Hummer H2 News

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Days after Penske Automotive pulled out of a deal to buy the Saturn division, General Motors announced it had reached a definitive agreement to sell its Hummer brand.

It should come as no surprise that Hummer sales are in the dumpster lately. With GM having left the brand to fend for itself during restructuring, year-to-date sales are off some 64% to 8,500 units, made worse by low dealer inventories of only 1,300 units compared to 7,400 vehicles during the same time last year, says Automotive News.

Last year, the standard 6.2-liter V8 became compatible with E85 fuel, a token green-friendly measure that has been gaining a little traction thanks to similar moves by such paragons of environmental friendliness as Bentley.

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In the past year, Mishawaka has been whipsawed by dramatic changes at home and abroad.

Most people would not purchase a household commodity without knowing exactly how much it was going to cost, yet the same folks buy or lease a car or truck without taking the total cost of ownership into account - everything from the purchase price to the operating costs, routine maintenance and so on.

There is 20 privateer pros all staying at Honolulu Hills Raceway in Taft, CA preparing for the 2010 supercross season.

General Motors and Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery *** Ltd , today announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement that will allow Tengzhong to acquire GM's premium all-terrain HUMMER brand.

That's the same assembly location where the Hummer H2 is built, which makes sense since the MV-1 is based on the same GM underpinnings as the behemoth SUV.

Public hearings on new, higher federal fuel-economy standards are set to start here today, and the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers says it will support the aggressive rule changes.

By Paul Brent Depending on where you are sitting - or more accurately what you are sitting in - the Hummer super-SUV is either a shining symbol of American consumerism gone mad or a 21st-century emblem of American frontier heritage and individualism.

News that Cadillac peeled out of Boston ad shop Modernista late last week likely represents a big cash bleed for the agency.

By Patrick Olsen Cars.com It's been a year since we last visited Indiana , and it's been nothing short of a cataclysm for the U.S. auto industry: First came the credit crunch, which kept even the best-qualified shoppers from getting a car; Then the economy tanked, driving sales down to a level that hadn't been seen in decades; Chrysler and GM asked ...

Every automotive segment attracts a percentage of ``early adopters'' and ``must-have buyers'' who often depart just as quickly.

General Motors Co. said Friday it signed a definitive deal to sell its Hummer sport-utility vehicle business to Chinaa s Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co.

Hummer brand, aims to close the deal by early 2010 and has begun to seek regulatory approval for the purchase.

A white mini-van is seen passing through the intersection at Five Corners at about 12:14 p.m. as four people cross the street, one on a BMX bike.

GM is one step from finalizing the sale of the Hummer brand to a Chinese company.

General Motors could seal the deal to sell its Hummer brand to China's Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery for $150 million on Friday, the Wall Street Journal reports.