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GM Considers Axing Brands
to Win Aid

Pontiac, Saab, Saturn could go on
chopping block

Detroit Free Press Detroit Free Press Nov 27, 08 4:26 AM CST
(Newser) - General Motors is considering eliminating some of its brands in an effort to win federal aid, sources tell the Detroit Free Press . The automaker, sent back to Detroit by Congress and told to come back with a better business plan, is said to be considering all options, including ditching its Pontiac, Saab or Saturn lines. More »

More about:  bailout • auto industry • General Motors • Rick Wagoner • Hummer • Pontiac

Arab Investors Interested in GM's Hummer Brand

As US sales slide, GM looks overseas to unload gas-guzzler unit

Reuters Reuters Aug 26, 08 10:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - There may soon be more Hummers heading to the Persian Gulf, this time as two Gulf Arab investors signal interest in buying GM's troubled brand of SUV—modeled on the military vehicle. Analysts have expected the gas-guzzler to be tough to unload, but low fuel prices, economic prosperity, and Hummer’s position as a status symbol in the Gulf have made it quite popular. More »

More about:  auto industry • General Motors • Middle East • auto sales • Hummer • fuel economy

 China's Thirst for
 Gaz-Guzzlers
 Boosts Oil Demand

SUV sales jump 43% over last year

Washington Post Washington Post Jul 28, 08 3:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - While soaring gas prices are driving Americans to buy more energy-efficient cars, Chinese consumers are opting for gas-guzzling Buicks and Hummers, reports the Washington Post. China accounts for 40% of the world's recent increase in oil demand. There were few private cars in China 15 years ago, but today there are 15.2 million. The Chinese like them big. The number of SUVs sold rose 43% in May compared with last year. More »

More about:  China • Russia • India • gas prices • Saudi Arabia • Venezuela • Hummer • International Energy Agency • oil demand • Buick

 Haters, Gas Fail to
 Crush Hummer Pride

Soaring fuel may be stunting sales, but owners won't surrender

Associated Press Associated Press Jul 27, 08 11:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sure, the Hummer may be going the way of the dinosaur: Sales are down 40% this year on soaring gas and an eco-image problem, and GM is looking to ditch its troubled brand. But for owners, the AP reports, outsized pride remains part of the package. "It definitely sparks some intense reaction from people on both sides," says one Hummer owner, whose baby was attacked last year by baseball-bat-wielding vandals. But to sell? "I love this car," he says. More »

More about:  General Motors • fuel costs • automobile • Hummer • Humvees

GM to Announce New Round
of Major Cuts

$4 gas threatens workforce, car and
truck production

Bloomberg Bloomberg Jul 15, 08 2:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - General Motors is expected to announce another big round of cost-cutting measures today, Bloomberg reports. Insiders say the ailing automaker, hit hard as consumers leave gas-guzzlers standing in car lots, is likely to slash thousands of jobs and reduce production of trucks and SUVs for the second time in two months. More »

More about:  auto industry • General Motors • job cuts • Rick Wagoner • Hummer • vehicle

OPINION

Keep the Hummer:
Save America's Soul

Yes, it's obnoxious; that's why we need it

Washington Post Washington Post Jul 12, 08 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sure, the Hummer is more of a "cartoon" than a vehicle, a ridiculously over-the-top gas-guzzling monstrosity. But the unbridled optimism it takes to manufacture it—and to fill up the tank—is what makes it uniquely American, writes Matthew DeBord in the Washington Post . If GM axes it, or, heaven forfend, takes it hybrid, we’ll lose yet another chip off the American soul. It's just too cool to die. More »

More about:  auto industry • General Motors • hybrid car • America • SUV • Hummer • American • optimism

 GM May Cut More
 Jobs, Brands 

Only Cadillac, Chevy deemed safe as automaker struggles to return to profitability

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Jul 7, 08 9:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - GM is considering slashing thousands of white collar jobs, while simultaneously selling off or discontinuing even more brands, the Wall Street Journal reports, in a furious attempt to return to profitability. For years GM has resisted shrinking its large stable of brands, even as rivals Ford and Chrysler committed to downsizing, but with its stock price at a 50-year low, a shakeup is in the wind. More »

More about:  auto industry • General Motors • layoffs • Big Three • Chevrolet • Hummer • Cadillac

Chinese Embrace SUVs, Hummers as Status Symbols

Gas-guzzlers are popular in Beijing, if not in the West

Financial Times (UK) Financial Times (UK) Jun 18, 08 7:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Demand for gas-guzzling SUVs keeps growing in China, where the vehicles have become status symbols. Even Hummers are selling fast, despite sky-high oil prices, the Financial Times reports. "There are plenty of other sources of pollution than cars, and life is short so we should enjoy ourselves anyway," says a Beijing executive. More »

More about:  China • SUVs • Hummer

analysis

 RIP Hummer: Symbol 
 of Eco-Defiance Is a Goner 

Villified car will be tough for GM to unload

Washington Post Washington Post Jun 4, 08 9:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - General Motors announced yesterday that it was considering selling the Hummer brand, which begs the question: To whom? Who exactly wants the most reviled division in automotive history, asks Frank Aherns of the Washington Post. With gas at $4 a gallon and counting, no one’s really interested in SUVs that “get 15 miles per gallon downhill with a tail wind.” More »

More about:  auto industry • General Motors • SUV • Hummer

 GM to Close 4 Truck/SUV
 Plants, Reassess Hummer 

Public taste turns away from big cars

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Jun 3, 08 8:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - GM will close four of its North American truck and SUV factories, the company announced today, as the public interest in gas-guzzlers wanes. The Hummer brand is also under “strategic review,” with all options on the table, "from a complete revamp of the product lineup to a partial or complete sale of the brand." The fully electric Chevy Volt, on the other hand, “is a go.” More »

More about:  auto industry • General Motors • electric cars • SUV • Rick Wagoner • trucks • Hummer • factories

Nissan Murano Top Pick
for Safety Among SUVs

Hummer's H3 does not fare well in industry tests

Detroit Free Press Detroit Free Press Feb 26, 08 2:20 PM CST
(Newser) - The 2009 Nissan Murano snagged the best safety rating out of 10 midsize SUVs in industry-run crash tests, the Detroit Free Press reports. The Murano was the only one to receive the top "good" rating in front, side, and rear crashes. The Mazda CX-7 and CX-9, and the Mitsubishi Endeavour also fared well overall but missed out on the top ranking for not offering enough protection against whiplash. More »

More about:  General Motors • car • Nissan • SUVs • car safety • Hummer • Kia

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