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Hummer is a brand of off-road vehicles currently produced on platforms owned by General Motors. Originally owned by AM General, the brand began selling the Hummer, a civilian version of the military-spec HUMVEE, in 1992. GM bought the Hummer name in 1998 and renamed the model the H1 before adding two more smaller models called the H2 and H3. Hummer models became a symbol of environmental irresponsibility because of their poor fuel economy, and the brand was one of the first to be offered for sale by GM before the automaker entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy in June 2009. The brand's sale to a Chinese company is now pending approval from the Chinese government.

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Hummer plant coming back online to fill 849-unit order? 2 days ago on Autoblog

Unless a buyer for Hummer materializes in the next few months, General Motors will continue to wind-down its environmental group dart board. The slow death of Hummer has actually been in process since before The General announced that the sale of the brand to China's Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy ...

Report: General Motors looking at two previous Hummer offers 14 days ago on Autoblog

According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, General Motors is taking a second look at two previous offers for Hummer after the deal to sell the ailing sports utility brand finally succumbed to a slow death yesterday. The WSJ doesn't divulge which companies are in the offing to purchase ...

BREAKING: GM announces Hummer sale cannot be concluded, brand to be wound down 15 days ago on Autoblog

Although it has been evident for some time that General Motors' sale of its Hummer brand to Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machines Co., Ltd., we didn't expect for word to come down today that the negotiations are dead and the brand will be wound down. Unfortunately, judging by a press ...

Lexus and Hummer top 2010 J.D. Power Customer Service Index Study 15 days ago on Autoblog

Lexus and Hummer took top honors in their respective categories in the J.D. Power and Associates 2010 Consumer Service Index (CSI) Study. Released this time each year, the CSI rankings (based on a 1,000-point scale) measure satisfaction among vehicle owners who visit a brand service department ...

Hummer deal with China's Tengzhong looking shaky 16 days ago on Autoblog

It looks like General Motors' deal to sell its Hummer brand to China's Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery is on shaky ground. According to Reuters, the likelihood that the Chinese government will give its approval to Tengzhong has been waning in recent weeks, leading the would-be ...

U.S. Army to give long-serving Humvee honorable discharge? 26 days ago on Autoblog

The military-spec High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV, or Humvee) has had a long and honorable lifespan, for sure. But there's no arguing that American troops in Iraq, Afghanistan or anywhere else the U.S. military is active need a new vehicle that's been designed and built to ...

Autoblog Weekender: Full-of-Questions Edition 26 days ago on Autoblog

This slightly belated Weekender is extra full of the week's car news, starting off with a union of cars and alcohol that only Aussies would think of putting together. In the opposite hemisphere but the same corner, reporters with China's Caixing news site take an uncharacteristically critical ...

Video: Hummers still good for some things, like towing giant snowplows 1 month ago on Autoblog

Hummer may be the most hated automotive brand in the history of the green movement, but even Al Gore has to admit that there are times when a big, hulking SUV is necessary. The snowed-in residents of Baltimore City are likely very happy there was at least one H2 nearby when one of their massive ...

Has Toyota's brand perception eroded below that of Hummer? At least one survey thinks so 1 month ago on Autoblog

Those of you who are still following our ongoing coverage of the Toyota recall saga already know that the Japanese automaker has taken a direct blow to the chin when it comes to consumer perception. But just how low has Toyota sunk? Naturally, that depends on who you ask and on how much weight ...

Report: GM, Tengzhong extend Hummer sale deadline until end of February 1 month ago on Autoblog

As readily illustrated by the dramatic and protracted sale of Saab to Spyker – a process that itself is not yet concluded – it's clear that extracting brands from General Motors is a time-intensive process. No surprise, then, that GM and Chinese manufacturer Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy ...

Artist transforming Hummer into horse cart, i.e. why we love modern art [w/video] 1 month ago on Autoblog

In 1948 American born artist Man Ray wrote, "There is no progress in art, any more than there is progress in making love. There are simply different ways of doing it." This is nearly 30 years after he glued some spikes to the bottom of an iron and called it art. And you know what? We couldn't ...

