Breaking News: Hummer deal blocked by Chinese government for ecological reasons

The latest report concerning the acquisition of the Hummer brand by the Chinese company Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery is said to be blocked by the Chinese government for ecological reasons. It was earlier reported that GM sold the Hummer brand for 60 million Pounds to Tengzhong, but the move was seen by the Chinese public as just a publicity stunt and was strongly criticized.
Read Article

Joe_Limon - 6/26/2009 12:47:23 PM

+4 Boost

lol not even the Chinese want the hummer.

inspirion7 - 6/26/2009 12:52:06 PM

+9 Boost

The world largest polluter has issues with the Hummer. What a joke.

theman440 - 6/26/2009 8:10:24 PM

+2 Boost

Exactly.

ThierryHenry14 - 6/27/2009 9:23:09 AM

+2 Boost

well, have to start the clean up process somewhere...

ChevyFan100 - 6/26/2009 12:57:27 PM

+2 Boost

It looks like it's a Chinese car already.

DinamoR - 6/26/2009 1:06:26 PM

-3 Boost

LOL looks like even the chinese have more brains than the Bush admin

PerformanceGuy - 6/26/2009 1:29:13 PM

0 Boost

LOL, not that hard to have more brains than him!

inspirion7 - 6/26/2009 7:02:59 PM

-1 Boost

You know, the Bush Administration is gone. Tired jokes and even more tired blame placing. Move on.

DinamoR - 6/27/2009 10:24:22 PM

+2 Boost

I don't think the Bush admin has gotten enough blame.

heck, the GOP is still talking about Clinton getting a blow job

BrandyS - 6/26/2009 1:24:59 PM

+8 Boost

oh since when has the Chinese government cared at all about pollution? puh-leaz.

truckman - 6/26/2009 3:14:18 PM

-1 Boost

Ignorance is running high here, There are many vehicles that are just as in efficient, It just shows that the Chinese are effected by politically correct ignorance too. I am not a huge fan of Hummer, I like the H-1 and the H-3 T alfa is nice too.

inspirion7 - 6/26/2009 7:06:18 PM

+3 Boost

It is easy to have a poster child for the those that are users and the Hummer wears a Scarlet Letter. Never hear the same about a Range Rover or Lexus LX.

_43LE - 6/26/2009 4:15:18 PM

0 Boost

Speaking of publicity stunts, as the article mentioned, I wonder if this decision is just a "publicity stunt" by the Chinese Government in an attempt to make the communist party look good?

topneuro - 6/26/2009 4:52:34 PM

+5 Boost

Send Hummers factory to Iraq, iraqui's love Hummers bling.

dodahman - 6/26/2009 5:11:37 PM

+2 Boost

It looks like you won't get any Hummers from the Chinese. I wonder who's going to be selling Hummers now? The question is, will they come with a "happy ending"?

Joe_Limon - 6/26/2009 5:50:48 PM

-1 Boost

:O sell them back to the military! :P and when they become awesome again recivilianize them! aha perfect money making opportunity.

truckman - 6/27/2009 5:19:23 AM

+2 Boost

If China made Hummers I wouldn't want it anyways, so China saved Hummer by rejecting it, There are many vehicles just as bad on gas or worse than any Hummer.Just politically correct ignorance here.

ThierryHenry14 - 6/27/2009 9:26:48 AM

0 Boost

You know, just because they buy the brand does not mean that they will move manufacturing plants to china. It just means that the company leadership will be from China, but still have vehicles produced in the US...

SteedPub - 6/27/2009 2:01:26 PM

+3 Boost

Hummer is not dead in the water, provided the right product planning and marketing rescue comes into play. Like many of GM's once successful brands, it is never too late with the right management.

chemo - 6/28/2009 11:07:20 PM

+1 Boost

blocked by good taste.

truckman - 6/30/2009 5:03:52 AM

+1 Boost

My Brother has a 2009 H-3T alpha with two manual lockers, He was driving the H-3 down the road and went over a pot hole and the side airbags went off! The H-3 has been at the dealer for the last month,, he is going to sue and wants to give the POS back, Chev is of poor quality! I can't wait to hear how they will try to get out of fixing it by saying it is somehow his fault,maybe that is why China doesn't want it.I would never buy a H-2 or H-3.Junk!