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Requiem for Hummer

February 24, 2010

The Garage reported earlier today that the deal to sell Hummer to Tengzhong had fallen through, and General Motors has started to shut down the brand. While this is an official nail in the coffin for Hummer, the reality is this is a brand that has been in decline for some time. In the short [...]

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HUMMER is officially Terminated

February 24, 2010
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The HUMMER brand came to life when Arnold “Terminator” Schwarzenegger convinced the military arm of GM to convert a battle truck into a daily driver for him. The brand became an icon with guys all over North America. A symbol of everything guy. You too can be tough like Arnold, or at least your ride [...]

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Hummer is Sold!

October 11, 2009

It was early June this year when news broke that GM had accepted an offer from Chinese manufacturer Tengzhong. Since then, no news has been forthcoming, but there were rumors swirling that the Chinese government could block the sale. A little over four months later, the Hummer brand has been sold, with a minor wrinkle: [...]

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Details Emerge on Sale of Hummer

June 2, 2009

It was a whirlwind of a news day surrounding Hummer today, starting with word the brand was sold, that it would be to an unnamed Chinese company, then the name of the company (Tengzhong), and finally a joint statement from GM and Tengzhong themselves. 
Here is what we know about the near-term future of Hummer. First, [...]

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Chinese equipment manufacturer are new owners of Hummer.

June 2, 2009

GM has reportedly sold their Hummer brand to Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Ltd. The reported price tag is around 500 million.
Via Bloomberg

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GM: Viability Update

April 27, 2009

Without a doubt the biggest news from GM today was that Pontiac would be phased out, but there are other points worth mentioning here. GM confirmed that the “resolution” of Saab, Saturn and Hummer will be decided by the end of 2009 at the latest. To recap, Saab has filed with the Swedish government to [...]

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Dakar 2009 in images

January 17, 2009

The 2009 edition of Dakar is set to wrap up tomorrow, and while Robby Gordon is still shown in 3rd place things aren’t looking good for the American favorite. Yesterday Gordon finished a disappointing 16th on the stage thanks to a rock stuck in the throttle linkage. It appears that more problems have hit the [...]

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Dakar 2009: Robby Gordon is movin’ on up

January 6, 2009

While we’re really just happy to have daily Dakar updates every evening on TV, most of us here in The Garage are really rooting for American anti-hero Robby Gordon. People can say what they want about Robby, but he truly is a racer’s racer who just wants to win in anything he drives.
At the end [...]

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Dakar 2009 gets under way

January 3, 2009

Things have been rather quiet here in The Garage these days, as we all attempt to actually be part of our families over the holidays. Fortunately for all of us, there are 542 rally crews who eat, sleep and breath Dakar!
The gigantic field of cars, bikes, atv’s and trucks left Buenos Aires this morning to [...]

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2009 Hummer H3T: Hard core off roader with newfound utility

October 29, 2008

Regular readers may recall that we loved the look of the H3 last year. While we were impressed with it’s interior and off road capability, the lack of usable space made it less than inviting for a busy family life. The folks at Hummer knew that was somewhat of a limitation, so they did what [...]

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