• Hummer is brand of SUV that was owned by General Motors. The original Hummer design is based on the U.S. military's High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (Humvee).

  On June 1, 2009, following the bankruptcy of General Motors, GM announced that the Hummer brand was going to be discontinued. The following day, it was reported that GM had instead sold the brand to the Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Company Ltd. in China.The New York Times: Chinese Company Said to Be Buyer of Hummer (June 2, 2009)

• 1. Founded: 1995
  2. Parent company: General Motors
  3. First developed as the military Humvee in 1979GMHummer.com: Hummer History
  4. Worldwide rights to the Hummer brand sold to General Motors in 1999GMHummer.com: Hummer History
  5. Manufacturing headquarters: South Bend, Indiana
  6. Slogan: "Hummer. Like nothing else."
  7. On June 2, 2009, it was reported that the Hummer brand had been sold to the Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Company Ltd http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-gm-hummer3-2009jun03,0,2114382.story

• Timeline

  1. 1992: Hummers began being soldGMHummer.com: Hummer History
  2. 1999: AM General sold the name rights to General Motors
  3. October 10, 2006: Hummer H3 produced in the Port Elizabeth plant in South AfricaSouth Africa Info: Hummer SA starts rolling
  4. June 1, 2009: GM files bankruptcy
  5. June 2, 2009: GM reportedly sold to company in China

• Hummer Models

  • 2009 Hummer H3T
  • Hummer H2
  • Hummer H2 Safari
  • Hummer H3R
  • Hummer HX

• Criticisms of Hummers

  1. Poor fuel economyMotor Trend: Road Test: 2003 Hummer H2
  2. Lack of safety features like child safety locks, child safety tethers and side air bagsHummer Guy: Hummer H3s Now Standard with Child Safety Locks (February 8, 2007) Hummer Guy: GM builds 33 million dollar test center
  3. Size causes issues with parking and drivingPittsburgh Post Gazette: Smallest Hummer still has size issues (May 10, 2008)
  4. Safety and ecology: Considered less ecologically friendlyAutoBlogGreen: Is a Hummer Greener Than a Prius? (July 21, 2006)

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