Hummer

Former type	Division
Industry	Automotive
Founded	1992
Defunct	May 24, 2010
Headquarters	Detroit, Michigan, United States
Products	(H1) pickup truck, SUV (H2, H3), Sport utility vehicles
Owner(s)	General Motors
Website	www.hummer.com

2006 Hummer lineup: H3, H1, and H2 (L-R)

Hummer was a brand of trucks and SUVs, first marketed in 1992 when AM General began selling a civilian version of the M998 Humvee. In 1998, General Motors (GM) purchased the brand name and marketed three vehicles: the original Hummer H1, based on the Humvee; and the H2 and H3 models that were based on smaller, civilian-market GM platforms.

By 2008, Hummer's viability in the economic downturn was being questioned, and it was placed under review by GM management. Rather than being transferred to Motors Liquidation Company as part of the GM bankruptcy in 2009, the brand was retained by GM, in order to investigate its sale.

In 2009, a Chinese manufacturer, Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Company, announced that it would acquire Hummer, pending government approvals, but later withdrew its bid.^[1] On February 24, 2010, Reuters reported that the Chinese ministry of commerce had prevented the deal,^[2] although a ministry spokesperson denied rejecting the application, which had been stalled for eight months.^[3] At the end of February, General Motors announced it would begin dismantling the Hummer brand.^[4]

Although the automaker announced two days later that it had been approached with new offers,^[5] by April 2010, any sale became unlikely, as inventory was depleted and Hummer dealerships began shutting down.^[6] After filling a rental-car fleet order, the last Hummer H3 rolled off the line at Shreveport on May 24, 2010.^[7]

History[link]

Origin[link]

The original Hummers were first designed and built by AM General Corporation, which was formerly AMC-Jeep's General Products division,^[8] in its Mishawaka, Indiana, assembly plant. The vehicles were created under a contract for the United States armed forces. The first model, the Humvee, was built in a variety of military-based equipment and versions. The US$1.2 billion contract won by AM General in 1983 was to produce 55,000 Humvees by 1985, which was later increased by 15,000 additional units.^[9]

AM General had planned to sell a civilian version of the Humvee as far back as the late 1980s. Having the same structure and most mechanical components, the civilian Hummers were finished in automotive gloss paint, adding passenger car enhancements such as air conditioning, sound insulation, upgraded upholstery, stereo systems, wood trim, and convenience packages.^[10] The civilian model began in part because of the persistence of Arnold Schwarzenegger, who saw an Army convoy while filming a movie.^[11]

In 1990, two matching white Humvees were driven from London to Beijing over the rough roads of central Soviet Union. The Hummers made the trip with ease, for they were built to drive on off-road terrain. The highlights of this journey were broadcast in the United States on ESPN. This publicity would pale in comparison to the attention that the Humvee received for its service in Gulf War Operation: Desert Storm, the following year.^{[citation needed]} Also, a privately-owned Humvee was modified into the first Snow-Vee, including the addition of caterpillar tracks, a new rear compartment and a new engine. This vehicle was designed for use in and just below the Arctic Circle, and the Antarctic.

In 1992, AM General began selling a civilian version of the M998 Humvee vehicle to the public under the brand name "Hummer".^[9]

GM purchase[link]

In December 1999, AM General sold the brand name to General Motors, but continued to manufacture the vehicles.^[9] GM was responsible for the marketing and distribution of all Hummers produced by AM General. Shortly thereafter, GM introduced two of its own design models, the H2 and H3, and renamed the original vehicle H1. AM General continued to build the H1 until it was discontinued in 2006,^[12] and was contracted by GM to produce the H2. The H3 was built in Shreveport, LA alongside the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon pickups, with which it shared the GMT-355 platform (modified and designated GMT-345). Hummer dealership buildings featured an over sized half Quonset Hut style roof, themed to the Hummer brand's military origins.^[13]

By 2006, the Hummer began to be exported and sold through importers and distributors in 33 countries.^[14] On October 10, 2006, GM began producing the Hummer H3 at its Port Elizabeth plant in South Africa for international markets.^[14] The Hummers built there at first were only left-hand drive, but right-hand drive versions were added and exported to Australia and other markets.

