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Striking American Axle workers took to the polls yesterday and overwhelmingly (78%) approved the once tentative measures to end the almost 3-month long strike. Production at American Axle is expected to ramp up early next week, and GM Plants that produce the HUMMER H2 and H3 have not announced a …

For HUMMER enthusiasts in the United States AND abroad, some exciting news has come from down under. Australia-based ARB accessories will soon begin shipping its unique 4×4 products specifically designed for the H3 around the world. The aggressive looking bull bar shown above should be available in the US this …

The 2009 HUMMER H3T due out this fall has once again been spotted out west. We last saw the H3T courtesy of a bartender at Red Rock in Las Vegas – now a different H3T has been spotted at a photo shoot on the pacific coast of California. This is …

This year’s running of the SCORE International Tecate Baja 500 is especially important for Team HUMMER as its owner and stock-class H3 driver Rod Hall looks for his 18th Baja 500 class victory. Hall enters the race tied for the record of total class wins at 17 – and currently …

Today I drove a stolen HUMMER – at least that’s what I was told to imagine when I hopped in the driver’s seat of a new Chevy Tahoe that was being used to demonstrate OnStar’s new Stolen Vehicle Slowdown Service. I buckled up and was instructed to drive it like …

Although it hasn’t been made official, some new statements from HUMMER’s product director Ross Hendrix have made their way into the June issue of Automobile Magazine. We brought you the speculation about the H3’s new V6 engine H3 back in March, and the newly published material helps confirm that speculation …

According to the Associated Press, the UAW and American Axle have reached a tentative agreement that may end the 80 day strike that has idled more than 30 GM production plants, including the HUMMER H2 and H3 facilities. Details on the agreement haven’t been made official – and this news …

It’s been a few weeks since my race with Team HUMMER, and one question I’ve been is about HUMMER’s motive behind sponsoring a race team. After all, HUMMER is one of only a few auto manufacturers that directly sponsors a team in this type of racing (stock class off-road). Thad …

Four Wheeler has officially named their project H3 “Project Trail Hugger.” A fitting name – we like it! The most recent additions to their truck are both factory accessories – roof marker lamps and rocker panel protection. The rocker panels are extremely strong metal tubes that can help protect the …

In a little less than a month Robbie Knievel, son of the infamous Evel Knievel, will attempt to jump 20 HUMMER H2s at Texas Motor Speedway. The show is set to begin just prior to the Bombardier Learjet 550k IndyCar event on June 7th. “To me, the jump is all …

The 2009 HUMMER H3T made a rare, out-of-auto-show appearance last week at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas. The hotel was hosting General Motors’ “fleet and commercial show,” and one of the bartenders at the resort snapped these pictures. GM had some other new vehicles on display including the …