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The 2009 HUMMER H3T Alpha arrived in the Autobog Garage on Election Day, and so it was my transportation to and from the local polling station to exercise my civic duty. I had the HUMMER in my thoughts when I went to cast my ballot, and looking at the paper before me was like seeing the fate of General Motors reflected in this year's presidential election. Barack Obama was new, different and promised an uncharted path to better times, the physical manifestation for this country of what ... Read the rest of the review →

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Hummer plant coming back online to fill 849-unit order? 3 days ago on Autoblog

Unless a buyer for Hummer materializes in the next few months, General Motors will continue to wind-down its environmental group dart board. The slow death of Hummer has actually been in process since before The General announced that the sale of the brand to China's Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy ...

BREAKING: GM announces Hummer sale cannot be concluded, brand to be wound down 16 days ago on Autoblog

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 ...

Report: GM to idle Hummer production on Monday until China deal goes through 1 month ago on Autoblog

Lost in the hoopla surrounding General Motors' attempted sale/wind-down of Saab and Ford's situation with Volvo and Geely has been any word surrounding the sale of Hummer to China's Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery. Whatever the state of the Hummer transaction, it appears The ...

Not Done Yet: Hummer H3, H3T get biofuel capability, new colors for 2010 4 months ago on Autoblog

Can a Hummer be green? The brand that most obviously represents American excess in the minds of environmentalists – though Hummer's vehicles aren't actually worse than any other large SUV – has seemingly been fighting off its negative stigma since shortly after the introduction of ...

STUDY: Hummer owners believe they've made "a highly moral consumption choice" 5 months ago on Autoblog

There probably isn't any one passenger vehicle on earth that earns more ire from environmentalists than the Hummer H2. While the reality of the matter is that most Hummers aren't really much worse when it comes to fuel mileage and overall emissions than any other giant SUV (most civilian Hummers ...

Potential deal points leaked concerning Tengzhong's purchase of Hummer 6 months ago on Autoblog

As the Opel transaction takes on Biblical intrigue, the Hummer exchange goes on in another dark corner, laboriously, like the gestation of an elephant. The latest report from a Chinese news website states that General Motors and Tengzhong "might sign an agreement" this week, but that strikes us ...

Red Cross HUMMER H3 wildfire photo reproduced on postage stamp 8 months ago on Autoblog

HUMMER's relationship with the American Red Cross extends back to 2005 when the SUV manufacturer first began supplying the agency with donated trucks for use in the disaster-stricken areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. This relationship has been ongoing ever since, and in 2007, Brad ...

Heavy Water: Geiger supercharges the HUMMER H3 1 year ago on Autoblog

Mention the name Geiger to a physicist and you're likely to hear about the man who discovered the atomic nucleus and the meter that bears his name. To automotive tuning fanatics, the name refers to the aftermarket firm that turns lethargic HUMMERs into tarmac-chomping beasts. But we're not so ...

First Drive: HUMMER H3T 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for hi-res gallery of the HUMMER H3T If HUMMER had a theme song, it'd probably be the Allman Brothers' Whipping Post -- the one that goes "Sometimes I feel, sometimes I feel, like I been tied to the whipping post..." The brand has been the go-to effigy when something needs to burn on ...

HUMMER attacks perception problems with "Purpose Built" campaign 2 years ago on Autoblog

HUMMER's image has always been one of excessive excess. While much of that portrayal is due to GM's own marketing, the people who purchase the imposing 'utes – be they high-profile celebs or well-to-do suburbanites – have done more to define the brand than GM's marketing boffins ever ...

Russian man lets activists throw rotten food at his H3 2 years ago on Autoblog

An intriguingly-named group of Russian environmental activists, "Peter Antiglobalism," wanted to make a statement about the pernicious effects of consumerism. What they needed was something they could pelt with rotten dairy goods and vegetables. What they got was a Russian man who agreed to let them ...

Euro-goths rejoice! HUMMER H3 Black Edition for Europe 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for more high-res shots. var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/motorsport/Euro_goths_rejoice_HUMMER_H3_Black_Edition_for_Europe'; HUMMER dealers in Europe will be offering up 50 tricked-out H3 Adventure models to buyers looking for something even more sinister than your ...