The H2 was also assembled in Kaliningrad, Russia, by Avtotor, starting in 2006 and ending in 2009.^[15] The plant produced a few hundred vehicles annually, and its output was limited to local consumption with five dealers in Russia.

On June 3, 2008, one day prior to GM's annual shareholder meeting, Rick Wagoner, GM's CEO at that time, said the brand was being reviewed, and had the possibility of either being sold, having the production line completely redesigned, or being discontinued.^[16] This was due to the decreasing demand for large SUVs as a result of higher oil prices. Almost immediately after the announcement, a pair of Indian automakers, including Mahindra & Mahindra, expressed interest in purchasing all or part of Hummer.^[17]

GM President Fritz Henderson stated several interested parties approached GM regarding the Hummer business. On April 5, 2009, Société de Participation Financière Eidos Canada Inc. (Eidos) made an unsolicited bid for Hummer.

Failed sale[link]

On June 1, 2009, as a part of the General Motors bankruptcy announcement, the company revealed that the Hummer brand would be discontinued. However, the following day GM announced that instead it had reached a deal to sell the brand to an undisclosed buyer.^[18] After GM announced that same day that the sale was to an undisclosed Chinese company,^[19] CNN and the New York Times identified the buyer of the Hummer truck unit as China-based Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Company Ltd.^[20][21][22] Later that day, Sichuan Tengzhong itself announced the deal on their own website.

On January 6, 2010, GM CEO Ed Whitacre said he hopes to close the deal with Tengzhong by the end of January 2010.^[23] On February 1, 2010 it was announced that Sichuan and General Motors had agreed to extend the deadline until the end of February as Sichuan tried to get approval by the Chinese government.^[24] It was also revealed that the price tag of the Hummer brand was $150 million.^[25]

Later, on February 24, 2010, GM announced the Tengzhong deal had collapsed and the Hummer brand would soon shut down.^[26] There were reports that Sichuan Tengzhong might pursue the purchase of the Hummer brand from GM by purchasing it privately through the company's new J&A Tengzhong Fund SPC, a private equity investment fund owned by an offshore entity that was recruiting private investors to buy into its acquisition plan.^[27] The financial markets posed problems for established borrowers and even more for Tengzhong, a little-known company from western China, at the same time as the potential value of the Hummer brand continued to decline given high fuel prices and weak consumer demand.^[28]

The company announced it was willing to consider offers for all or part of the assets. American company Raiser along with several others expressed interest in buying the company. However, on April 7, 2010, this attempt failed as well, and General Motors officially said it was shutting down the Hummer SUV brand and offering rich rebates in a bid to move the remaining 2,200 vehicles.^[29][30]

Models[link]

Customized Hummer H2 The Hummer H3

Hummer H1[link]

The first vehicle in the Hummer range was the Hummer H1, based on the Humvee. Originally released in 1992, this vehicle was designed by American Motors' AM General subsidiary for the U.S. Military. Five years previously, AMC had been bought by Chrysler.

Hummer H2[link]

The Hummer H2 was the second vehicle in the Hummer range. There were two variations: The H2 SUV and H2 SUT.

Hummer H3[link]

The H3 and H3T truck were the smallest of the Hummer models and were based on the GMT355 platform shared with the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon compact pickup trucks.

Hummer concept car[link]

The Hummer HX was developed in 2008 as an open-air, two-door off-road concept car, smaller than other Hummer models.

