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2007-2009 Hummer H3 recalled in Australia

The Hummer H3 has been recalled in Australia over a potential wiring defect affecting the indicators. In total, 1951 Hummer H3 vehicles produced between 2007 and 2009 have been recalled to correct the safety defect, including 1837 vehicles in Aust...

GM recalls 1.5M vehicles for fire risk, Australia not affected

General Motors is recalling around 1.5 million passenger cars, trucks and SUVs around the world to remove a windshield-wiper fluid heating system that can overheat and cause a fire. Many of the affected vehicles were recalled in 2008 to fix a simi...

US dealer offers free shotgun with every Hummer sold

More news of the weird from the US this afternoon with a Missouri car dealership offering a free shotgun with every new Hummer sold. Following the recent slow down in GM sales, the dealership decided to sell guns in the same showroom as its cars.

Hummer sale failed

After the sale of the Hummer brand to China's Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machines Co.Ltd. fell through General Motors will wind down the brand. "Tengzhong  was unable to complete the acquisition,” GM said today in a statement. The Chi...

Hummer officially sold to China’s Tengzhong

It's official, China's Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Company has signed a definitive agreement to purchase the Hummer brand from General Motors. Hummer’s leadership team will remain in place and the company will be headquartered...

GM Hummer to sell for $165 million to Chinese

General Motors is working hard to restructure itself to become profitable once again, as part of that process it needs to shed its non-profitable brands as quickly as possible. One of the lowest performing brands in the GM stable is Hummer wh...

‘New GM’ exits bankruptcy – prepares for future

Leaner, meaner and a with a whole lot less debt than it had 40 days ago, a new General Motors Company has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States. GM’s chief executive officer, Fritz Henderson, has described the ne...

China could block Hummer sale – again

Chinese state radio is today claiming that the upcoming sale of GM's Hummer brand to Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery will be blocked due to environmental concerns. It's the second time this month the deal has been threatened followi...

Hummer going Chinese before October

Get used to this name: "Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery" (STHIM), the new owner of GM's once popular Hummer brand has announced that it aims to finalise the deal before October. STHIM General Manager Yang Yi said in an interview w...