You know it’s a pretty grueling race when out of a total field of 328 vehicles, only 185 even cross the finish line. Team HUMMER and Rod Hall Racing’s two H3s were not only in the group that made it through all 672 miles of the Baja 1000, their first …
Read More »Team HUMMER and Rod Hall Racing Unofficial Winners of Two Baja 1000 Classes
Rod Hall Racing and Team HUMMER fielded two HUMMERs in the 2009 Baja 1000, and the unofficial results indicate that both clinched the #1 spot in their respective classes. Chad Hall, driving a near flawless run in the HUMMER H3 Alpha, crossed the finish line at 10:52 AM Saturday remains …
Read More »GM To Produce HUMMERs Through 2011, Possibly 2012
Earlier this week was the first time we’ve heard official talk about vehicles as far out as the H5, and how that vehicle along with the H4 based on the HX concept may eventually replace the H2 and H3. However, that doesn’t mean the latter vehicles will be going anywhere …
Read More »Rod Hall and Team HUMMER Return to Baja 1000
Following the close of the 2008 Baja racing season, HUMMER was forced to sever its ties to Rod Hall Racing (aka Team HUMMER) while General Motors undertook its “strategic review” of the brand. After GM came to a definitive agreement to sell HUMMER to Tengzhong, the brand announced its renewed …
Read More »HUMMER Jump Starts Season of Giving
“I’ve been here 25 years and I’ve never seen anything quite like this,” said Kent Clark, Director of Grace Center for Hope when he saw a parade of 21 HUMMERs bringing toys, supplies, and thousands of dollars to the center in Pontiac, Michigan. The Grace Center of Hope helps the …
Read More »World’s First Crowdsourced Car to Compete with HUMMER?
If I were to describe a vehicle (especially around here) as offering a “premium, authentic off -road experience,” HUMMER may be the first vehicle to mind. However, that’s how Local Motors describes their “Rally Fighter,” which is the world’s first automobile to be designed using crowdsourcing. If you’re new to …
Read More »HUMMER Brand to Define Tagline, Increase Advertising, Build H4 and H5
HUMMER has some big changes in the near future, and that means it’s CEO Jim Taylor has a very large to-do list. On that list are kick-starting HUMMER sales, spending big on advertising, defining the “Like Nothing Else,” tagline, and increasing HUMMER’s product portfolio to include smaller vehicles like the …
Read More »HUMMER Race Trucks at 2009 SEMA Show
The SEMA show was the first time we got to see Robby Gordon’s Dakar HUMMER H3 in person (and Robby, for that matter). While it more closely resembles an unlimited class race buggy, it still uses several H3 design cues. More closely representative of a stock HUMMER H3 is Rod …
Read More »HUMMER H3T Sportsman Edition from SEMA 2009 Photo Gallery
The H3T Sportsman was the other concept truck HUMMER had on display at the 2009 SEMA show, and we’ve added a gallery to our coverage. One accessory that wasn’t specifically listed but appeared on the truck was a rear utility-light that attached to bedrails of the truck – something we …
Read More »HUMMER H3 Moab Edition from SEMA 2009 Photo Gallery
The HUMMER H3 Moab concept vehicle was one of four vehicles on display at the SEMA show recently, and we’ve now added a more detailed photo gallery to our coverage. H3 Moab The natural landscape of Moab, Utah has been an off-roaders playground for years – it’s also been integral …
Read More »HUMMER’s New Business Model to be Leaner, Faster
One good thing about buying a General Motors vehicle is that you know every single piece of the vehicle has undergone extensive tests for durability and performance. Unfortunately, the way GM conducts that process can take several years which significantly slows down the release of new features and new vehicles. …
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