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Civilian HUMVEE to Debut at Non-Civilian, Military Event in Abu Dhabi
AM General announced today that it will officially unveil its civilian offering, the HUMVEE C-Series, at the International Defense Exhibition & Conference in Abu Dhabi next week. The venue and locale isn’t an odd place for AM General to be exhibiting, but the choice to unveil a civilian model on the other side of the [...]
Continue reading...Rod Hall Returns to Baja 1000 with HUMMER H3
15. November 2012
HUMMER may not be an official sponsor of Rod Hall Racing anymore, but that won’t stop Rod from running an H3 from his collection in this year’s Baja 1000. The 2012 Baja 1000 the 45th running of the famed race, and Rod has entered in every one – and been quite successful. Hall has captured [...]
Continue reading...HUMMER Seeking “Ultimate Fan” for Social Media Interaction
12. November 2012
General Motors may not have any staff devoted to HUMMER anymore since ending production several years ago, but they still own the brand name and the legacy – both of which are valuable assets. The social media agency in charge of managing the HUMMER website and facebook page, which we’ve been sharply critical of in [...]
Continue reading...AM General Confirms HUMVEE C-Series Kit Car, Reveals Pictures, Opens Ordering
30. October 2012
Would you like your HUMVEE in Khaki, Green, or Sand? Nearly three months to the day, AM General is making official the (previously “speculated”) story of their first civilian offering in over a decade: The HUMVEE C-Series Kit Car. According to the official release, the C-Series will share many parts with the military HUMVEE body [...]
Continue reading...Humvee C-Series Prototype Reveal at SEMA 2012
30. September 2012
In just 30 days, we may have our first look at the Humvee C-Series Kit Car from AM General. AM General is reportedly planning on using the aftermarket accessory and car customization show as the site to reveal the civilian-oriented kit car that has been in the works all year. We haven’t had confirmation from [...]
Continue reading...Rod Hall Orders First Humvee C-Series Kit Car
13. August 2012
Off-road racing legend Rod Hall is no stranger to the HUMMER brand. In 1992, he heard a rumor that AM General wanted to race their new civilian vehicle simply called a “HUMMER” in the Baja 1000. Hall’s racing preference has always been production vehicles, and after a few meetings with AM General – Rod Hall [...]
Continue reading...AM General Re-Entering Civilian Vehicle Marketplace with Humvee C-Series Kit Car
2. August 2012
After 12 years of being out of the business of selling vehicles to the general public, AM General is jumping back into the civilian market with the Humvee C-Series – a kit-car offering that will conform to the various constraints put on the automaker by the HUMMER deal with General Motors and U.S. Government regulations [...]
Continue reading...China’s Dongfeng Still Building Awful-Looking HUMMER Clones
27. April 2012
As early as 2007, Chinese Auto Manufacturer Dongfeng has been producing HUMMER knockoffs or clones. The tradition continued this week at the Beijing Auto Show, where Dongfeng introduced two more HUMMER knockoffs that are supposed to look like – and I’m taking my best guess here – the HX Concept and the H2. It started [...]
Continue reading...Ex-Employee Liquidating HUMMER Parts
17. April 2012
Now’s your chance to own part of HUMMER history! Kind of. We were contacted by an ex-HUMMER employee who has found himself with a pile of parts he’s trying to get rid of. If you can follow the logic of the info and pricing after the jump, you may just come away with a hell [...]
Continue reading...HUMMER in 2012 – The Brand, The Vehicles, and The Customers
25. February 2012
Even though I haven’t been updating the site as regularly as I had in the past, I still continue to see a lot of traffic and get a lot of questions via the contact page and the facebook page. So, I thought it may be time for a quick update on the status of HUMMER [...]
Continue reading...Lynch HUMMER Sells Dealership Building to Undisclosed Buyer
7. October 2011
It was only a matter of time before Jim Lynch, owner of Lynch HUMMER in Missouri, sold his massive $7.5 million facility. Lynch first put the building up for sale in early 2009, and the latest asking price was $4.95 million before it was sold to an undisclosed buyer. Lynch HUMMER was the very first [...]
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15. February 2013
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