It’s done – HUMMER has been sold to a relatively unknown Chinese company called Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery or rather just simply Tengzhong. The sale includes the HUMMER brand, trademarks, tradenames, and the intellectual property rights necessary to manufacture HUMMER vehicles. Dealer agreements with the existing HUMMER dealership network will also be transfered to the investment vehicle which will buy HUMMER. Tengzhong owns 80% of this takeover vehicle while a private investor Suolang Duoji holds the remaining 20%.
The transaction does not involve the transfer of any technology related to U.S. military HUMMERs or Humvees. What they’re getting is the “domesticated” models like the H2, H3 and H3T. With the new capital to be injected by Tengzhong, HUMMER will work on smaller and more efficient vehicles like a production version of the HX Concept.
Under the agreement, GM’s Shreveport assembly plant would continue to contract assemble the H3 and H3T and AM General’s Mishawaka assembly plant will continue to assemble the H2. Both facilities will produce the vehicles until June 2011, with an optional one year extension until June 2012.
After that it’s pretty much anyone’s guess what will happen to these plants, but you can probably expect production to be moved to China, or at least a new production base to be set up there in complements to the US plants.
After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history. An avid electronic gadget aficionado as well as big-time coffee lover, he's also the executive producer of the Driven motoring TV programme.
Aiyaa! Sold to China company??
HUMMER now made in China…
are we expecting cheaper Hummer?
112bz said,
October 13, 2009 @ 10:34 am
Aiyaa! Sold to China company??
HUMMER now made in China…
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Aiyaaa, still made in US lah..only after 2011 or 2012 it may be made in China.
Hummer not relevant on Malaysia road.
Hummer is not relevant on any road, except on the battelfield.
Hummer is a hot potato. Cheap fuel is proven to be a thing of the pass.
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rexis said,
October 13, 2009 @ 11:38 am
Hummer is a hot potato. Cheap fuel is proven to be a thing of the pass.
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NGV-ed Hummer?
hmm…
the car is too big that they cant put smaller engine. but i think 3.0 turbodiesel can 'move' these vehicle.
Good luck china. Buying a very odd brand where no one (except for the terminator) wants in times like these.
it shall be re-named HUMM-SAP !!!
plastic hummer.
hahahhahahaha
Cap Ayam's hummer in 2 years to come. With high lead and melamine contain.
hummer hx is nice btw…
oh god.
The demise of another legendary brand in the hands of the chinese. look at what they've done to Rover…
yes.. dun under estimate china… they're capable to 'evolve' almost anything..
l3ryan said,
October 13, 2009 @ 2:29 pm
oh god.
The demise of another legendary brand in the hands of the chinese. look at what they’ve done to Rover…
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What have they done to Rover? I see nothing wrong.
Don't blame China for doing this. Blame the incompetent Americans for these mess. The British Auto industry is very much own by everyone else except the Brits. Now it seems what was once USA's is now own by everyone else as well.
Hail the rise of the EAST and the fall of the west… maybe not… not yet anyway. hehehe..
Perhaps we can bring these creatures to MY, and at very good prices. Just like Chery..
Cars like this really suit Msian roads famous with potholes, carcasses and mat rempits! But I presume all the aunties will prefer to drive these then.. safe mah..
hummer will be rebadged as hammer
l3ryan – oh god. The demise of another legendary brand in the hands of the chinese. look at what they’ve done to Rover…
Madboy – What have they done to Rover? I see nothing wrong.
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since when Rover under Chinese? typical M'sian hentam without checking the exact fact.
Rover now under Tata's ownership since Ford put it under Land Rover before they sold Land Rover to Tata.
if you're saying about a British marque… MG is under Chinese.
