Hummer Plans H4, H5 Amid Uncertain Future

Hummer is being sold to China's Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery with production of current generation vehicles to be carried out under contract by GM. Moving forward, Hummer's new Chinese leaders plans to get smaller with an H4 and H5. More »

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Hummer Owners Conservative, Delusional Study Finds

A study by the Journal of Consumer Research found Hummer owners "adopt the role of the moral protagonist who defends American national ideals." So that stereotype of Hummer owners as generally conservative? It's true. Suck it, Stephen Colbert. [Wired]

Hummer H4 CUV Planned For Production: HX Coming To Life?

Despite random misgivings by the Chinese government over the sale of Hummer to Tengzhong, recently leaked sales condition details indicate production intent of an small Hummer H4 CUV. HX Concept anyone? Maybe. How about Hummer Compass or Patriot? More likely. More »

Hummer Dealership Now Selling Guns

Jim Lynch Hummer in Chesterfield, MO is now stocking rifles, handguns, shotguns and ammunition in order to compensate for income lost to the fuel crisis. "A lot of... Hummer owners were gun owners already," Lynch said. Do tell! [Freep]

China Doesn't Want Hummer Either

The Chinese company planning to buy Hummer has apparently met resistance from the Chinese government over environmental concerns. Oh wow, is it opposite day already? (Hat tip to Mathais!) [BBC] More »

Is Selling Hummer Moral? Is Killing The New York Times?

The New York Times Ethicist blog asks today whether GM selling Hummer is the right thing to do. They posit the honorable thing should be to kill it. Kind of like newspapers. More »

Raser Technology To Greenwash Hummer, Buy It, Save America From Red China

In D.C., Utah-based Raser Technologies not only got their hometown Senator to give them a handjob for their supposed green credentials — building a not-really-100MPG Electric Hummer — but then xenophobically lobbying for subsidies to buy the Hummer brand from GM to stop them from selling to Red China. More »

Hummer H3T Tornado Storm Chaser: Less Bill Paxton, More Awesome

Tornadoes have always intrigued us and the movies, Twister and the TIV-2 solidified our desire to get into the eye of the storm. We might finally have our day with the Hummer H3T Storm Chaser. More »

Maybe They're Really Handicapped

Yeah, that's got to be it. Although, in addition to the parking job, we're wondering what someone who's handicapped is doing in such a high-off-the-ground vehicle. [via Digg]

Weather.com Presents Green Week, Sponsored By Hummer

NBC Universal has jumped into the marketing-frenzy of greenwashing surrounding Earth Day with a network-wide green week. Since Weather.com lives under the NBCU banner, they are too — sponsored by Hummer. More »

What Are The "Four Core" GM Brands?

Fritz Henderson, GM CEO and possible cyborg, said the company's plan is built around "four core brands." He also said people shouldn't speculate, which we're guessing was a joke. What will the four brands be? More »

Toy Carmaker Maisto Buys Hummer Brand From GM

A frequent knock against Hummer is its trucks are more toy-like than real. This may explain why toy carmaker Maisto announced its purchase today, in cash, of the Hummer brand. Full new toy breakdown below. More »

Iraqis Importing Civilian Hummers

The sale of imported Hummer H3 SUVs have, counterintuitively, exploded in Baghdad. Despite representing the occupying American military, the psuedo-masculine appearance and bright colors have made Iraq one of the few booming markets for Hummer. More »

Massachusetts Looking At "Hummer Tax" For "Gas-Guzzlers"

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick said yesterday he's looking at what's being termed a "Hummer tax" — basically, higher registration fees for larger vehicles and discounts for those that do "less harm" to the environment. More »

Xiao Long Auto 2060L Gives China Another Hummer

The never ending copy/paste job that is the Chinese auto industry continues today with the emergence of the Xiao Long Auto 2060L; an intriguing and legal-only-in-China take on the Hummer H1. More »

Hummer H2 Plant Halts Production

AM General, the builder of the Hummer H2 for GM, announces it's temporarily laying off 200 workers and halting production of the H2 until at least March. Note the words "at least." [HummerGuy]

REPORT: No One Wants To Buy Saab

Looks like Saab is joining Hummer and Saturn on the list of brands GM is trying to sell, but can't find buyers for. More »

Hummer-Branded Piaggio MP3 Pushes Brand Even Smaller

When we saw the Hummer Dodge Neon H2SE earlier, we thought it was funny for a homebrew "customization." Then we saw this Hummer-branded Piaggio MP3. It's just plain weird.

Hummer Brand Apparently Changing Hands, Downsizing And Badge Engineering

We knew things were bad over at GM's Hummer brand, what with the auto giant trying to peddle it off to any taker, but this Hummer Dodge Neon H2SE is just ridiculous.

GM-Chrysler Merger Talks Suspended, Hummer And AC Delco Still For Sale

All the buzz over a potential Chrysler and GM merger may be for naught as GM announced today that they've suspended talks in order to refocus on their soon-to-be bankrupt business. Though GM claims it would have liked to try the merger, the lack of government help (seeing a trend here?) means it isn't possible at this time. Instead, GM plans on selling AC Delco and Hummer, to the surprise of no one who has paid attention for the last few months. The company will also attempt to sell its manufacturing center in Strasbourg, France. Oh, and about $500 million worth of salaried employment is out the window. Will these moves save the company for the long term? Maybe not. Even if they can make up $5 billion and decrease their expenses this still buys them only two-to-three months, meaning they could run out of money in February or March if nothing else changes. Press release explaining how GM is trying to avoid bankruptcy below the jump. More »