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First Digital Camouflage Humvee

Humvees are made to blend into the environment they’ll be working in. I remember in the early 90’s seeing the stock-piled Humvees at the plant go from feilds of green camo to a uniform desert sand color. (Real desert sand, not GM’s H2 color ‘desert sand’ – which was greenish?) …

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Proceeds of ‘Overhauled’ CNN Hummer Auction Going to Greater Good

CNN recently announced its plans to put their recently restored Hummer on the auction block — and give the proceeds to the Fisher House Foundation — a group that builds homes for families of hospitalized military personnel. The vehicle restoration was documented and filmed by the TLC program Overhaulin‘ and …

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Hummer Production Begins in South Africa

GM has invested in building a manufacturing plant for Hummers in South Africa for Export to Europe, the Middle East, and Asia — the plant is now ready to start production. GM had been concentrating on building the Hummer brand in North America, but will now try to tap into …

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Military Calling for Lighter, Stronger Humvee

Unfortunately, the Humvee is not light and could be stronger when faced with road-side bombs and RPGs. Thus, the military is looking for the next mode of transportation where these situations are common. The Pentagon is calling for a Humvee that is, “30-40% lighter, more fuel efficient and with better …

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Hummer H2 Goes Off-Road and On-Police-Car

This story is a little old, but an interesting read. A 15-year-old girl runs away and takes a local Hummer as her get-away car. The police find it using OnStar’s tracking device — “When an officer parked his cruiser behind the Hummer…he saw two teenage girls inside. They put the …

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Rumors of Layoffs at Mishawaka Hummer H2 Plant

“The Plant has to determine what the staffing will be, but typically the down time would result in layoffs,” says Tom Wickham, the Manager of Manufacturing Communication for GM. He’s talking about the ‘down-weeks’ that will take place in a couple weeks that will, “bring the production of the H2 …

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GM Spyshots – Hummer H3T Coming Soon?

Just days after Bob Lutz announced in Paris that Hummer needs to expand its lineup to include more models, KGP Photography has released some new shots it snapped of what appears to be the much-talked about H3T — a four door pickup style Hummer, based on the H3. The front …

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GM Spends $130,000 on South African “Extreme” Track

The sight of an off-road track near a Hummer dealership isn’t all that uncommon in the United States — it shouldn’t be since GM requires all dealers to have a demonstration area. However, the sight of such a track in South Africa is sure to get the residents talking. GM …

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Hummer “World” Run to Take Place in Europe

Europe’s largest Hummer dealership, GeigerCars, will be hosting “The Ultimate HUMMER Meet: HUMMER WORLD RUN 2006 in Zorneding near Munich.” The name sounds a little deceiving but it makes sense. Hummer owners will be coming to the event from around the world — more than 150 are expected. From the …

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Images and Review: 2007 Glacier Blue Limited Edition Hummer H2

The latest in Hummer’s run of limited edition H2s is the new 2007 Glacier Blue. The new package has many of the same features as earlier limited editions. Notably the carbon fiber dash kit, rear view camera, and rear seat entertainment. Some options were removed from the package like the …

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