Plug-in Hybrid[link]

Raser Technologies of Utah was to use technology similar to that in the Chevy Volt. Raser unveiled the prototype the 2009 Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress in Detroit.^[31] Using their E-REV (Extended-Range Electric Vehicle) powertrain technology, the Hummer plug-in hybrid would run up to 40 miles per day on its battery alone, then a small 4-cylinder internal combustion engine would start to generate more electricity.^[32]

Racing[link]

File:HummerH31.jpg Rod Hall in the 2005 Baja 1000 Robby Gordon's Dakar Rally H3

Team Hummer Racing was created in 1993 and showcases the Hummer's abilities. Led by off-road racer Rod Hall, Team Hummer competes in the Stock classes of both BitD and SCORE, which feature production-based vehicles with stock frames, stock suspension designs, and production-based engines. Specialized racing shock absorbers, tires, and other minor modifications are allowed, along with the required supporting components and mandatory safety equipment. Team Hummer stock-class H3 driven by Hall finished first in class with the H3 in the 2005 Baja 1000.

Team Hummer earned 11 production-class wins at the Baja 1000.

A highly modified, two-wheel drive Hummer was raced by Robby Gordon in the 2006, 2007 (8th place), 2009 (3rd place), and 2010 (8th place) Dakar Rally.

Licensing[link]

GM had been active in licensing the Hummer. Various companies licensed the Hummer trademarks for use on colognes, flashlights, bicycles, shoes, coats, hats, laptops, toys, clothing, CD players, and other items. Some are still sold through a website.^[33]

Production facilities[link]

All Hummer production ended in 2009.

• AM General Hummer H1 Assembly Plant, Mishawaka, Indiana – 500,000-square-foot plant (46,000 m²) opened 1984 to build HMMWV(HUMVEE) and began production of the Hummer/H1 in 1992. H1 production ceased 2006.
• AM General Hummer H2 Assembly Plant, Mishawaka, Indiana – 673,000-square-foot plant (62,500 m²) opened 2002. H2 production ended 2009.
• General Motors South Africa Struandale Assembly Plant, Port Elizabeth, East Cape, South Africa – built in 1996, expanded to 75,625 square meters (814,000 sq ft) to build H3 models. H3 production ended 2009.
• General Motors Shreveport Operations, Shreveport, Louisiana – in 2005, to accommodate the production of the H3, an additional 296,000 square feet (27,500 m²) were added to plant built by GM in 1981. In July 2009, GM had shut down Hummer production of the H3, but the automaker had a special fleet order from Avis Rent a Car System.^[34]
• Avtotor Kaliningrad, Russia – licensed version of H2 starting in 2006 and ended in 2009.

Owner efforts[link]

Hummer vehicles have been called into use during disaster situations. An organization, Hummer Owners Prepared for Emergencies (HOPE), was created by the Hummer Club and the American Red Cross.^[35] It trains volunteer Hummer owners with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid skills, as well as basic off-highway skills so that they may assist victims during a disaster situation. GM had paid the Red Cross $4 million to participate in the organization.^[36]

Criticisms[link]

Criticism of Hummers includes the criticism of SUVs in general, although at a higher degree. Specific extra criticisms of Hummers include:

Size

Hummers (specifically the H1 and H2) are significantly bigger than other SUVs; this can cause problems parking, driving and fitting in a garage. Their large size also potentially poses a serious threat to smaller vehicles.^[37]

Poor fuel economy

Even compared to other heavy passenger vehicles, Hummers without the Diesel engine options have very poor fuel economy. Because the H2 is built to the over-8500-lb GVW class, its fuel economy is neither published by the U.S. EPA nor counted toward Corporate Average Fuel Economy.^[38] For instance, H2 in one engine configuration averages about 14 mpg_-US (17 L/100 km; 17 mpg_-imp) on highways, 10 mpg_-US (24 L/100 km; 12 mpg_-imp) in the city, and has a curb weight of over 6,000 lb (2,700 kg), making it technically illegal for use on some streets in the U.S.^[39]

Safety

Crash data for Hummers is less complete than for other SUVs. As a Class 3 truck, the Hummer is exempt from many DOT safety regulations.^[40] The H1 lacks standard safety features, including child safety locks, child seat tethers, side air bags, and stability control. Large blind spots make parking difficult and possibly dangerous.^[40]

