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HISTORY OF HUMMER

• Who made the original Hummer?

*Hummer H1. The Hummer H1 is a four-wheel-drive utility vehicle based on the M998 Humvee, which was created by AM General. The vehicle was produced from 1992 through 2006, and was the first of what became the Hummer line.

• Why did Hummer go to out of business?

*G.M. to Close Hummer After Sale Fails. DETROIT — General Motors said on Wednesday that it would shut down Hummer, the brand of big sport utility vehicles that became synonymous with the term gas guzzler, after a deal to sell it to a Chinese manufacturer fell apart.

• Are still Hummer being made?

*GM puts brakes on Hummer production. ... The H3 and H3T, the last two Hummer models still being made, are produced at GM's Shreveport, La., factory. The factory, which also makes the GMC Canyon and Chevrolet Colorado pick-ups, will stay open.

• Why is it called Hummer?

*Nicknamed the Humvee and designed to transport troops and cargo, the wide, rugged vehicles entered the spotlight when they were used by the American military during the 1989 invasion of Panama and the Persian Gulf War in the early 1990s. In 1992, a civilian version of the Humvee, known as the Hummer, went on sale.

• What replaced Hummers in military?

*The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) is a United States military (specifically U.S.Army, USSOCOM, and U.S. Marine Corps) program to part-replace the Humveewith a family of more survivable vehicles with greater payload.

• Is Hummer still being made?

*On June 1, 2009, as a part of the General Motors bankruptcy announcement, the company revealed that the Hummer brand would be discontinued. However, the following day GM announced that instead it had reached a deal to sell the brand to an undisclosed buyer.

• When was the last Hummer H1 made?

*Hummer H1. The Hummer H1 is a four-wheel-drive utility vehicle based on the M998 Humvee, which was created by AM General. The vehicle was produced from1992 through 2006, and was the first of what became the Hummer line.

• How much Hummer H3?

*Hummer H3. The Hummer H3 is an SUV. Inventory prices for the 2010 H3 range from $11,024 to $22,260. It gets EPA-estimated 14-16 MPG combined.

• Future Hummer Production?

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