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HUMMER Brand Sale On Track & Stage 10 Dakar Update
While we’ve been spending most of our time covering Team HUMMER and Robby Gordon’s trek at the Dakar race, we haven’t brought you much in regards to General Motor’s plans to unload the HUMMER brand to China’s Sichuan Tengzhong – mainly because there haven’t been any updates other than GM’s CEO Ed Whitacre making a [...]
Continue reading...GM to Shut Down SAAB, HUMMER Becomes Last Brand Liquidation Hopeful
Friday, December 18, 2009
Reducing the number of total brands offered was one of the key components in General Motors’ restructuring plan announced earlier this year. Pontiac was to be shut down, and Saturn, Saab, and HUMMER were to be sold or shut down. GM announced today that Saab would be shut down, leaving HUMMER as the only brand [...]
Continue reading...Ask Jim Part 4: HUMMER Dealers
Thursday, December 17, 2009
In 2002, General Motors awarded the HUMMER franchise to a handful of top-tier dealers that had strong reputations for customer service and sales success. As HUMMER becomes independent and grows its international presence, several have questions about their local dealerships, and HUMMER CEO Jim Taylor answered their questions. Check back for our final installment tomorrow, [...]
Continue reading...Ask Jim Part 3: New HUMMER Brand Ownership
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
When the HUMMER brand becomes independent from GM, it will also be getting a new parent company in China’s Sichuan Tengzhong . While the new ownership will essentially allow HUMMER to operate as an independent U.S. company making its own decisions, some may still be uneasy about having the parent company overseas. In part three [...]
Continue reading...Live Video: Bob Lutz’s Speech at the LA Auto Show
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Bob Lutz stepped in to deliver GM’s keynote speech Wednesday from the LA Auto Show after the automaker ousted its CEO Fritz Henderson on Tuesday. After a lengthy intro, Lutz announced that he would not be taking any questions about the “real story” behind Henderson’s departure, and joked that everyone would have to wait for [...]
Continue reading...HUMMER’s New Business Model to be Leaner, Faster
Monday, November 9, 2009
One good thing about buying a General Motors vehicle is that you know every single piece of the vehicle has undergone extensive tests for durability and performance. Unfortunately, the way GM conducts that process can take several years which significantly slows down the release of new features and new vehicles. HUMMER is looking to break [...]
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
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