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Before there were H1s, H2s, and H3s there were just HUMMERs. And if you wanted one, you probably looked up Lynch HUMMER in Chesterfield, MO. Now, the store that sold more civilian HUMMER and H1 models than anyone in the nation has put its four year old facility up for …

HUMMER’s parent company General Motors won’t be spending any money on Super Bowl advertising this year – and neither will Ford or Chrysler. This will be the first time in over a decade that GM hasn’t placed ads during America’s most-watched sporting event. So today, we’ll look back two years …

There are some places I prefer not to find myself in the middle of the night, and driving and sleeping in Africa were just added to the list. If you haven’t already, check out the first two parts of HummerGuy.net’s interview with adventure photographer Chris Collard: HUMMER H3 African Adventure …

In part 1 of our interview with adventure photographer Chris Collard, we learned the background on his African HUMMER adventure and rig — now on to the journey! How was the H3 perceived by the locals along the route? It is definitely hard to blend in when you’re driving a …

Along with a host of other layoffs announced Monday, HUMMER H2 maker AM General announced it was temporarily laying off 200 workers from its civilian line. According to an AM General spokesperson Craig Mac Nab, plant production will be shut down until at least March. Workers leaving Monday afternoon were …

Among other things, Chris Collard enjoys off-roading, photography, and just about anything that gets his adrenalin pumping. Combine those activities and you’ve got the beginning of his voyage across Africa in a specially equipped HUMMER H3. After his journey, we were lucky enough to debrief Chris on his adventures. To …

This past week was the public’s chance to see the latest and greatest at the Detroit auto show. HUMMER used the occasion to debut its latest limited edition H2 which features a Sedona exterior with black chrome accents – both of which are admittedly hard to photograph! Black chrome accents …

HUMMER’s global sales numbers are out, and international sales are up. Higher sales numbers abroad increase the likelihood that A) The HUMMER brand will be sold successfully, and B) HUMMER will be owned by an International, non-US company. It is still believed that an international owner with capital could bring …

In a recent interview with About.com at the Detroit Auto Show, HUMMER’s CEO James E. Taylor gave some insight to the brand’s future and the much anticipated H4, a vehicle largely based on the HX concept introduced at the show just a year earlier. Taylor started off by saying that …

At this weekend’s Barrett-Jackson’s auto auction in Scottsdale, Arizona, two HUMMER icons from the 2007 SEMA show were sold to the highest bidder. On the block were the racing inspired 2008 HUMMER H3R concept and the 2007 HUMMER H2 Safari concept. The 7.0L V8 powered H3R went for $44,000, while …

If there’s one thing that can make a movie great, it’s a chase scene that involves a HUMMER H1. Who could forget the H1 vs. Ferrari romp through San Francisco in “The Rock” – which ends up in about every top 10 list for best movie chase scenes. While we …