Drivers

A one-year long study conducted by a firm that provides statistical information to insurance companies so they can determine rates found that drivers of H2 and H3 Hummers receive about five times as many traffic tickets as the national average for all vehicles (standardized based on the number of violations per 100,000 miles driven).^[41]

See also[link]

• Humvee

References[link]

External links[link]

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Vashti Bunyan
Vashti Bunyan performing at the Summer Sundae festival in Leicester in 2006
Background information
Also known as	Vashti
Born	1945 (age 66–67)
Origin	London
Genres	Folk
Years active	1965–1970, 2002–present
Labels	Decca Columbia (EMI) Philips Spinney Fat Cat (UK) DiCristina[1] (USA)
Website	forthstreet.demon.co.uk anotherday.co.uk

Vashti Bunyan (born 1945) is an English singer-songwriter. In 1970, Bunyan released her first album, Just Another Diamond Day. The album sold very few copies, and Bunyan, discouraged, abandoned her musical career. By 2000, her album had acquired a cult following; it was re-released and Bunyan recorded more songs, initiating the second phase of her musical career after a gap lasting thirty years.

Biography[link]

Vashti Bunyan was born in London in 1945 to John and Helen Bunyan. Although she has been said to be descended from The Pilgrim's Progress author John Bunyan,^[2] this is a claim she has herself denied.^[3] In the early 1960s, she studied at The Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art at Oxford University, but was expelled for failing to turn up to classes. At 18, she travelled to New York and discovered the music of Bob Dylan through his The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan album and decided to become a full-time musician. Returning to London she was discovered by Rolling Stones' manager, Andrew Loog Oldham, and, in June 1965, under his direction, she released her first single, the Jagger and Richards penned "Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind" (their own version later turning up on the outtakes compilation Metamorphosis), on Decca Records. Released using simply the name Vashti, it was backed with her own song "I Want to Be Alone". The single and her follow-up "Train Song", released on Columbia in May 1966, produced by Canadian Peter Snell, received little attention. Her only other performance of this time to find release was her distinctive vocal on "The Coldest Night of the Year" with Twice as Much (which eventually turned up on their second and final LP, That's All, appearing on Oldham's Immediate Records in 1968). After recording further songs for Immediate Records, which remain unreleased, and making a brief appearance in the 1967 documentary Tonite Let's All Make Love in London, performing her song "Winter Is Blue", she decided to travel with her boyfriend Robert Lewis by horse and cart to the Hebridean Islands to join a commune planned by a friend, fellow folk singer Donovan ("...from South London up to the Hebrides. Initially to Skye but we carried on to the Outer Hebrides."^[4]). During the trip she began writing the songs that eventually became her first album, Just Another Diamond Day.

During a break from her trip at Christmas 1968, she met Joe Boyd through a friend and he offered to record an album of her travelling songs for his Witchseason Productions. A year later Vashti returned to London and recorded her first LP with assistance from Simon Nicol and Dave Swarbrick of Fairport Convention, Robin Williamson of The Incredible String Band and string arranger Robert Kirby, today best known for his work on Nick Drake's first two albums. The album appeared on Philips Records to warm reviews in December 1970, but struggled to find an audience. Disappointed, she left the music industry and moved to The Incredible String Band's Glen Row cottages, then Ireland. Much of the ensuing 30 years were spent raising her three children and tending animals. In this time, entirely unknown to her, the original album slowly became one of the most sought-after records of its time. It has sold on eBay for as much as $2000.

In 2000, Just Another Diamond Day was re-released on CD (with bonus tracks), assuring her influence over a new generation of folk artists such as Devendra Banhart and Joanna Newsom. In 2001, Banhart wrote to her asking for her advice, beginning her connection with many of the contemporary performers who cite her work. In 2002, she was invited by Piano Magic musician Glen Johnson to sing guest vocals on his song "Crown of the Lost", her first recording in over 30 years. Since then, she has appeared on releases by Devendra Banhart and Animal Collective and, in 2005, she recorded and released her second album, Lookaftering on Fat Cat Records, some 35 years after her first. The album was produced by composer Max Richter and featured many of her contemporary followers including Banhart, Joanna Newsom, Adem, Kevin Barker of Currituck Co, Otto Hauser of Espers and Adam Pierce of Mice Parade. It was well received by critics and fans alike.

