Should GM Regret Killing The Hummer?

GM is a buzz kill...

Right and Ofcourse they do because now they are killing off sedans, Hummer would be booming right now in a world obsessed with oversized and overpriced SUVs

the industry is booming for unibody CUV's. GM would need to have created a convincing Cadillac version to rival the G-wagen....meaning a helluva lot more refined to be reasonably overpriced.

At the time they had to Stop Hummer - they really had no choice. Large SUVs were not selling - and Hummers were not especially economical with Gas EVER.

One thing Hummer DID have going for it and maybe a reason to bring them back - was that they looked like a Hummer - nothing else did. IT was one of the few SUVs that you could tell from a mile away. Jeep currently also has that benefit from its Government roots.

Now - GM could bring out an Off Road style SUV for GMC if they wanted to. But it still would not be the same. Let Hummer rest in peace - along with the Yugo

They were horrible, overpriced vehicles.

even Ford has trouble selling Expeditions today. I doubt they'll even consider revising the Excursion today. too big, ultra low fuel ratings.

Ford does not have trouble selling Expeditions. In fact, sales are quite strong. Given that the Excursion has been discontinued for a long time, there is nothing to revise. You really need to embrace facts when you speak.

MDarringer: I'm gonna wait a year before I concede & eat crow.

You mean the reports of Ford having to dramatically increase production to meet demand suggests to you that sales are tanking?

Nissan should regret killing the Xterra

I agree loved the xterra for the rugged styling but i have a feeling they would’ve eventually made it look like a regular cute Ute for soccer moms, in that case I’m glad it went out with honor.

This was a political move dictated by the prior dictator King O.B.H.M.A.
One Big Ass Mistake America
Agent 009: You should know better then to ask that question. It went down like this >>> GM, if you want gov't $$$$ >>> Kill Hummer, Pontiac, Saturn

you do know you misspelled your own...nvm LOL...what could one expect? but then again the H is not even close to the A on the keyboard

You had 1 job!

Hummer sales were dying during the great recession. GM had too many brands.
At least Obama respected the constitution.
Private bone spurs is acting like a king and ignoring the checks and balances our founders put into the constitution.

Yeah Obama sure observed the constitution as he gave guns to the drug cartel, bribed Iran with cash, funded the rise of ISIS, and let Americans die in Benghazi. Let's not mention colluding with the Russians to sell them our uranium or colluding with them to subvert the 2016 election. Yeah, Obama was a saint.

MD, you have to quit watching Fox. The cash was Iran's invested in the US. By international law, once the US lawsuits were settled the funds had to be repatriated. Since we have no banking arrangements, it had to be cash with no interest paid.
Oh, and Bebghazi was the result of Republicans in Congress cutting security budgets for US embassies - oops.
Obama conspired with Russia?!? You should reread the Mueller report and the 37 indictments and over one dozens guilty pleas.
Or you can just watch when DumbDonnie bends over everytime he is in a room with Putin.

And actually Dick Cheney is largely credited with allowing Isis to start, well that and the BS war Curious George Bush started for flase justifications, but hey even if you were right I wouldd still prefer W over the current clueless dictator.

Tired talking points of the idiot left:

You must quit watching Fox {I don't)
The cash was Iran's (Nope)
Iran had no banking arrangements (and the racial token could be bothered to set it up...30 minutes)
Democrats are always blameless

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@Truthy You were too easily triggered. You took the bait too easily. how do you day what you say with a straight face?

I do not know where you received the misinformation that this was not Iran's money. It was well reported everywhere but Fox, Breitbart and InfoWars. I will forward some links to you.
The Executive branch is required to send a quarterly report on intelligence regarding foreign affairs. tRump has not complied. People are required to appear before congress if subpoena - tRump has instructed his staff to ignore subpoenas - sorry, but this is the law.
I want to puke every time I see that obese failed real estate idiot (lost $1.2 billion in ten years, declared bankruptcy 4 times) hug the American. he has no idea what it stands for.
http://time.com/4441046/400-million-iran-hostage-history/

You Iran information is the one that is grossly incorrect, sister. Stop being such a pusillanimous Socialist-Communist Democrat. Learn to think for yourself rather than reciting the narratives they what you to spew without thinking. Come back from the brink. You were showing signs of sanity and recovery for a long time. Also try to abandon your hatred being focused on people just because you disagree with them.

A Cadillac/Corvette/Hummer premium dealer set up would have been pretty clever.

@MD Even better with a Lamborghini dealership with an Estoque sedan as well as a modern day LM002 with a V12. Sell it for $500k USD. Crazy people would gladly buy it.

Hummer sales were dying during the great recession. GM had too many brands.
At least Obama respected the constitution.
Private bone spurs is acting like a king and ignoring the checks and balances our founders put into the constitution.

donnie dotard is trying to be like his owner putin.

This question is about 12 years late. It is now moot.

Hardly. GM owns the brand name. It could be resurrected.

In light of GM cancelleing virtually EVERY non-SUV it sells to focus on SUVS (!!!) it would seem to me that nuturing an established and premium SUV brand would be an excellent idea.

Hummer should have / could have been GM's Range Rover or G550. I guess its not too late since they own the brand.

Development dollars would have been much better spent re-introducing Hummer versus doing a mid-engine Corvette.

#GMisSTUPID

Except that it was not. The H2 was on a GMc platform that had less room than the GMC version, weighed over 5,000 lbs, had a cheap interior and cost 50 percent more than the similar GMC platform mate. Hummer never had a chance to be RR or even Jeep.
If GM wants to sell expensive SUVs, they should produce them under the Cadillac brand. Their inability to execute this weel would also kill Hummer, which was already dying.

with all respect to the people here, let's keep this a politics free zone if possible. it's an escape from hearing that stuff all day long everywhere else.

(1) You intend no respect
(2) You are not the boss of TomM
(3) You want to stifle free speech
(4) Castrati have no place here

hugglez

Hummer should come back with a direct hit to Jeep. No H1 needed, just the H2 and H3 and a new, smaller H4. Especially now that Ford will heat up the segment with the Bronco. Toyota should bring back the FJ (and I honestly would heavily consider it) and Nissan the Xterra. Folks are buying 4x4 extend cab pickups in tons, so there is a hefty market for it.

Leverage the Colorado to make a "Wrangler" and call it the Hummer Terra. Ditch the H nomenclature.

Cars4Life: You are correct
O.B.A.M.A.
One Big Ass Mistake America

People elected a racial token to make a moment in history because the content of his character did not matter only the color of his skin. Obama is an anathema to the teachings of MLK.

I grow weary of every post complaining about Obama. We repatriated Iran's money without interest according to international law. End of story. And to transfer funds in this manner cannot be done thru your Citibank account.

"I grow weary..." Do the drama, boy.
"End of story." Because you're wearing the tiara and YOU say so?
"And to transfer funds in this manner cannot be done thru your Citibank account." You're right. Bribes are usually cash under the table. So, you're saying Iran is incapable of setting up an account to transfer money legally?

Stop kneeling and drinking off the vestigial Obama pole.

Show me a reliable source that disputes this $400 million was not Iran's money.
Your love for the orange king shows how little you respect the constitution and history.
He violates everything the US stands for.
We are a country of rules (republic) and he does not abide by them.
If you had paid attention in history class this is called a dictator.
Once he is out of office he will be headed to a prison in NY.

i saw an h1 on the road recently, still looked amazing ( guy had work done to it ) but i would love for Hummer to be brought back.