Test Drive: 2009 Hummer H3T - Chicago Tribune
But something bigger than the H3T could doom it. A financially reeling General Motors said it plans to save money by disposing of Hummer. Not sure who the next owner will be or whether GM will build the vehicles for it, and such uncertainty tends to discourage buyers.
"Our dealer body is still strong and the brand will be around a long time regardless of who the owner is," insists Hummer spokesman Nick Richards. "Hummer has lots of equity around the globe."
In fairness, Ford sold Land Rover, and it hasn't disappeared. And everyone knows Ford would like to sell Volvo, and the car buyers are still coming.
Richards says it's not that consumers are uncertain about ownership or have their shorts in a knot over Hummer's low mileage, as it is they're finding it difficult to get a loan for a vehicle starting at $40,000 to $50,000 now that the banking industry has melted down.
The H3T has Hummer DNA—big and bold with that distinctive
