Lynch Hummer, a St. Louis based Hummer franchise, was previously known for opening a gun store inside their Hummer showroom for some extra revenue to make up for lost Hummer sales. Now it’s offering a free shotgun, a “The Browning Citori White...
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found about 45 hours ago by Steven J. Ewing on
Autoblog
Even though both the Saturn and Hummer brands are being phased out, General Motors has reportedly revived production of both the Outlook crossover and H3 SUV to meet consumer demands. Last month, GM assembled 1,037 Outlooks at its Lansing, Michigan...
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The “Guns and Hummers” concept will be brought to new heights (and further controversy) with the giving away of a free shotgun with each purchase at Lynch Hummer of St. Louis, Missouri. Last August, this dealership became controversial when it...
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found 2 days ago by Noah Joseph on
Autoblog
You've heard of art imitating life? Well how about life imitating war? That's another story entirely, but not so far fetched when it comes to the Hummer. The sport-'ute that met the public eye during Operation Desert Storm has all but completely...
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Ok, you already know that a Hummer it’s an impressive car on the road but also on the most difficult off-road circuits. But what if, its wheels are replaced with snow tracks? Then it becomes the perfect winter car and it will be ready to take you...
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found 7 days ago by Ben Wojdyla on
Jalopnik
The fundamental problem with the slowly dying Hummer wasn't the product. The brand was long ago usurped by knuckleheads and used as a symbol of conspicuous consumption and this tuner abomination is...
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GM has briefly reopened its Hummer plant in Shreveport, Louisiana, to meet an order of almost 850 Hummer H3 vehicles. There’s no news on who ordered the Hummers, but it’s most likely a major rental firm looking to upgrade their Hummer fleet....
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The Shreveport Times reports that GM will restart production of the HUMMER H3 and H3T starting April 12, for a batch build of 849 units. An unidentified “fleet buyer” apparently needs a grip of the baby-HUMMERs, despite the fact that the brand...
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We’re only a few episodes into this season of the Bullrun, but some of the teams have started pulling some dirty tricks. That’s all well and good of course, this is Bullrun, not a Girl Scout meeting. But I have to say that I feel a little bad...
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Hummer’s days as America’s monster machine may be numbered, but it doesn’t mean that people will stop tinkering with it. After all, it is one of those rare vehicles that seems to have grown quite a cult following in the US.The CFC Hummer H2...
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found 9 days ago by Chris Shunk on
Autoblog
Unless a buyer for Hummer materializes in the next few months, General Motors will continue to wind-down its environmental group dart board. The slow death of Hummer has actually been in process since before The General announced that the sale of...
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Hummer’s days as America’s monster machine may be numbered, but it doesn’t mean that people will stop tinkering with it. After all, it is one of those rare vehicles that seems to have grown quite a cult following in the US.The CFC Hummer H2...
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Leave it to a German tuner to take something already gaudy by nature and make it even more garish and ugly. "Take your Hammer and drive it sexy", says CFC in the press release on the pimped-out Hummer H2 (with a "u" and not an "a"). Too bad it...
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At the end of this week, the production of Hummers will be halted as General Motors Co. waits for Chinese regulators to approve the brand’s sale to Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co. Hummer spokesman Nick Richards said that as soon...
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The Hummer brand is not having a good time these days as their Chinese deal failed and it’s set to be wound down. However, to cheer it up a bit, a German company called CFC has came up with a crazy package for it, to remind us what this car is all...
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Giant, gas-guzzling SUVs. Full-body chrome tunes. These are a few of our least favorite things. So combine the two in a fully chromed-out Hummer H2 and we were expecting to see red. However, the chrome on this CarFilmComponents Hummer H2 tune...
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General Motors has announced that Chinese company, Tengzhong was unable to complete the Hummer transaction. GM has now said that they will wind down the Hummer brand. “One year ago, General Motors announced that we were going to divest HUMMER, as...
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The Nurburgring is covered in snow these days, and is impossible to drive around in. However, not if you’re driving a Hummer with snow tracks. Check out the video here. Related PostsHummer sale cancelled, GM looking for new buyer GM has announced...
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found 13 days ago by Ben Wojdyla on
Jalopnik
This is what we call "winning at life." While mortals lust after the opportunity to drive the Nurburgring, Wolfgang Blaube took a Mattrack-equipped Hummer H3 on the Green White Hell for Autobild. Ring time? Immortally badass, that's his ringtime....
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found 13 days ago by Ben Wojdyla on
Jalopnik
This is what we call "winning at life." While mortals lust after the opportunity to drive the Nurburgring, Wolfgang Blaube took a Mattrack-equipped Hummer H3 on the Green White Hell for Autobild. Ring time? Immortally badass, that's his ringtime....
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This is what happen when you trust the Chinese! General Motors has officially announced their previously successful deal with Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machines regarding the sales of Hummer has failed as the Chinese company is unable to...
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GM’s Hummer division, slated to be sold off to Chinese manufacturer Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Company, will instead be discontinued as communist red tape prevented the sale from being completed within the required timeline....
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Surprise, surprise. Much like the Saab ‘wind down’, GM may not wind down Hummer after all. At least not if it gets another suitable offer for the SUV brand.Last week, GM informed the world that Hummer was more or less doomed to extinction after...
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Hummer has received a temporary stay of execution, or at least the 153 remaining Hummer dealers have, as General Motors has extended their franchise agreements for another 60 days, Automotive News reports. The reason? More offers...
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In the wake of the collapsed bidding process by Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery to acquire Hummer, GM is examining prior bids with a fresh look. In a situation reminiscent of that with Saab, the company however will begin the winding...
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found 19 days ago by Ben Wojdyla on
Jalopnik
Hummer is mostly dead, but last summer, we took two H3s and joined the Hummer Club on an expedition to Michigan's Drummond Island. One local woman grabbed my ass, but for the most part, the fun happened behind the wheel.Last summer, we hit Drummond...
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The sale of Hummer to Sichuan Tengzhong had failed to prosper but reports are now saying that General Motors Co. is eyeing two separate offers for the brand. According to the Wall Street Journal, the two companies being considered have actually made...
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As GM attempts to off-load brands like Hummer and Saab, the entire process feels like the end of a horror movie when the monster keeps popping back to life. Just as Hummer’s fate appeared sealed when the Chinese industrial machinery company...
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Earlier we announced that the Hummer-Tengzhong deal has fallen through, but we’re now allowed to say that this will have no effect on South African operations. General Motors will wind the company down completely, and while we still distribute...
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GM has announced that the sale of the Hummer to a Chinese firm is off, and that they’re now looking at the two previous offers they had for the Hummer brand. GM had originally intended to sell the Hummer to China’s Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy...
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