SEMA 2007: HUMMER H3R 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image to enlarge var digg_url = 'http://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/29/sema-2007-hummer-h3r/'; >Well now, doesn't this look like fun? HUMMER's H3R SEMA concept takes an off-road racing theme and then dials it up well past the maximum. You see, in addition to being lifted four inches and ...

GeigerCars muscles up with HUMMER H3 GT 2 years ago on Autoblog

Germany's GeigerCars has an affinity for American metal, and is unafraid to go to wacky extremes in its efforts to create its customized whips. Often, HUMMER provides the canvas for these tuners with dubs on their brains, and the arrival of the V8-powered H3 Alpha has inspired them to whip up a new ...

V8 for '08: Chevy Colorado engine lineup expanding 2 years ago on Autoblog

The addition of GM's 5.3L V8 to the HUMMER H3 Alpha for 2008 has resulted in some trickle-down goodness for the SUV's pickup truck platform-mate, the Chevy Colorado. PickupTruck.com is reporting that the smaller Chevy truck will indeed receive the same infusion of V8 power in 2008. We've driven ...

Spy Shots: 2009 HUMMER H3T 2 years ago on Autoblog

The Hummer brand was taking a serious hits due to $3+ per gallon gasoline, but the H3 came out in the knick of time to bail out the General and its dealers. Now sales aren't looking bad at all, and with the upgraded H2 and the upcoming V8 H3, the future is looking bright for GM's bling'd-up Jeep ...

HUMMER 1, 2, 3 . . . and now 4: H4 confirmed for 2010 2 years ago on Autoblog

There's no better moment than the day after Earth Day to announce a new smaller, kinder, gentler Hummer. Martin Walsh, Hummer's general manager, said "Our growth will be downwards in terms of size," and that begins with the now-official H4. Walsh also indicated there might be a smaller model than ...

New York Preview: 2008 HUMMER H3 Alpha gets V8 power, 295 horses 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for photo gallery Automobile magazine, Jalopnik, Hummerguy.net has kissed the 2008 HUMMER embargo good-bye, so here's the skinny on the '08 H3 Alpha. For 2008, HUMMER has addressed one of the sticking points many people have had with the smaller H3 model, namely, the lack of a V8 ...

HUMMER H3 comes in 'right' hand drive for our friends abroad 2 years ago on Autoblog

During the opening ceremony of a new HUMMER facility in Manchester, UK, Bob Lutz took the wraps off of a right-hand-drive prototype of the iconic, if not derided, H3. The newly rearranged interior will be manufactured at the General's Struandale plant in South Africa, which after $100 million in ...

RUMOR MILL: New platform for Colorado/Canyon/H3 in the works? 3 years ago on Autoblog

One of the more common complaints about the GMT355-based trucks (Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon, Hummer H3) is their lack of power. When the H3 debuted, there were rumblings of the 5.3L V8 being slid into its butched-to-the-max bodywork. Unfortunately, someone forgot to measure the transmission. It ...

AM General to lay off 160 more workers 3 years ago on Autoblog

AM General says because of Hummer-sized dropoff in sales, it will cut 160 jobs at its Indiana plant by year end. Company officials say expensive gas and relatively large sticker prices are two obstacles even the lane-hogging Hummer H2 just can't overcome. H2 sales have also been cannibalized by the ...

Hummer H4 headed for Detroit 3 years ago on Autoblog

Among the many showstoppers General Motors has planned for the North American International Auto Show in January, its military-inspired off-road brand HUMMER will be unveiling an H4 concept. The oft rumored H4 will be smaller than the successful H3 SUV that's currently driving HUMMER sales and will ...

New HUMMER truck coming in 2009 3 years ago on Autoblog

Automotive News is reporting that a "new Hummer truck" will be launched sometime in 2009. HUMMER's general manager Martin Walsh claims the vehicle will have "unparalleled off-road capabilities" and be "recognizable from a distance." AN is a bit ambiguous referring to the new product as a "Hummer ...

Dual-speed supercharger for the H3 3 years ago on Autoblog

Anyone who has driven a Hummer H3 has commented on the lack of power. Even with a manual transmission, the acceleration leaves a lot to be desired. In an effort to resolve this concern, European automotive technology company, Antonov, will be showing its innovative 2-speed supercharger drive ...