During the autumn of 2006, Bunyan assembled an ad hoc band and embarked on a brief North American tour, with performances in both Canada and the US. She performed songs from both of her solo albums, as well as some of the rare material from the unreleased Oldham sessions.

Her music reached a much wider audience when "Just Another Diamond Day" was used in a TV advert for a mobile phone company.

In 2007, she collaborated with Scottish novelist Rodge Glass on the song "The Fire" for the compilation album Ballads of the Book. The album was devised by Roddy Woomble of Idlewild, as a way to combine Scottish writers with Scottish singers, though in this case Bunyan must have been included by virtue of living in Edinburgh.

October 2007 saw the release of a compilation album of her mid-1960s singles and unreleased demos recorded at the time entitled Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind - Singles and Demos 1964 to 1967.

2007 also saw Vashti provide vocals on three songs for former Jack frontman Anthony Reynolds' debut solo album British Ballads. Bunyan sang with Reynolds on the songs "Country Girl", "Just So You Know" and "Song Of Leaving".

In January 2008, Vashti said she was recording a new album. "I’m supposed to be writing just now. I have one complete song and a whole lot of fragments. I’m supposed to have them finished by May and there’s no way. I’m hoping, and the plan is, I’ll be working with Andy Cabic of Vetiver."^[5]

In June 2008, Vashti appeared at London's Royal Festival Hall with The Heritage Orchestra as part of Massive Attack's Meltdown, in a live performance of Vangelis' Blade Runner soundtrack, singing "Rachael's Song" as sung by Mary Hopkin on the original recorded soundtrack.

In July 2008, Reebok used Bunyan's "Train Song" in an NFL gear advertisement. Samsung used the same song in "Smart TV" commercials in 2011.

On 25 October 2008, Vashti Bunyan: From Here To Before, a feature documentary directed by Kieran Evans had its world premieres at the Times BFI London Film Festival. The film retraces Bunyan’s journey across the British Isles and sets it against the backdrop of her first high-profile London concert. It uses her trip through Britain as its main narrative structure, accompanying her as she retraces her extraordinary journey. The album provides the soundtrack to that journey, just as it did the first time.

She is name-checked in the Half Man Half Biscuit song "Totnes Bickering Fair", from the album CSI:Ambleside.

Bunyan's cover of the late John Martyn's "Head and Heart" will appear on an upcoming tribute album, titled "Johnny Boy Would Love This...A Tribute to John Martyn."^[6]

Critical reception[link]

Bunyan has been labelled "the Godmother of Freak Folk"^[7] for her role in inspiring the "new generation of folk experimentalists including Devendra Banhart and Adem".^[7][8]

Some internet journalistic sources categorize her music as folk, psych folk, or new folk.^[9]

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

• Just Another Diamond Day (Philips 1970)
• Lookaftering (Fat Cat Records 2005)

Compilations[link]

• Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind – Singles and Demos 1964 to 1967 (Fat Cat Records/Spinney Records 2007)

Singles[link]

• "Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind" / "I Want To Be Alone" (Decca, 1965) (as Vashti)
• "Train Song" / "Love Song" (Columbia (EMI), 1966) (as Vashti)

Compilation appearances[link]

