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Soft-Top Hummer H3?

Its one of the vehicles that GM will be displaying at the 2006 SEMA show: a soft-top Hummer H3. The soft-top was installed by ASC. The Hummers that GM has at the show normally have a bunch of accessories and options, of which only a fraction make it through to …

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Destructive Hummers Increase Sales?

An import dealer in Tampa, Florida is hoping that their new website, crusheverything.com, helps build awareness and sales. The website features video of a Hummer H2 hitting and crushing things like a china cabinet, a port-a-john, and a vending machine. Interesting video — and not something you see everyday from …

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Hummer: Smart Buy vs. Traditional Purchase

Oftentimes when the term “Smart Buy” is brought up — a lot of people get really confused really fast. It may be the differences between a lease and a Smart Buy, or a Smart Buy and a traditional purchase that confuse people the most. I’ve put up a new link …

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Hummer H3 goes Down Under

GM’s new Hummer H3 plant just added a new continent to export to: Australia. Around mid-2007 is when the right-side-driving Hummer H3 will make its consumer debut in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Perth. “Hummer’s pedigree is ideally suited to Australia’s diverse and challenging off-road environments. Given the H3’s midsize proportions, …

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Hummer Discussion Forums ‘Source’ for Owners and Potential Owners

With the release of the H2 in 2002, Hummer created much more than just a powerful SUV. It created a community of like-minded, successful folks that enjoyed having a niche vehicle — very similar to the community of Corvette owners. Boasting more than 200,000 posts, one of the most popular …

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Hummer H3T Spy Video Released

Well it wasn’t too long ago that the pictures of the Hummer H3T (although some are speculating they’ll call it the Hummer H3 SUT) surfaced on the internet – and now a video has been released (looks like the original pics were taken from this video — I guess the …

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GM eyeing Hummer sales increase

With added sales abroad, Hummer’s chief Martin Walsh says he’d like to see international sales boost to 25% – over double the current share. Hummer and Saturn were the only two GM brands to see sales gains this year – with Hummer up 44% — largely due to the introduction …

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Hummer H3 on its way to UK

Folks in the U.S. ought to be thankful of the $29,500 starting price for the Hummer H3 — that is, when you compare it to the starting price of £26,000 in the UK — which right now is nearly $50,000 US! The H3 made its UK debut ealier this year …

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GM’s VP of Global Design Thanks Online Community for Comments on Hummer H3

Many online forum and blog-goers often ask, “Does anyone in Detroit actually read any comments by actual owners online?” Well that question was answered recently on GM’s Fastlane Blog when Ed Welborn, the VP of Global Design at GM, recently took time to thank everyone for their comments on a …

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Hummer H3 Finishes First in Class in “Showdown in the Desert”

The Showdown in the Desert is normally a grueling 89 one-mile laps in the Las Vegas desert, but torrential downpours forced race officials to adopt a “Grand Prix” style finish whereby every classes’ last lap would occur once the first overall finisher crossed the finish line. It forced all the …

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Approves of Hummer H3

I’m not sure why Don Hammonds of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recently reviewed a 2006 Hummer H3 when the 2007s made their debut 3 months ago — but hey, good press is good press — even if it is a little out-dated! From the article: “By the way, don’t expect anything …

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