Autoblog Podcast #46 3 years ago on Autoblog

Alex Nunez joins Damon and myself again on the 46th episode of the Autoblog podcast. Lately it seems like the podcast wouldn't be official unless we talked about Ford, and this week keeps the Blue Oval streak alive with a conversation of Ford's performance (or lack thereof) in the third quarter of ...

HUUUMMMMERRR: H3 SUT arriving with extended bed 3 years ago on Autoblog

HUMMER is preparing an sport-utility truck (SUT) version of its entry-level H3, replacing the roofed section on the H3 SUV wagon with a pick-up style cargo bed. Only whereas the larger H2 SUT is the same length as its wagon SUV counterpart, the H3 gets an extended cargo bed. Expected to arrive in ...

HUMMER up 53% this year thanks to the H3 3 years ago on Autoblog

HUMMER has revealed that its year-to-date sales are up 53% so far this year, carried high on the wings of the H3, the brand's "smallest" SUV. As a matter of fact, HUMMER's other model, the larger Tahoe-based H2 has seen its sales dwindle faster than a tank of unleaded in its gullet. In June, H2 ...

Roll Reversal: HUMMER rolls OUT of a foreign country! 3 years ago on Autoblog

We've almost grown accustomed to seeing HUMMERS rolling into third-world countries on the news – Iraq, Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq again...but now HUMMERS will be rolling out of South Africa. The first H3s have begun rolling off the line at GM's Struandale plant in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, ...

H2 factory shuts the line down for two weeks 3 years ago on Autoblog

GM has recognized that dealers are suffering from a severe glut of H2s on their lots and has determined that the best way to avoid adding to the over-supply problem is to cease production at its Mishawaka, Indiana plant. This is not the first time that GM has made course corrections in the ...

Spy Shots: HUMMER H3 SUT 3 years ago on Autoblog

You can always count on Bob Lutz to provide a wealth of future product tidbits at his press conferences. Spy shots posted on LLN confirm Bob's comments about new Hummer models. This H3 captured is both longer than a standard H3 and is camouflaged in the rear. A close inspection reveals the tent work ...

GM offers HUMMER H3 First Responder package 3 years ago on Autoblog

In a smart little initiative, GM is targeting fire/rescue personnel by offering a special First Responder package on the HUMMER H3. Here's the deal: firefighters and rescue workers associated with fire departments who buy or lease an H3 between October 1 and December 31, 2006 will receive the First ...

Another toy HUMMER! Ninth exclusive toy available at dealerships 3 years ago on Autoblog

Fathers jealous of the HUMMER Happy Meal toy will no longer have to resort to ordering lunch in a colorful cardboard box to share in the fun. HUMMER announced today that a new HUMMER toy will join the current lineup of eight that the brand has been stuffing in Happy Meal boxes since the beginning ...

Restore your manhood: Hummer ad revised 3 years ago on Autoblog

It seems that a small, but vocal contingent of TV viewers found a recent ad for the Hummer H3 to be offensive enough to make some phone calls and in turn, cause some tweaking. The ad in question, for those of you who didn't see the spot, depicts two gentlemen crossing each other's paths at the ...

Get a HUMMER in your Happy Meal 3 years ago on Autoblog

Why is Ronald smiling? Because he has the new HUMMER Happy Meal toys before everyone else. Starting tomorrow, one of eight toy HUMMERS will be packed in each "boy" Happy Meal ("girl" meals will feature Polly Pocket, so don't fret if you've got a daughter, moms and dads). The full HUMMER lineup is ...

Mod eliminates Hummer mileage problem...or does it? 3 years ago on Autoblog

High gas prices combined with the Hummer's bottom-of-the-barrell gas mileage should spell doom for sales for the boxy SUV, right? Well, two Hummer dealerships may have found a technological workaround. Sib blog engadget reports that Detroit Hummer and Hummer of Novi are selling a modification, ...

Hummers rumble into London Auto Show and future residency 3 years ago on Autoblog

Oy vey. The city with the oh-so-fuel efficient EVs, subways, and strict anti-pollution and space-premium laws will soon have to make way for the quintessential off-road SUV, the Hummer. That's right: the H2 and H3 will be joining the rest of General Motors' vehicles at the London Auto Show at the ...

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