Toyota tops in CR brand perception study, Subaru, Ford, Chevy make gains 1 month ago on Autoblog

After one of the worst years ever for the auto industry, which automakers do you think came out of 2009 with an unsullied reputation? Consumer Reports just published its 2010 Car Brand Perception Survey and the results are a bit perplexing. Naming the manufacturers that slipped last year would ...

Report: GM to idle Hummer production on Monday until China deal goes through 1 month ago on Autoblog

Lost in the hoopla surrounding General Motors' attempted sale/wind-down of Saab and Ford's situation with Volvo and Geely has been any word surrounding the sale of Hummer to China's Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery. Whatever the state of the Hummer transaction, it appears The ...

Rendered Speculation: Hummer HB compact off-roader 2 months ago on Autoblog

With Hummer's future seemingly in the hands of China's Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co. Ltd, questions naturally turn to the automaker's barren product cupboard. How will Tengzhong replace Hummer's current crop of SUVs? With the news that the Chinese automaker would like to focus ...

The Baja 1000 - and Hummer vs. Toyota - has been decided 3 months ago on Autoblog

The 672.85-mile-long Baja 1000 race is over, and 328 starters were boiled down to just a handful of winners in various classes. The premier events were taken by Andy and Scott McMillin in the trophy truck category, in a modded Chevrolet Silverado. Andy won the race three years ago as a year ago ...

REPORT: Hummer getting plans in order for H4 and H5 models 3 months ago on Autoblog

As a brand, Hummer has been in limbo since General Motors announced it was selling the downtrodden marque to China's Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co. Ltd. Speculation remains that the sale could be completed on or around December 1, pending approval from GM and the Chinese ...

Hummer grinds gears: production of 2010 H3 and H3T resumes 4 months ago on Autoblog

Although the Hummer sale isn't officially official – which is to say, the Chinese authorities haven't told Tengzhong "Proceed!" – it is official enough that GM has restarted production of the 2010 H3 and H3T at its Shreveport, LA plant. General Motors didn't want to be stuck with ...

Not Done Yet: Hummer H3, H3T get biofuel capability, new colors for 2010 4 months ago on Autoblog

Can a Hummer be green? The brand that most obviously represents American excess in the minds of environmentalists – though Hummer's vehicles aren't actually worse than any other large SUV – has seemingly been fighting off its negative stigma since shortly after the introduction of ...

SEMA 2009: Hummer quartet is a pretty sweet swansong 4 months ago on Autoblog

We almost skipped the Hummer section of the General Motors booth this year at SEMA, concentrating instead on the plethora of Chevrolet Camaro concepts all around them. When we went back for a second look at the day's new design for the Graphics Camaro, we saw the truck above and figured we ...

Shreveport, LA mayor lobbies D.C. to close the HUMMER deal, already 4 months ago on Autoblog

Cedric Glover, the mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana, went to Washington, D.C. to plead his case for the sale of Hummer to Tengzhong. The only thing is, we're not sure why he went. To be more precise, we do know that he wants to protect jobs at GM's Shreveport plant that builds Hummers. The plant ...

AM General to build VPG MV-1 people-mover at Hummer H2 factory 4 months ago on Autoblog

Remember the Standard Taxi from the Vehicle Production Group? It's now called the MV-1, and production is slated to begin next year at the AM General plant in Mishawaka, Indiana. That's the same assembly location where the Hummer H2 is built, which makes sense since the MV-1 is based on the same ...

Recork the Champagne? China says Hummer paperwork not submitted yet 5 months ago on Autoblog

Last week, it was reported that General Motors had signed a definitive agreement to sell Hummer to Chinese machinery manufacturer Tengzhong. The Chinese company and its partner in the deal, Lumena Resources Corp., would pay $150 million and receive Hummer and its intellectual property, ownership ...

Top 10 Hummer Moments in History 5 months ago on Autoblog

Ah, Hummer. We hardly knew ye. Well, we actually knew ye real well, but we just stopped liking you. Most of us, anyhow. Still, we have some pretty fond memories. Like when you and General Stormin' Norman Schwarzkopf gave us great hope during the first Gulf War. And we loved when Arnold ...

BREAKING: GM officially sells Hummer to China's Sichuan Tengzhong 5 months ago on Autoblog

General Motors has reached an agreement to offload Hummer onto China's Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery, with Tengzhong taking an 80 percent stake and a private investor consuming the rest. Details on the deal (available in the press release after the jump) include Hummer contacting ...

