Archive for 'HUMMER'
GM Closing About 1,100 Dealerships Nationwide
Posted on 15. May, 2009 by admin.
From our colleagues at Cars.com , GM will announce the start of a major plan to trim its dealer network of some 2,400 stores over two years.
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GM Won’t Name Doomed Dealers
Posted on 15. May, 2009 by admin.
GM just released its official statement regarding the approximately 1,100 dealers it will not renew contracts with by the end of 2010.
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Seven-Slot Dilemma: Hummer H3T or AEV J8 MILSPEC?
Posted on 12. May, 2009 by admin.
If you've ever wondered why the front ends of Jeep and Hummer trucks and SUVs sport similar seven-slot grilles, it's because both brands trace their family tree back to the long-defunct American Motors Corporation.
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Review: 2009 HUMMER H3T Alpha
Posted on 13. Mar, 2009 by admin.
Walked into a HUMMER dealership lately? The poster child for everything wrong with the automotive industry went from a vibrant, stylish lounge for conspicuous consumption to a somber, museum-like tribute to modern architecture and failed business models. It’s a sad combination of soaring rels and eerie, uncomfortable silence
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Review: 2009 HUMMER H3
Posted on 24. Oct, 2008 by admin.
On June 23, 2008, GM announced it was hiring Citigroup to help it in a strategic review of the HUMMER brand. After being inflicted with a base H3 for a week, I’d suggest the venerable the General skip to the denouement and sell off the brand to anyone who wants it
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2008 HUMMER H3 Alpha Review
Posted on 16. Jul, 2008 by admin.
There I was, minding my own business on the Internet, when HUMMER sauntered up and threw me against a locker. “Alpha stole your virtual girlfriend. And your real one,” grumbled the ever-subtle brand’s banner ad.
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Maserati Quattroporte Executive GT Review
Posted on 14. Aug, 2006 by admin.
Backseat branding is easy.
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Toyota Yaris Liftback Review
Posted on 10. May, 2006 by admin.
My automotive odyssey began in a Ford Pinto. I didn't need Ralph Nader to tell me that The Blue Oval's first sub-compact was a death trap
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Toyota FJ Cruiser Review
Posted on 27. Apr, 2006 by admin.
Toyota is the master of the pastiche. The company's designers never met a Mercedes they couldn't morph, or a Bangled BMW they couldn't bootleg. Granted, capturing the essence of a rival's design without ending up on a hard bench outside the World Intellectual Property Organization is something of an art form.