• Tonite Let's All Make Love in London (1967)
  • "Winter Is Blue" (as Vashti)
  • "Winter Is Blue (Reprise)" (as Vashti)
• Circus Days - UK Psychedelic Obscurities 1966-70 Vol.1 (1990)
  • "I'd Like To Walk Around In Your Mind" (as Vashti)
• A Pot By Any Other Name (2001) (Ptolemaic Terrascope compilation)
  • "17 Pink Sugar Elephants" (rec. 1966) (early variation of "Train Song")
• Instant Karma (2002)
  • "Winter Is Blue" (as Vashti) (combined version of song from Tonite Let's All Make Love in London)
• Folk Rock and Faithfull: Dream Babes Vol. 5 (2004)
  • "Train Song" (rec. 1966) (as Vashti)
  • "Love Song" (rec. 1966) (as Vashti)
• The Golden Apples of the Sun (2004)
  • "Rejoicing in the Hands" (with Devendra Banhart)
• The Enlightened Family: A Collection Of Lost Songs (2005)
  • "Song of a Wishwanderer" (rec. 1968)
• Not Alone (2006)
  • "Same But Different"
• Ballads of the Book (2007)
  • "The Fire" (lyrics by Rodge Glass)
• Reebok Join the Migration Campaign (2008)
  • "Train Song"
• Gather In The Mushrooms - The British Acid-Folk Underground 1968 - 1974 (2004)
  • "Winter Is Blue"

Guest appearances[link]

• Twice as Much - That's All (1970)
  • "Coldest Night of the Year" (rec. 1967)
• Piano Magic - Writers Without Homes (2002)
  • "Crown of the Lost"
• Piano Magic - Saint Marie EP (2004)
  • "Dark Ages"
• Devendra Banhart - Rejoicing in the Hands (2004)
  • "Rejoicing in the Hands"
• Animal Collective - Prospect Hummer (2005)
  • "It's You"
  • "Prospect Hummer"
  • "I Remember Learning How to Dive"
• Vetiver- "Thing of the Past" (2008)
  • "Sleep a Million Years"
• Dudley Benson- "Forest: Songs by Hirini Melbourne" (2010)
  • "Tui"

Legacy[link]

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• Her voice was heard on Saint Etienne Presents Finisterre (2005), a documentary about London featuring the music of the band Saint Etienne.
• "Diamond Day" has been featured in a TV advertisement for T-Mobile, a mobile phone company.
• Friend, fellow folk singer and longtime fan Devendra Banhart reportedly writes her name on his arm before some concerts.
• Lush covered her song "I'd Like To Walk Around In Your Mind". They got to know it from the "Circus Days" compilation.
• In July 2008, Reebok launched an advertising campaign featuring "Train Song".
• On 25 October 2008, Vashti Bunyan: From Here To Before, a feature documentary directed by Kieran Evans, premiered at the Times BFI London Film Festival.
• A cover of "Train Song" performed by Ben Gibbard and Feist appeared on Dark Was The Night, a charity compilation benefiting HIV/AIDS awareness and the Red Hot Organization. It was released by 4AD on February 17, 2009.
• Diamond Day was featured in the popular UK teen comedy/drama Skins on the third series, episode six entitled "Naomi".
• Her song Here Before was recently covered by the Swedish artist Fever Ray.
• Here Before also featured in the soundtrack for the BBC production Heist, about a medieval burglary.
• Train song was selected as the background music for Samsung's SMART TV Commercial.
• Vashti's important link to the back-to-the-land counterculture of the 1970s and the insightful expressions of 'nature' in her work have been discussed in an academic paper in 2009 by Geographer Keith Halfacree (‘"Glow worms show the path we have to tread": the counterurbanisation of Vashti Bunyan’, Social and Cultural Geography 10: 771-789).

References[link]

External links[link]

• anotherday.co.uk Official website
• Myspace
• www.terrascope.co.uk Ptolemaic Terrascope article March 2001 (pdf)
• Interview at Pitchfork Media (October 24, 2005)
• Interview at Perfect Sound Forever (March 2005)
• Interview at Tiny Mix Tapes (February 2008)
• 'The guitar came to life in my hands' at The Guardian (September 16, 2005)
• 'Flash-forward' - interview - The Observer (September 18, 2005)
• Interview at Kevchino(October 31, 2007)
• Interview at New York Press(2006)
• Interview at NPR Music(2008)