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Unbelievable Facts About Hummer
For all those who are die hard fans of SUVs, here are some unbelievable facts of the greatest SUV invention of the 20th century, any guesses?, we are talking about huge “Hummers". Hummer, basically, is a truck and SUV brand which was marketed in the early 90s by AM General Corporation.
History -
General Motors, in 1998, borrowed the brand name and also marketed the vehicles on its platform.
A Chinese auto company Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Company announced its interest to takeover Hummer in 2009 but withdrew its decision after failing to get approval by Chinese regulators.
Unbelievable
Facts
About
Hummer
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1.
Hummers
were
created
under
the
permission
granted
by
the
United
States
armed
forces.
2. The first model was called Hum-Vee
3. Actor Arnold schwarzenegger was a big fan of the brand but sold it in a move to save the plant and to support "go green".
4. The production by GM was discontinued in 2009 due to general motors bankruptcy
5. The H2 SUV is mechanically very similar to Chevrolet SUV Suburban.
6. The H2 version of the SUV was later marketed as H6 as it was customized with 6 wheels.
7. It is the only car in the United States which had a transfer case with low range gears, best ground clearance and off the road/ earthmover tires
8. The brand has also been rated as the best production class racing car ever.
9. The SUV is also criticized for its size, violent look and fuel inefficiency.
10. The popular brand was last launched at Shreveport on May 24, 2010.