, custom motorcycles, and other weird stuff. He also loves ranting about space exploration and robots, because in his view the only way forward for humanity is away from this planet, in metal bodies.

During his time at autoevolution, Daniel put his name on more news articles, coverstories, auto guides, reviews, and editorials than we care count. To slow him down a bit, he was given more responsibilities not long ago, so he is now also in charge with coordinating the editorial team on autoevolution.com.

Long time ago, Daniel also translated Arthur C. Clarke’s novel “The Fountains of Paradise” to Romanian for Paladin Publishing.
Nissan Launched Rogue Krom Edition
Nissan Launched Rogue Krom Edition

25 Oct 2009, 20:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese carmaker Nissan released the 2010 Nissan Rogue Krom Edition, completing its Krom specialty vehicle lineup, scheduled to go on sale in December 2009. The limited production Rogue Krom edition is available in both front-wheel and all-wheel d...

 
1948 Vincent Rapide V-twin Sold for £57,600
1948 Vincent Rapide V-twin Sold for £57,600

25 Oct 2009, 20:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The third major collectors' motorcycle sale of 2009 ended successfully for Bonhams, as 74 percent of the lots sold, raising a total of £981,638. The highlight of this event, however, was a 1948 Vincent Rapide v-twin famously ridden by Ar...

 
Ford Oakville, Idled Due to Parts Shortage
Ford Oakville, Idled Due to Parts Shortage

25 Oct 2009, 20:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer’s Ford Oakville, Ontario, assembly plant will be idled next week due to shortage of parts caused by labor violence at Ford’s Indian supplier. The supplier in question, Rico Auto Industries, makes transmission part...

 
2011 Infiniti M to Feature Forest Air
2011 Infiniti M to Feature Forest Air

25 Oct 2009, 20:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Infiniti keeps on releasing details on their upcoming M, set to debut next spring across the world. After letting us know about the engine, the price and so on, it is now time to take a look at what Infiniti calls Forest Air....

 
How OnStar Stolen Vehicle Assistance Works
How OnStar Stolen Vehicle Assistance Works

23 Oct 2009, 14:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / If there is one thing that annoys drivers even more than congested traffic or police officer, that's having their car stolen. In fact, we are quite sure a driver who finds himself staring at an empty parking spot would like nothing better than...

 
GM Increases Stake in Daewoo
GM Increases Stake in Daewoo

23 Oct 2009, 13:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer's GM stake in South Korean carmaker Daewoo increased from 51 to 70.1 percent as a result of the $412 million rights offer to which GM was the only subscriber. As a result, Korean Development Bank's (KDB) stake decrea...

 
Good Bye, Land Rover Defender
Good Bye, Land Rover Defender

23 Oct 2009, 12:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The world of off-roaders will get smaller and sadder in 2013, the year by when the Land Rover Defender will be discontinued. The main reason behind its demise is, as Land Rover told GoAuto News, the need for stricter safety and emission regulation ...

 
Police Cars, One Century of Chasing Crime
Police Cars, One Century of Chasing Crime

23 Oct 2009, 12:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One could say that after over a century of chasing crime in an organized form, police should have caught up with it by now. Yet, no matter the means, man power or techniques used to combat crime, law enforcement agencies have never really managed t...

 
Tata Nano Is On Fire
Tata Nano Is On Fire

23 Oct 2009, 10:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / And we are not talking about sales figures and orders...The cheapest car in the world is facing its first possible major problem less than six months since its launch. According to a report by just-auto.com, Nanos across India began catching fire, ...

 
NADA to Help Dealers Shift to GMAC
NADA to Help Dealers Shift to GMAC

23 Oct 2009, 09:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following the announcement made yesterday by the US Treasury Department that the former financial arm of Chrysler, Chrysler Financial, will be closed by the end of 2011, the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) announced it will try and n...

 
Dodge Challenger Plum Crazy Details and Photos
Dodge Challenger Plum Crazy Details and Photos

23 Oct 2009, 09:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / If you are a bit of a nostalgic and have missed seeing a very purple (we think it's purple, we're not good with colors...) Dodge Challenger on your street, than Chrysler's latest is just what you were waiting for. The American ma...

 
Chrysler Financial to Close by 2011
Chrysler Financial to Close by 2011

23 Oct 2009, 08:21 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The US Treasury Department is hard at work in cleaning up the financial mess left behind by the crashing automotive industry in these past few months. The effects of the crisis have not only affected the manufacturer's themselves, but their fi...

 
Audi Customizing Club Chooses Winners
Audi Customizing Club Chooses Winners

23 Oct 2009, 08:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Audi's design contest, set up by the German carmaker to help inspire the future Audi show car, has concluded today with the announcement of the three concept winners. Drawn by Alexander Christ, Michael Horn, and Hubert Plaikner, the designs no...

 
Tesla Opens Boulder, Colorado Gallery
Tesla Opens Boulder, Colorado Gallery

23 Oct 2009, 07:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American EV manufacturer Tesla Motors announced the opening of a new gallery in Boulder, Colorado, a place where those interested in having an electric taste of a Tesla vehicle can go for a test drive. “Tesla’s newest gallery is a h...

 
Daimler Pumps Money in Rastatt Expansion
Daimler Pumps Money in Rastatt Expansion

22 Oct 2009, 12:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German carmaker Daimler announced today it will expand production capacity of the Rastatt facility following a 600 million euros investment. The money is part of the overall 3 billion to be spent over the next year by Daimler to refit, retool or e...

 
Chrysler, 2009 CAMSC Corporation of the Year
Chrysler, 2009 CAMSC Corporation of the Year

22 Oct 2009, 10:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It was hard to believe, in the beginning of the year, when American manufacturers were struggling to stay afloat, that any time soon either GM or Chrysler will be named "best" at something, let alone best company, or corporation, or group...

 
Ford, U of Michigan Test Hybrid Control Systems
Ford, U of Michigan Test Hybrid Control Systems

22 Oct 2009, 10:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ford seems to grow more and more keen on testing its ideas, as well as ways to see them through, in the virtual environment, prior to actually spending money for the final products. We've already seen this approach with Ford's Distraction...

 
2010 Mercedes Benz GL BlueTEC, SUV of Texas
2010 Mercedes Benz GL BlueTEC, SUV of Texas

22 Oct 2009, 10:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One by one, the winners of the Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) competiton held last weekend come into the public eye to claim their crowns. After we presented you the F-150 Raptor and the Patriot, together with what they managed to accomplish...

 
Serbia Wants More than Fiat...
Serbia Wants More than Fiat...

22 Oct 2009, 09:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / ... and looks up to Slovakia for inspiration. The Serbian government intends to attract European money in its automotive industry, first and foremost from Italian manufacturer Fiat, who already plans to invest 100 million euros for equipment. S...

 
Fisker to Announce Future Production Site
Fisker to Announce Future Production Site

22 Oct 2009, 09:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / California-based carmaker Fisker Automotive announced today it will soon reveal the site chosen to house production of the Karma PHEV sportscar. Although so far no official announcements have been made, speculation is Fisker will use old facilitie...

 

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