REPORT: GM close to offloading Hummer for as little as $150 million 5 months ago on Autoblog

Not so many years ago, Hummer appeared to be one of General Motors' most potentially lucrative brands. Now, the fallen brand looks poised to fall into the hands of the Chinese very soon. Bloomberg is reporting that a deal to sell Hummer could be finalized in the coming days as Sichuan Tengzhong ...

REPORT: Chinese-owned Hummer to keep headquarters in southeast Michigan 5 months ago on Autoblog

With General Motors selling its Hummer operations to China's Tengzhong, there had been some concern that the embattled state of Michigan would lose even more jobs if the SUV brand's home base would move either overseas or out of state. But according to Reuters, that doesn't look like it's going ...

Burned-out Hummer limo spotted during wildfires in California 6 months ago on Autoblog

Cause or effect? While driving home from Supercar Sunday at VCR, we spotted this burned out Hummer H2 limo on the side of the road near the heart of the wildfires in Southern California. Was this behemoth the cause of, or alternatively, a victim of the fires? Perhaps neither. It may have just ...

Potential deal points leaked concerning Tengzhong's purchase of Hummer 6 months ago on Autoblog

As the Opel transaction takes on Biblical intrigue, the Hummer exchange goes on in another dark corner, laboriously, like the gestation of an elephant. The latest report from a Chinese news website states that General Motors and Tengzhong "might sign an agreement" this week, but that strikes us ...

St. Louis-area dealer thinks Hummers and firearms go together like Smith & Wesson 6 months ago on Autoblog

Peanut butter and jelly. Burgers and fries. Hummers and, um, handguns? That's right, where else but in the good ol' U. S. of A. could such necessary staples of everyday life be bundled together under one roof? Like many other Hummer dealers, Jim Lynch, the man behind Lynch Hummer of ...

REPORT: Tengzhong deal for Hummer expected to close in Q3 6 months ago on Autoblog

Slowly clearing one obstacle after another, Tengzhong is closer to sealing the deal to buy Hummer from General Motors. Chinese reports have come almost completely around, from the nearly certain "No" of a few months ago to "the Chinese government has little to lose giving the green light." Chinese ...

HUMMER hanging on: Tengzhong in talks with Chinese government to clear sale 8 months ago on Autoblog

Chinese National Radio recently reported that Tengzhong wouldn't be allowed to purchase Hummer due to environmental concerns. The company released a statement after that news broke saying that while there was no "definitive agreement," the CNR report wasn't based on facts from the government ...

eBay Find of the Day: Hummer H1 gets beaten with aerodynamic ugly stick 8 months ago on Autoblog

It takes a special talent to infantilize the brute strength of a Hummer H1, but someone's gone and done it with an oddly swoopy redesign. One of only two made (yes, there is another), this unique Hummer features a custom hood and front bumper, as well as a multi-section removable roof should ...

Autoblog Comparo: Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon vs. Hummer H3T 8 months ago on Autoblog

Last year, we compared the dirtside manners of the Hummer H2 and Toyota Land Cruiser. Both trucks did everything we asked of them, but at the end of the excursion we were left with another question begging to be answered: could the Hummer H3T stand up to the Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon? ...

Hummer buyer to start talks with Chinese gov't to win sale? 8 months ago on Autoblog

China's Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery, the company that recently surfaced as the top bidder for Hummer, is about to start talks with Chinese regulators to secure the deal. While General Motors has a tentative agreement with Tengzhong, the two companies have yet to receive the state's ...

REPORT: China to block HUMMER sale to Tengzhong 8 months ago on Autoblog

- General Motors' pending deal to offload its unwanted HUMMER brand may have hit a major snag. Although no official word has come from the Ministry of Commerce or the National Development and Reform Commission, state-run radio organizations are reporting that the Chinese government will indeed ...

Critics from China berate proposed HUMMER sale, rekindled automaker could be based in Nashville 8 months ago on Autoblog

- As Chinese media outlets continue to voice derision over GM's agreement to sell its unwanted HUMMER division to Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co., there are real questions as to whether or not the Chinese government will even approve of the purchase. State-run media outlet ...

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