Hummer News

“No one criticizes a bulldozer for its gas mileage. That’s because it’s built to do a job,” says Mark LaNeve, GM’s VP of sales, service, and marketing in North America in a recent USA Today article. HUMMER is currently running a marketing campaign to help showcase that sentiment, with the …

In a new Wired magazine article, lead HUMMER HX designer David Rojas talks about his work on the new concept vehicle. Rojas, who was fresh out of design school, was tasked with creating the HUMMER of the future – and his inspiration for the HX came from some interesting places; …

When it comes to naming cars, “everyone has an opinion,” says Mark LaNeve, GM North America’s VP of sales, service and marketing. It’s his team that is in charge of proposing names for GM’s vehicles – a job that comes with its fair share of second guessing. “When we propose …

Last Thursday, lead HUMMER designer Carl Zipfel took an hour out of his day for a chat on GMnext.com. We took him up on the opportunity – check out some of the highlights below:

Our friends at TopSpeed.com have released some sketches and info they’re claiming are details surrounding the predicted release of the HUMMER H4. TopSpeed reports the H4 will be available in 2 door or 4 door configurations, and offer a 3.7L or 4.2L engine. We think their claim that the HUMMER …

At a time when General Motors is preaching about ‘going green’ you don’t except one of the Vice Presidents of the company to say that global warming is a crock. The always outspoken Bob Lutz has once again undoubtedly sent the PR crew at General Motors into a frenzy after …

Cars.com is putting together all their knowledge from test drives, reviews, etc. to award this years Lifestyle Awards. The awards are designed to recognize the best vehicles in certain categories and that best suit individual needs of consumers. Under the ‘Play Car’ category, the “Best Car for Off Roaders” was …

We can’t blame FourWheeler.com for stretching out their time with the project HUMMER H3 Alpha they received courtesy of General Motors, but we can request they put their foot into the V8’s accelerator. Update number three comes as the FourWheeler takes the Alpha to an outside paint shop, as described …

New info is out on the HUMMER H3 Championship Edition, which we previewed at the Detroit Auto Show and the Chicago Auto Show. We didn’t expect several of the options to be standard, but we were wrong. The rocker panel protection, underbody shield, brush guard will all be standard. The …

This Valentine’s day HUMMER enthusiasts will have a chance to spend an hour with lead exterior designer for HUMMER Carl Zipfel. GMnext.com is hosting a live chat from 2-3 EST, and it’s open to anyone who registers. Don’t know what to ask him about? I’d go for these topics: 1) …

Later this year, HUMMER will produce their first true-silver colored H2 called the Silver Ice Limited Edition. The H2 has been available in Pewter and Graystone metallic, but never a brilliant silver color. We’ve done a few custom silver H2s at our location, and now HUMMER is getting in on …