GM’s Chairman and CEO opened his speech by saying, “we are making a number of important announcements today, covering everything from product and technology investments to capacity adjustments to a strategic review of our Hummer brand…These moves are all in response to the rapid rise in oil prices and the …
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GM Considering Selling HUMMER Brand
GM Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner announced today that due to the extreme slowing of the SUV market, the automaker is planning on some large adjustments. Production at four SUV plants will be phased out over the next year or two, and GM will conduct a strategic review of the …
Read More »Dallas HUMMER Happening Trail Grooming
? HUMMER dealerships around the country host off-road events called HUMMER Happenings where their customers are invited to see just how capable H1s, H2s, and H3s can be. HUMMER customers in Dallas and Plano are gearing up for their next event to be held at Rough Creek Lodge in Glen …
Read More »Rod Hall and Team HUMMER Score Baja 500 Victories
Early this morning, Team HUMMER’s #760 H3 crossed the Baja 500 finish line, propelling team owner Rod Hall into the record books as the driver with the most Baja 500 class wins. Prior to yesterday’s race, he and Ivan “Ironman” Stewart had been tied at 17 wins each. Rod Hall …
Read More »Wired Magazine takes on HUMMER, Prius Debate
In the newest issue of Wired Magazine, contributing editor Spencer Reiss is revealing some ‘inconvenient truths’ about going green. Being a technology magazine, Wired doesn’t exclusively cover environmental or automotive issues, which makes them an interesting 3rd party in the whole discussion. Reiss brought up the always-resurfacing Prius v HUMMER …
Read More »HUMMER H2 Attacked in G.I. Joe Movie
Photos have emerged onto the net from the filming of the G.I. Joe movie, and they show one of the main characters, Snake Eyes, leaping on top of a HUMMER H2 (looks like the HX isn’t the movie’s HUMMER star!). The photos were snapped in the Czech Republic where filming …
Read More »World’s Fastest Power Wheels HUMMER
Here’s a nice amusing clip for your Sunday viewing pleasure. I couldn’t keep the sight of this tiny HUMMER cruising across the lakebed at 40mph all to myself…enjoy!
Read More »American Axle Workers Ratify Agreement, End Strike
Striking American Axle workers took to the polls yesterday and overwhelmingly (78%) approved the once tentative measures to end the almost 3-month long strike. Production at American Axle is expected to ramp up early next week, and GM Plants that produce the HUMMER H2 and H3 have not announced a …
Read More »Australian HUMMER Accessories Going Global
For HUMMER enthusiasts in the United States AND abroad, some exciting news has come from down under. Australia-based ARB accessories will soon begin shipping its unique 4×4 products specifically designed for the H3 around the world. The aggressive looking bull bar shown above should be available in the US this …
Read More »2009 HUMMER H3T Spotted on California Photoshoot
The 2009 HUMMER H3T due out this fall has once again been spotted out west. We last saw the H3T courtesy of a bartender at Red Rock in Las Vegas – now a different H3T has been spotted at a photo shoot on the pacific coast of California. This is …
Read More »Team HUMMER Prepares to Make History at Baja 500
This year’s running of the SCORE International Tecate Baja 500 is especially important for Team HUMMER as its owner and stock-class H3 driver Rod Hall looks for his 18th Baja 500 class victory. Hall enters the race tied for the record of total class wins at 17 – and currently …
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