Wanna own the Hummer brand...

Rumor has it, GM is looking into selling the Hummer brand (due to lack of sells, along wtih lack of sales in general in the large truck/SUV market)?

LOL, just thought I'ld share this tid bit of information.

Just a sign of the times...

The Jeep brand won't be immune from the demand destruction that may occur at $5 gas either... let's just hope it doesn't come to that.

GM is closing the of four truck plants. Arlington will be the soul survivor.

Rumor on the Hummer boards (with some Hummer insiders involved) says the H2, which was slated for a major redesign in 2010 will remain unchanged through the rest of its life. The model is expected to be killed in 2011 or 2012. The current H2 specific plant is to be closed this year and it added the line at the plant of one of its sister vehicles. The H3 more than likely will live on in some form or another. Obviously the H1 has been dead for 2 years now.

There is even some speculation that Chrysler could buy the Hummer brand. How weird would that be?

There is even some speculation that Chrysler could buy the Hummer brand. How weird would that be?[/quote]

Well the grills would sorta match.

Duke wrote:

There is even some speculation that Chrysler could buy the Hummer brand. How weird would that be?

actually not all that weird considering both the Hummer and Jeeps have the same lineage. The humvee was created by AM General which was a division of AMC who at the time owned Jeep. AMC sold the AM General line to GM- this is why the Hummers have a similar 7 slotted grill as Jeeps. So in essence, the Hummer is just a long lost cousin of Jeep.

N2rock wrote:

........ this is why the Hummers have a similar 7 slotted grill as Jeeps. ........

Of course as we all know, neither the Jeep nor Hummer were the first to wear the slotted grill. That distinction belongs to the Ford GPW.

Duke wrote:

N2rock wrote:

........ this is why the Hummers have a similar 7 slotted grill as Jeeps. ........

Of course as we all know, neither the Jeep nor Hummer were the first to wear the slotted grill. That distinction belongs to the Ford GPW.

I thought it was Bantam?

CRUX wrote:

Duke wrote:

N2rock wrote:

........ this is why the Hummers have a similar 7 slotted grill as Jeeps. ........

Of course as we all know, neither the Jeep nor Hummer were the first to wear the slotted grill. That distinction belongs to the Ford GPW.

I thought it was Bantam?

No. While the Bantam was built first it did not have a one piece grill with slots. It had what Jeep historians consider as slats. Its grill was basically a rectangular square made up of flat metal with verticle metal slats bolted in place.

Damn dude, you`re like fricken wiki except better. And I`m not even being a smartass!

way to go "Cliff"