Monthly Archives: June 2008

HUMMERs Help in Midwest Floods: The Photos

A couple weeks ago we brought you the story of HUMMER volunteers that were navigating the flood water in Indiana as part of the HOPE program. The all-volunteer organization enlists HUMMER owners and operators that are specially trained in damage assessment and relief efforts by the Red Cross. Now we …

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HUMMER Launches 0% Financing on H2, H3

Starting today, you will be able to purchase a HUMMER H2 or H3 and pay no interest for 6 years. It’s all part of GM’s 72 hour sale, which actually runs until the end of the month (yea, we know it’s fuzzy math…). For those uninterested in financing, HUMMER has …

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GM Hires Citibank to Assist in HUMMER Strategic Review

According to Autoweek, GM has hired Citibank to assist in the strategic review of the HUMMER brand. Citibank is the consumer and corporate banking arm of financial services giant Citigroup, and will undoubtedly be the institution that will be shopping the HUMMER brand around to potential suitors. Allowing an outside …

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HUMMER Cancels Next Generation H3, Shelves H4

A couple days ago the Wall Street Journal was stirring the pot with vague statements about “killing off at least one future HUMMER SUV product.” It got our attention since the Wall Street Journal isn’t exactly known for publishing rumors. Details weren’t published immediately, presumably so they could check their …

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Wall Street Journal Stirs HUMMER Pot

While sorting through the mud-slinging and random speculation from different news sources about HUMMER’s future, we came across an interesting tidbit in The Wall Street Journal. When the second largest newspaper in the United States says that General Motors has “discussed killing off at least one future Hummer SUV product,” …

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HUMMER Speculation Continues

After the announcement that GM is conducting a strategic review of the HUMMER brand, rumors about the future of the rugged brand have been swirling. The number one question I’ve been asked by those outside the automotive industry has been, “are they really going to discontinue HUMMER?” The high frequency …

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India’s Tata considering HUMMER Acquisition

If you’re watching the news ticker in the automotive industry, you may have seen these three headlines in the last week: 1) GM tells shareholders it may sell the HUMMER brand 2) Accountants reportedly approach India’s Tata, Mahindra to Purchase HUMMER Brand 3) Tata Motors tells shareholders it wants to …

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