Government Motors plans to shut down Hummer.

I believer Hummer has already been sold to a Chinese company...

Dang.

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Nope. They just announced the sale fell through so they're shutting it down.

On the web, Will Russia buy Hummer?

Hummers were/are selling pretty Good in Russia. cuhulin

That should set the Chinese back twenty years.

--scott

Meh. I'll miss Olds and Poncho just because of their history, but they've been only minimally interesting over the past few years. Saturns have been pretty much warmed over products of other divisions, and so was the only product out of all those brands that I would have actually bought (Sky/Solstice) Hummer again doesn't offer a unique product, only uglified versions of Chevy/GMC trucks. It actually makes sense, although I'll miss the rebadged Opels that now won't be sold here anymore.

nate

Probably best to take the hit, and get it over with. The Hummer was, IMO, an answer to a question that was not asked.

Russia has a factory where they build similar armored versions of ''Hummers''.

Why would they want to buy Hummer, Cujo? They can make space vehicles, cars, jet planes....anything we can make, they can make a facsimile.

The mass of the people there cannot afford such a vehicle. There is not very much of a market for it here.

Just go ahead and engrave the tombstone..

No, not at all. They build something similar to the military HMMV, which bears no resemblance whatsoever to the H2 and H3.

What GM is selling off is basically an organization that makes macho-looking vehicles that are not suitable for offroad use, and which really has little practical use.

The organization that makes the HMMV (and which made the original H1 Hummer) is really totally unrelated. They actually make a useful product with a large market and make money off of it and that would probably be one of the last things that would ever get sold off.

They'd be stupid to do so. Mind you, the Russians have bought a lot of flashy crap with no substance before, so they may do it again.

--scott

Hummer's demise a sign of the times.

I just now heard on local tv news that GM (Government Motors) is listening to several potentional buyers who might be interested in buying Hummer. cuhulin

There is a fool born every minute (You supply the originator of this phrase>>)

LOL! I was talking to another Gearhead today and he told me the deal fell through. No more Hummer...Ho Hum.

See above... ;)

It was "THere's a sucker born every minute", IIRC, and it was P.T. Barnum.

Classically correct!!!

Government Motors (GM) is talking to some potential/prospective buyers for Hummer. The reason I know that is because that lady reporter on local tv news would not tell a fib about that.I heard about it on local tv news.It is the truth.

Here is something for your reading pleasure,,,

Government Motors GM Considering 2 Hummer Bids: Report http//