I suspect China want Hummer technology more that selling Hummer. What is current on going in China military is furious upgrade of technology and tactics. Looking at China military is like looking at future soldiers…
well henry ..i think l3ryan is half right as one of the chinese companies bought ROVER CARS as in half of MGROVER but didnt get the rights to the name so they gave it a lame name called ROEWE..lol….LAND ROVER is a seperate company that is now owned by TATA…. and yea…ROEWE has become crap.. and MG is kinda crappy as well coz its suppose to be known as 'modern gentleman' instead of morris garages and sellin cars wit decades old tech….the HUMMER SALE is good for the amercans and the chinese but benefits the chinese only in the short term,…becoz if u deduct the cool factor in owning a HUMMER which will soon taper off..they are pointless for most road systems..
Thx SoMeOnE for clarifying stuffs out.
Rover, or Roewe as it is now known, has been domesticated, cars has been rebadged and recycled, and for so many years after its acquisition no progress in the sense of completely new model or line-up has been introduced. Once a proud British brand which sold cars all around the world is now confined to selling old "freshened-up" models in the China domestic market. The thought of that disgust me.
MG is still selling its antiquated MGF, now rebadged as MGTF, which was introduced in 1995. a 15 year old car selling as a new model in some market? utterly ridiculous…
as someone mentioned, Hummer + Lapsap = HumSap,
lol-ed.
omg…this is bad….the great american symbol is chinese
Hummer H3 Shanghai edition
Hummer H3 Emperor edition
Hummer H3 Macau Gold edition
interested?
hahaha, taken over by the chinese.
gotta hurt for the americans.
lets see what they chinese can do to it after 2011. maybe replace the metal parts with plastic. lol.
one day all car manufacturers in the world will be bought by chinese companies. this is sad.. =(
if china took over the hummer then there will be like cina other products cheap to buy n expensive to maintain….then after used throw away…coz no spare parts….here got 3 humvee but with different plate number….from brunei…..really big and nice the ori humvee…..
make in China or USA? no concern to we malaysian la…. we already struggle to own a japanese car, how can we affort to buy Hammer?! as long as our gov not reduce tax, practically, most malaysian still looking for P1 or P2, sorry to say so.
1 Malaysia said,
October 14, 2009 @ 9:51 am
make in China or USA? no concern to we malaysian la…. we already struggle to own a japanese car, how can we affort to buy Hammer?! as long as our gov not reduce tax, practically, most malaysian still looking for P1 or P2, sorry to say so.
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other country also hav tax maa..in japan car is cheaper but cost of owning is damn high…
Hummer now made in China?
Those Gangsta-Rappa vehicles are now own by China. Can't imagine those gangsta-rappa wannabe in China wearing bling-bling rings and necklace, saying out loud NI-HAU-MA-nigga! Haha.
Anyways, other than making USA's Hummer and British's Rover a laughing stock, our very own Proton Models, typically Proton Persona was also sort of "bought" by our China counterpart YoungMan over there and rebadged for China market (did I get that gay name right?). So China is buying almost everything now! They'll might come out with Electric Vehicle (EV) Hummer version to run it.
I guess when HUMMER finally come to MY…It will be named HUMMAL….I suppose ,many Sarawakians will eye this one..(if the price is "ngam").
Youngman did buy a the right to a proton product to be rebadged as the europster or somethin..but im pretty ssure it was the gen2
What…not enough rich people in US to but it. Can accept mattel made in China. But Hummer? Arnold will surely be embarrased to drive his not-so-american-anymore Hummer. Heck.
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October 14, 2009 @ 11:01 am
1 Malaysia said,
October 14, 2009 @ 9:51 am
make in China or USA? no concern to we malaysian la…. we already struggle to own a japanese car, how can we affort to buy Hammer?! as long as our gov not reduce tax, practically, most malaysian still looking for P1 or P2, sorry to say so.
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other country also hav tax maa..in japan car is cheaper but cost of owning is damn high…
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but i have calculated, even if Japan charges RM 20 for a litre for fuel, they still save more money than us. it would take 15 years for us to break even with them
NICE… gas guzzling americans' pride no more… say hello 2 mass produced tin can… what's next mbe mustang? vette?
The Ford Dragon….
Only the original Hummer was purposeful. The new ones are a waste of space.
whattaheck??why must sell to china?