The end of Hummer
2/24/10, 03:36 PM
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The end of Hummer
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/24/h...ong-wind-down/
Although it has been evident for some time that General Motors' sale of its Hummer brand to Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machines Co., Ltd., we didn't expect for word to come down today that the negotiations are dead and the brand will be wound down. Unfortunately, judging by a press release just issued by GM, that's exactly what will be happening. According to John Smith, GM's vice president of corporate planning and alliances,
"One year ago, General Motors announced that we were going to divest Hummer, as part of focusing our efforts on Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac going forward. We have since considered a number of possibilities for Hummer along the way, and we are disappointed that the deal with Tengzhong could not be completed."
"One year ago, General Motors announced that we were going to divest Hummer, as part of focusing our efforts on Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac going forward. We have since considered a number of possibilities for Hummer along the way, and we are disappointed that the deal with Tengzhong could not be completed."
2/25/10, 01:22 AM
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This is not news, the deal was still born since its inception, as soon as that company announced their interest in Hummer the Chinese government stood in and basically said they were not interested in their country owning such a brand, they were focused on "green" cars. I also learned at that time that China has over 100 car manufacturer/ brands talk about crazy.
2/25/10, 10:13 AM
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defiantely bad news for the workers, saw one today and I was like hmmmm I'm glad I don't own one of those. I never really wanted to get into one after it seemed that I spent half my life in the real hummer when I was in the Army...
2/25/10, 11:34 AM
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Oregon's eulogy:
When it comes to looks and emotions, there's never been a ride quite like it. Some say, "R.I.P." Others: "See you in hell."
Depending on who you ride with, the Hummer was either the ultimate suburban toy or America's ugliest symbol of gas-hog excess.
We've thrown this all-terrain blog into reverse for a eulogy of sorts, remembering the Hummer's top six connections to the Pacific Wonderland (let's face it, the Hummer was too big to for just five):
1992: Actor-turned-governator Arnold Schwarzenegger is filming "Kindergarten Cop" in Astoria when he spots a convoy of military all-terrain Humvees rolling through town. We imagine he exclaimed: "Sweet Maria, I want to take one of those little cars bock to Caleeforniya!" Arnold convinced manufacturer AM General to produce a civilian version, which became the Hummer.
Fast forward to 2002: Portland Trail Blazer Damon Stoudamire gets busted smoking reefer while coming home from a Seattle Sonics game in his yellow Hummer. In the passenger seat: teammate Rasheed Wallace. At one time, Sheed owned not one, not two, but three Hummers.
2003: As shock and awe got underway in Iraq, the anti-war group Code Pink starts slapping fake tickets on Hummers around Portland. The message to Hummer drivers, in a nutshell: You and you're gas-guzzling ways are to blame for the war. There were no reports of protest tickets being left on big Dodge, Chevy or Ford trucks that got worse gas mileage at the time.
2006: During regular war-protest rides, some cyclists were spotted spitting on Hummers. Apparently trying to make peace and to establish some green cred, Hummer used Portland as a test market for a Hummer-branded bicycle. The response from cyclists: Hah!
2008: A Hummer driver spits back. Bike Portland reported that during a road-rage incident in Northwest Portland, a royal blue Hummer driver stepped out of his tall ride with a baseball bat and punched a bicyclist in the face in front of a crowd of shocked onlookers.
2009: The FBI, suspecting member of the Earth Liberation Front, asks for help finding whoever poured acid over fifteen Hummers at Vic Alfonso Cadillac in Portland during a September weekend. ELF denied involvement on its web site, but noted: "It is evident from the sabotage that this act was conducted in response to the environmental devastation caused by SUVs and Hummers in particular."
The FBI is still looking, and ELF doesn't have the Hummer to kick around anymore.
When it comes to looks and emotions, there's never been a ride quite like it. Some say, "R.I.P." Others: "See you in hell."
Depending on who you ride with, the Hummer was either the ultimate suburban toy or America's ugliest symbol of gas-hog excess.
We've thrown this all-terrain blog into reverse for a eulogy of sorts, remembering the Hummer's top six connections to the Pacific Wonderland (let's face it, the Hummer was too big to for just five):
1992: Actor-turned-governator Arnold Schwarzenegger is filming "Kindergarten Cop" in Astoria when he spots a convoy of military all-terrain Humvees rolling through town. We imagine he exclaimed: "Sweet Maria, I want to take one of those little cars bock to Caleeforniya!" Arnold convinced manufacturer AM General to produce a civilian version, which became the Hummer.
Fast forward to 2002: Portland Trail Blazer Damon Stoudamire gets busted smoking reefer while coming home from a Seattle Sonics game in his yellow Hummer. In the passenger seat: teammate Rasheed Wallace. At one time, Sheed owned not one, not two, but three Hummers.
2003: As shock and awe got underway in Iraq, the anti-war group Code Pink starts slapping fake tickets on Hummers around Portland. The message to Hummer drivers, in a nutshell: You and you're gas-guzzling ways are to blame for the war. There were no reports of protest tickets being left on big Dodge, Chevy or Ford trucks that got worse gas mileage at the time.
2006: During regular war-protest rides, some cyclists were spotted spitting on Hummers. Apparently trying to make peace and to establish some green cred, Hummer used Portland as a test market for a Hummer-branded bicycle. The response from cyclists: Hah!
2008: A Hummer driver spits back. Bike Portland reported that during a road-rage incident in Northwest Portland, a royal blue Hummer driver stepped out of his tall ride with a baseball bat and punched a bicyclist in the face in front of a crowd of shocked onlookers.
2009: The FBI, suspecting member of the Earth Liberation Front, asks for help finding whoever poured acid over fifteen Hummers at Vic Alfonso Cadillac in Portland during a September weekend. ELF denied involvement on its web site, but noted: "It is evident from the sabotage that this act was conducted in response to the environmental devastation caused by SUVs and Hummers in particular."
The FBI is still looking, and ELF doesn't have the Hummer to kick around anymore.
2/25/10, 11:42 AM
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Maybe there is hope:
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/25/r...hummer-offers/
General Motors looking at two previous Hummer offers
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/25/r...hummer-offers/
General Motors looking at two previous Hummer offers