Hummer News

AM General, the maker of the military Humvee and civilian HUMMER H2, announced today that retired General Paul Kern will take over as President and COO effective August 1st. Previously that post was held by James Armour, who will remain the company’s CEO. Kern, who served in Vietnam and the …

While GM’s top brass are determining HUMMER’s fate, the HX concept is off making new friends in Britain. Reviews have been relatively positive from the British International Auto Show, similar to U.S. press coverage of the new vehicle. The HUMMER HX concept runs on FlexFuel, and may even achieve fuel …

Here in the United States, it isn’t uncommon to see women customizing their own vehicles. However in the Middle East, it’s apparently far less common and HUMMER is doing their part to make it easier for women buyers to have a custom vehicle that is ‘like nothing else.’ “HUMMER H3 …

Earlier this year, HUMMER and Tread Lightly formed a partnership that supports trail maintenance and cleanup activities to promote responsible off road driving. Their latest project lands the two groups in the Sierra National Forest – specifically, the Bald Mountain off-highway vehicle trail in California. If you’d like to volunteer …

In this morning’s announcement from GM Headquarters in Detroit, CEO Rick Wagoner laid out his plan to provide 15 billion in necessary funds by the end of 2009. There were two areas discussed, both operational changes and asset sales such as brands and real estate. Operational changes included decreasing truck …

General Motors will soon be announcing its plan to “align business to current market conditions.” That single quote is all that GM has given, which has really begun some speculation. Due to the lack of details, it is uncertain if GM will even talk about HUMMER — but we’re betting …

AM General’s plant in which they produce the HUMMER H2 for General Motors may soon be pumping out yet another iconic vehicle. VPG Autos is ironing out the last few details with AM General to produce a brand new vehicle called the Standard Taxi. According to AM General spokesperson Craig …

HUMMER told its dealers today that it will sell the H3T pickup truck for less than its H3 SUV counterpart. The 2009 HUMMER H3T Pickup will start at $31,495, a full $850 less than the SUV. With General Motors raising prices an average of 3.5% across the board, this is …

Forbes and MSNBC have ranked the worst vehicle polluters on the planet, and VW and Jeep took the top spots. The rankings excluded some models like Ferrari and Lamborghini, but include the relatively low-volume HUMMER H2, which is shown to pollute less than the Volkswagon Touareg TDI, Jeep Grand Cherokee …

Earlier today the Wall Street Journal reported that General Motors is getting ready to slash thousands of white-collar jobs, and may be considering shedding a brand or two beyond HUMMER. Citing those close to top GM Executives, WSJ reported that discussion about the total number of brands has intensified in …

In a somewhat confusing statement, Indian automaker Mahindra and Mahindra has expressed ‘mild interest’ in talking with General Motors about acquiring the HUMMER division. In the same statement, a spokesperson also added that the idea probably ‘doesn’t make any sense for us.’ Maybe I’m examining English semantics coming from an …