Read more Hummer stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/24318/hummer.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:45:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73140/in-eco-terms-dog-hummer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA dog has about the same impact on the planet as an SUV, according to a study out of New Zealand. The authors of Time to Eat the Dog? The Real Guide to Sustainable Living claim the environmental footprint of a Toyota Land Cruiser is smaller than the ecological impact...http://www.newser.com/story/73140/in-eco-terms-dog-hummer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 17:50:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71380/hummer-sold-to-chinese-firm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGeneral Motors has finalized a deal to sell its iconic Hummer brand to Chinese heavy-equipment maker Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co. The deal will save 150 Hummer dealerships and 3,000 American jobs, execs say. The vehicles will be assembled at GM plants in the US until 2011 under...http://www.newser.com/story/71380/hummer-sold-to-chinese-firm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 10 Oct 2009 1:22:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66802/cash-for-clunkers-buying-new-guzzlers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Obama administration is hyping the cash-for-clunkers program as a chance for Americans to buy more fuel efficient cars, but not all buyers are going greener. Bulky SUVs and even trucks can be purchased with the $3 billion government subsidies, reports AP. Washington is refusing to release detailed records of...http://www.newser.com/story/66802/cash-for-clunkers-buying-new-guzzlers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Aug 2009 4:41:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63999/how-taxpayers-can-profit-from-the-new-gm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTomorrow will see the death—and rebirth—of General Motors. And with the government taking a 60% stake, it's reasonable to wonder whether taxpayers will ever see a return on their investment, writes Matthew DeBord for the Big Money on Slate. But the focus on money might be "short-sighted," he...http://www.newser.com/story/63999/how-taxpayers-can-profit-from-the-new-gm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Jul 2009 20:47:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62932/china-wont-allow-hummer-sale-report.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBeijing will halt GM’s sale of the Hummer brand to a Chinese machinery firm over pollution concerns, according to Chinese state radio. The purchase would run counter to the government’s goal of reducing pollution caused by manufacturing, the BBC reports. The Chinese firm shrugged off the report. “The fact that...http://www.newser.com/story/62932/china-wont-allow-hummer-sale-report.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Jun 2009 13:05:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60926/schwarzenegger-happy-to-see-hummer-go-to-china.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCalifornia Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger helped popularize the Hummer by driving one, but he's not worried that its days of American ownership are over, reports the Los Angeles Times . The gas-guzzler has come to symbolize Detroit's failure to innovate, and the brand's new Chinese owners will be able to double the...http://www.newser.com/story/60926/schwarzenegger-happy-to-see-hummer-go-to-china.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 04 Jun 2009 2:34:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60863/hummer-deal-will-make-beijing-crazy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe news that an obscure Chinese heavy equipment manufacturer is probably making government officials pull their hair out in frustration, writes Andrew Peaple of the Wall Street Journal . “Beijing is keen for Chinese companies to expand overseas,” he allows. “But they’re also hoping for some common sense.” Instead we have...http://www.newser.com/story/60863/hummer-deal-will-make-beijing-crazy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 03 Jun 2009 9:28:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60792/chinese-machinery-firm-to-buy-hummer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter General Motors announced a plan to sell the brand, the identity of Hummer’s buyer has emerged: It’s a Chinese machinery firm that aims to become an automaker, an insider tells the New York Times . GM’s deal with the Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Company was subject to Beijing’s scrutiny....http://www.newser.com/story/60792/chinese-machinery-firm-to-buy-hummer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 02 Jun 2009 12:44:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60757/gm-strikes-hummer-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGeneral Motors has announced a "tentative" plan to sell its Hummer brand to a buyer who could take control by the end of the third quarter, says the Wall Street Journal . The firm didn’t say who was buying it or for how much, but noted that the purchaser plans to...http://www.newser.com/story/60757/gm-strikes-hummer-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 02 Jun 2009 7:21:58 CDT