Hummer ceases production

[Ed Barrow]

The last Hummer H3 is destined for an Avis rental car fleet, after it left the factory on Monday, May 24th 2010. GM actually shut down production of the H3 in July, 2009, but kept the plant going to fill a special order of H3s made by the rental firm.

GM is shuttering the Hummer brand after an attempt to sell it to Chinese automaker Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machines Co., Ltd fell apart. An effort to clear out remaining Hummer models has seen GM offer zero percent financing and generous cash incentives to clear out leftover inventory. An estimated 200 workers will lose their jobs in July as a result of the end of Hummer production.


http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2010/05/hummer-h3-dies-an-undignified-death-last-unit-headed-for-rental-car-lot.html

[flvegan]

1. Sorry to see the jobs go.

Not sorry to see the marque go.

[BrklynLiberal]

2. I for one will not miss it...Too bad about the jobs...

[eppur_se_muova]

3. They should have built an all-electric version.

With a couple of leaky connections, it could REALLY hum.

[Touchdown]

5. Ironically, it was the Hummer that replaced the EV-1

The electric car that took the 90s by storm. Well, maybe not storm, but they showed that a reliable, and good Ev was possible.

[HughMoran]

4. Cool

[stevedeshazer]

6. Yay!

[Lisa0825]

7. FUH2

[11 Bravo]

8. Oh, that's just great! Now what are yuppies with little dicks supposed to drive?

[Possumpoint]

11. Prius

Well you asked for suggestions.

[customerserviceguy]

12. As long as they are making cars

Somebody out there will be building penis extensions. Fear not.

[jp11]

9. I wonder wtf will happen to all the hummers sitting on lots, will they end up in Dubai?

[TlalocW]

10. Ugly vehicle

Horrible gas mileage.
Good riddance.

TlalocW

[kestrel91316]

13. Ding, dong, the witch is dead - which old witch? - the wicked witch!!

Ding, dong, the wicked witch is dead!!!

Yeah. Cue the munchkins.

[gmoney]

14. Knew a guy from Dayton who was courted to move to the Alabama plant

Gave him an offer he couldn't refuse, so he pulled up stakes here and moved down there. Wonder if he's going to stay in Alabama or not now? Hope he didn't buy some McMansion at the top of the bubble...

Wonder why Avis wanted 10 months' worth of H3s? Is there really that kind of demand in the rental biz? Maybe in the wilderness destinations...