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While we’ve been spending most of our time covering Team HUMMER and Robby Gordon’s trek at the Dakar race, we haven’t brought you much in regards to General Motor’s plans to unload the HUMMER brand to China’s Sichuan Tengzhong – mainly because there haven’t been any updates other than GM’s …

Racing on Friday, Team HUMMER and Robby Gordon wrapped up stage 7 of the 14-stage 2010 Dakar race in South America. After some strong stage finishes early, the team suffered some setbacks in the stages leading up to Saturday’s day of rest which marks the race’s halfway point. Gordon was …

After some minor struggles in the stages one through three, Robby Gordon and Team HUMMER has come through to win the fourth stage, finishing just one second in front of current race leader Stephane Peterhansel in the BMW. With the stage win, Gordon will move up one spot to eighth …

Robby Gordon and Team HUMMER had expected stage three would suit the 2wd vehicles well, but due to a new restrictor that limits horsepower, Robby says he can’t reach the speed he needs to shine in the dunes like he usually does. “I feel we are at a major disadvantage …

After a few challenges, all three vehicles of Team HUMMER completed the second stage at the 2010 Dakar rally. Stage two ran from Cordoba to La Rioja, and proved to be challenging. Despite the terrain suited for four-wheel drives (the Team’s vehicles are 2 wheel drive), team leader Robby Gordon …

Before any big off-road race vehicles must be inspected to ensure they meet safety and entry requirements, and the 2010 Dakar is no different. Team HUMMER spent New Year’s Eve going through the inspection process called scrutineering and has been cleared to race. In addition to the three HUMMER race …

As most around the world are putting the final details together on their New Year’s Eve party, Team HUMMER is about to go through technical inspection with three HUMMERs their fielding in the 2010 Dakar race. Team HUMMER had to move from their original preparation area near the hotel due …

Reports this morning are saying that Tengzhong, the company currently trying to purchase HUMMER from General Motors, may team up with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp (SAIC) to produce HUMMER branded vehicles in China. HUMMER’s CEO noted recently that the company is considering production in China, but primarily for in-country distribution. …

Team HUMMER and Robby Gordon Motorsports are making a last-minute driver change for the 2010 Dakar race that starts in just a few days, and the new driver is famed trophy truck driver B.J. Baldwin. Baldwin replaces Ronn Bailey in the #351 Vanguard HUMMER H3, one of the three HUMMERs …

The start of the 2010 Dakar Rally in South America is just days away, and Robby Gordon and Team HUMMER are making their final preparations for the grueling race that starts January 1st. The Dakar rally will begin and end in Buenos Aires, with stages in both Argentina and Chile. …

We’re not sure why Romanian designer Andrus Ciprian created his HUMMER concept (since he has no relationship with the brand), but we do think it’s amusing to look at. Ciprian calls the concept vehicle the HUMMER HB, and borrowed many of the design cues from actual HUMMER vehicles and concepts. …