Hummer H4 and H5 Models: Key to CAFE Requirements

Hummer have not been able to focus on its future models since GM begun its plans to sell the brand to China’s Sichuan Tengzhong. It is assumed that the sale could be completed by December 1, giving some hope to the Hummer H4 and H5 models. Read more

Hummer Sale: The History Behind The Brand

The recent news that General Motors Corp. (GM) has sold its Hummer brand to China’s Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Company was a sad day for Americans. The Huffington Post believes that California Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger will have a tear in the corner of his eye, as his vehicle of choice will no longer be American made. Read more

Hummer Sale: GM sells brand to company in China

Following on from our post yesterday about General Motors in talks with Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Corp over its deal to try to sell its Hummer brand, we can now inform you that the brand was sold on Friday. No financial terms were discussed, but there had been rumors that the sale was for around $150 million. Read more

GM Hummer Update: Close to $150 Million deal

General Motors Co. (GM) looks set to seal the deal to offload Hummer today, Friday, October 09, 2009. GM hopes to be able to sell the outfit for $150 million to China’s Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co. This is according to reports from those closely involved in the talks. Read more

Close Look: 2010 Dodge Ram Power Wagon

American’s have been embracing more fuel-efficient vehicles in recent years, but that still does not stop them wanting something bigger. We have learned that the Power Wagon is back with the new 2010 Dodge Ram 2500 Power Wagon. 4Wheel and Off-Road have been taking a closer look at the new pickup to see what all the fuss is about. Read more

GM Hummer sale could be blocked by Chinese regulators

It has been reported recently that General Motor’s planned sale of their Hummer brand to a Chinese truck maker could be blocked, as a result of regulators who are yet to give their approval of the deal. Read more

GM: Hummer sold to China’s Sichuan Tengzhong

We reported yesterday that General Motors had sold its failing Hummer brand to a mystery buyer, well we can now tell you that GM have sold Hummer to China’s Sichuan Tengzhong. The company will now be offering one of these must have vehicles to the mega-rich, it seems that Sichuan Tengzhong do not care about how much gas the vehicles consumes. Read more

General Motors and Hummer Sale: Who bought the brand?

We all like a bit of mystery and so do General Motors; we have just learned that somebody has bought the Hummer brand from GM but have yet to reveal who the mystery buyer is. We do not even know how much the troubled automaker got for the sale of Hummer. Read more

General Motors (GM) Bankruptcy: Tale of two legal processes

We will see a tale of two legal processes unfold next week when General Motors Corp. files for bankruptcy protection. One tale will be that the bankruptcy judge will be told that a new entity will emerge, the other is that GM creditors will argue for who will get company properties that the automaker no longer wants. Read more

General Motors (GM) to drop models in favor of Buick

General Motors Corp. (GM) has a lot of tough decisions to make as they struggle to stay solvent, now they are looking at dropping a number of its models, such as Hummer, Saab and Saturn in favor of keeping hold of its 106-year-old luxury brand, Buick. GM is also considering offloading Pontiac and GMC as well. Read more

General Motors (GM) Hummer Division and its fate

General Motors Corp. GM) did have until today to decide if its struggling Hummer Division will die off forever, or if they could allow the vehicle to live on with a new owner. AutoBlog is now reporting that the decision has been postponed, GM now have a couple more weeks to take a closer look at the bidders for the brand. Read more

Hydrogen Cars 40 Year Wait: President Bush and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s views

Both Arnold Schwarzenegger and President George W. Bush have something in common with some of the biggest automakers, they feel that the future is with hydrogen-powered fuel cell technology, as this kind of fuel produces zero emissions. However; with all things there is always a downside to something that looks to benefit and that is the fact many experts in the field believe that it will be more than 40 years before vehicles that run on hydrogen has a meaningful impact on the fight against global warming.

This does worry me as we just can’t wait that long as our environment needs to see changes long before that. The funny thing is Arnold Schwarzenegger backs hydrogen-powered fuel cell technology, but he still insists in driving around in a big Hummer, and then there is George Bush who did not want to sign up to the kyoto agreement. One why doesn’t Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger get himself a family salon that runs on clean diesel or a hybrid, and as for President Bush, it just seems too little too late.

I am all up for Hydrogen vehicles, but this kind of technology is seen as a long term solutions, there is so much more we can do that will see more instant results. One of the easiest ways to see quick results is by changing your driving styles, so no driving fast and breaking hard, and too make sure that you have the correct amount of air in your tires.

Source – Wired

Last 30 News & Products: 04-08-2008

HUMMER have launched their HT2 solid candy-bar cell phone

If you have a HUMMER you need a cool looking phone to go with it, and the HT1 was the first attempt. However there is a second-gen handset coming called the HT2 and is a solid candy-bar cell phone. The HUMMER phone is made by ModeLabs, the French telecom company.

The old HT1 model was a slider version, however ModeLabs have decided to go for the candy bar design and wait for it is yellow in color. The case is made from metal, keeping with the sturdy design like the HUMMER vehicle. The phone has a 176 x 220 TFT display along with a 2 megapixel camera.

The HUMMER HT2 comes with Bluetooth and has 11MB of in-built memory; however this can be upgraded by using a microSD card.

The HUMMER HT2 will be available in both Russia and Latin America first; we are not sure how long it will be before North America will get their hands on this handset.

Source – Luxury Launches

Go green with the 2009 Hummer H2 and SUT: both are E85 compatible

A gas station in Dallas is installing nine pumps at a cost of half a million dollars, these pumps will dispense E85, E10, and biodiesel. The business man involved is a HUMMER dealer, and has had the pumps fitted next to his HUMMER dealership.

This does tell us that the 2009 HUMMER HT and HT SUT are both to be E85 compatible, and you do not have to be Hummer owner to be able to fill your vehicle at the station with Flex-fuel. By 2010 GM has said that all HUMMER’s will be running on E85 bio-fuel, the automaker has said that they will have 15 models running on this green fuel next year.

Source – Automotive News Via Engagdet

1:1 scale radio-controlled HUMMER H3: is this the best RC ever?

I have seemed some nice RC cars in my time like Tamiya Blackfoot, which is a 1:10 scale Ford F-150 monster truck. Well if you thought that was awesome, you are sadly mistaken as there is a bigger monster in town.

Some guy has built a radio-controlled HUMMER H3, which has a 1:1 scale. The RC car was designed and built by Dr. James Brighton from Cranfield University. The HUMMER H3 is able to climb a 407mm vertical wall and can even traverse a 40% side slope.

Source – Auto Blog

Hummer HX Concept showing at Geneva Motor Show nest month

Now this is what you call a concept, Hummer are going to be showing of their brand new HX Concept at the Geneva Motor Show nest month which will surely turn heads. The Hummer HX is a sexy reconfigurable Read more

Video Showing Hummer HX Concept: Halo Edition

This is the perfect vehicle for players of Halo 3 (that’s if they are old enough to drive), it is the Hummer HX Concept which you can see a video of below Read more

New images of the HUMMER HX Concept: ultimate off-roader at Detroit 2008

Here are a set of new images of the HUMMER HX Concept, this ultimate off-roader will be shown at the upcoming 2008 Detroit Motor Show. If you just can’t wait those 4 days until the start of Detroit 08, then just check out some of these Read more

Last 30 News & Products: 01-09-2008

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