We thought The HUMMER Club’s trip to Drummond Island in July was a wet, muddy adventure, but it wasn’t nearly as wet and muddy as the event held at HUMMER’s official off-road driving academy in South Bend, Indiana in August. Turnout was strong, with HUMMER H1s being the most common …
Read More »Chinese HUMMER Approval Process Gets Confusing
The details are sketchy at best, but we’re trying to keep you as up to date as possible. Yesterday Reuters reported that China’s Ministry of Commerce had returned Tengzhong’s application to purchase HUMMER from GM. Later yesterday, we learned that the application just needed clarification and the approval process was …
Read More »HUMMER CEO Responds to Enthusiast Questions
We had a terrific response to our first “Ask Jim” segment, in which readers got to submit their questions to HUMMER’s CEO Jim Taylor. Jim was a little tied up with negotiations last week, but was able to respond to the queries this week. He addressed concerns about diesel models …
Read More »Chinese Returned HUMMER Deal for Clarification, Not Rejection
Earlier we published reports from Reuters claiming that Tengzhong’s bid to buy HUMMER was rejected by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOC) due to lack of detail. According to our sources in China, the deal was not “turned back” for rejection, but rather for clarification. Once the details are added, …
Read More »Chinese HUMMER Deal Reportedly Hits Regulatory Setback
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOC), which giggles at the mere thought of a “Labor Day,” is reportedly hard at work this Monday and isn’t pleased with the plan for Tengzhong to purchase HUMMER from General Motors. Reuters is reporting that the MOC has already returned the application because it …
Read More »Responses from HUMMER’s CEO Coming Soon
We just got word that the questions submitted to Jim Taylor, HUMMER’s CEO, may come as early as this week. The response we had was great – over 50 questions in a little over 24 hours. While Jim won’t be able to respond to each individually, he will address several …
Read More »GM, Tengzhong to Finalize HUMMER Deal This Week
General Motors and China’s Tengzhong are expected to reach definitive agreements this week according to those familiar with the matter (We think Bloomberg may have been a week off!). Once the agreements are finalized, all negotiations will cease and the deal will be submitted to regulatory bodies in the United …
Read More »Contents of HUMMER Deal Leaked Online, H4 Coming by 2012?
We don’t speak or read much Chinese, but luckily for us, other news sites have already translated 163.com’s report that outlines the terms of Tengzhong’s purchase of HUMMER from GM, and mentions production of the new H4. Here is what has been disclosed via “exclusive sources:” 1. Tengzhong will buy …
Read More »GM Finalizing HUMMER Sale This Week?
General Motors could be ready to sign off on the sale of HUMMER this week, according to Bloomberg, citing two people familiar with the negotiations. While it seems a bit premature, GM and Tengzhong could be finalizing the details in order to submit it to both Chinese and American regulatory …
Read More »HUMMER CEO to Field Questions from HummerGuy.net Readers
We’re excited to announce the newest feature on HummerGuy.net will be a recurring chance for readers to submit questions to the CEO of HUMMER, Jim Taylor. Once we’ve collected the questions, we’ll send them over to Jim, and post his responses in a new section called, “Ask Jim.” For the …
Read More »New HUMMER HX Concept Interior Video
We’ve got another HUMMER HX video to share with you – and this animation shows the details of the interior. The HX video shows the four bucket seat configuration, and the three center dash screens that are customizable for both on and off-road modes. The screens show pertinent driver information …
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