Our friends at PickupTrucks.com recently tracked down the first person in the country to take delivery of the new HUMMER H3T pickup. As it turns out, that person was Kevin Hern who purchased the H3T for his business from a dealership in Oklahoma. The truck is the 8th HUMMER Hern …
Read More »The HUMMER Club Featured on Comedy Central’s Colbert Report
When the Colbert Report contacts the national HUMMER Club about attending an event, you know that every stereotype will be exploited for comedic relief. That’s what happened on last night’s show when Colbert described the HUMMER club as, “a group of HUMMER conservationists out to preserve this great symbol,” in …
Read More »General Motors Officially Enters ‘Sale Option’ Stage of HUMMER Brand Review
On Thursday, General Motors officially entered its next stage of HUMMER’s strategic review process, which is exploring the option of a sale. Over the next few weeks, HUMMER will distribute materials to appropriate parties that are considering purchasing the brand. This part of the process will heavily involve Citibank, the …
Read More »Wild Wild West HUMMER H3 Gets Real Wagon Wheels
Art can mean a lot of things to a lot of people, but in London, artist Matthew Harrison wanted his work to be ‘Like Nothing Else.’ The HUMMER H3 has been equipped with real wooden wagon wheels to “create a sculpture that is a mixture of art, engineering and motoring.” …
Read More »‘The Truth About Cars’ Continues Bomb-Throwing at HUMMER, Autoblog
Even though Autoblog’s newest head-to-head challenge between a HUMMER H2 and a Toyota Landcruiser described the HUMMER as “the off-roader for idiots,” it was still a relatively unbiased and fair article. Autoblog even got an outside writer and photographer from a major ‘buff book’ that had not been favorable to …
Read More »General Motors names James Taylor as HUMMER CEO
Late Wednesday, General Motors announced that James Taylor (the now former Cadillac general manager, not the music giant) will join the HUMMER leadership team as CEO. Taylor will move into the newly created position under premium division VP Mark McNabb, and will now be responsible for “the future strategy and …
Read More »General Motors (HUMMER) and Chrysler (Jeep) Talk Merger
Last week it was brought to light that General Motors and Chrysler have been in high-level talks about a possible merger. With General Motors being the parent company of HUMMER, and Chrysler the parent company of arch-rival Jeep, we were wondering what would happen if the two brands were forced …
Read More »Extended Test Drive and Review: 2009 HUMMER H3T
This past weekend we got a chance to tool around town in HUMMER’s newest vehicle and first true pickup: The 2009 HUMMER H3T. The one we were driving was nicely equipped with after-market 20-inch wheels with Nitto tires, a diamond-plate bed cover from Diamondback, plus factory roof rails, steps, and …
Read More »New HUMMER H3T Pickup Commercial makes ‘Ad of the Day’
Every day, Adweek selects on advertisement to be its ‘Ad of the Day’ and today HUMMER’s newest commercial for the H3T pickup was selected. “The spot is a study in contrasts. A slow, quiet buildup with just some truck and nature sounds gives way to what sounds like a stomping …
Read More »AM General Reveals New Light Tactical Vehicle
New enemies with new tactics are making it necessary to develop new vehicles which is why AM General partnered with General Dynamics Land Systems to design the Joint Lightweight Tactical Vehicle. Last week, their design was unveiled for the first time in Quantico, VA. The Pentagon will test AM General’s …
Read More »Custom 2007 Army Green HUMMER
Here are a couple pictures of the newest custom HUMMER to come out of Dallas. The vehicle started its life as a pewter metallic luxury H2, and was transformed to a flat (no clear coat) army green color for a client. The vehicle is reportedly going to be a ‘ranch …
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