Tag Archives: HUMMER

“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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

As General Motors began its restructuring process, motor sports saw some of the biggest cuts. Throw in a questionable future for HUMMER, and teams sponsored by the off-road brand were left in doubt for most of 2009. On Monday, HUMMER committed to resume their sponsorship of both Robby Gordon’s Dakar …

With Shreveport, Louisiana’s GM plant scheduled to be shut down by 2012, Mayor Cedric Glover is in China this week to tout the benefits of keeping HUMMER production in his town in the long-term. Doing so would retain jobs in Shreveport, and also keep the large, limited-use facility humming for …

You may have seen some coverage on a new ‘research’ study claiming that HUMMER owners feel they’re taking the ‘moral high-ground’ with their vehicle choice (see Autoblog’s coverage). The officials at HUMMER have looked over the report and have now released a response. First, here is a brief summary from …

As car sales in Russia plummet 50%, the HUMMER brand is doing something remarkable: Doubling their sales numbers when every other automaker is down double digits. NPR had a story this morning about the trend and what may be behind it. They interviewed one of the founders of the Russian …

If there’s one group that HUMMER could use on its side right now is the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MoC) – the regulatory committee that deals with all inter-state trade issues, including the approval process for China’s Tengzhong to purchase HUMMER from GM. Last week, President Obama imposed new tariffs …

Business Week released its top 50 list of Customer Service Champs, and HUMMER made the list. JD Power recently did a similar customer service study only covering the automotive industry, in which HUMMER ranked 2nd in customer service behind Lexus. Business Week’s top list covers all industries, and attributed much …