Editing Hummer (section)

===GM purchase===
In December 1999, AM General sold the brand name to General Motors but continued to manufacture the vehicles.<ref name="corphistory"/> GM was responsible for the marketing and distribution of all civilian Hummers produced by AM General. Shortly thereafter, GM introduced two of its own design models, the [[Hummer H2|H2]] and [[Hummer H3|H3]], and renamed the original vehicle H1. AM General continued to build the H1 until it was discontinued in 2006<ref>{{cite web|url= http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/ticker/article.asp?Symbol=US:GM&Feed=AP&Date=20060512&ID=5717547&GT1=8181 |title=Page expired – MSN Money |publisher=MSN |access-date=September 6, 2010 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> 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 [[GM GMT platform#GMT 355|GMT-355]] platform (modified and designated GMT-345). Hummer dealership buildings featured an oversized half [[Quonset Hut]] style roof, themed to the Hummer brand's military origins.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.steelmasterusa.com/rugged-yet-refined-roofing-2 |title=Roofing for HUMMER Dealerships |website=Steelmasterusa.com |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090924010550/http://www.steelmasterusa.com/rugged-yet-refined-roofing-2 |archive-date=September 24, 2009 |access-date=April 10, 2022}}</ref>

[[File:2006 Hummer H3 H1 and H2.jpg|thumb|300px|alt=From left: 2006 [[Hummer H3]], [[Hummer H1|H1]], and [[Hummer H2|H2]]|From left: [[Hummer H3]], [[Hummer H1|H1]], and [[Hummer H2|H2]] models]]
By 2006, the Hummer began to be exported and sold through importers and distributors in 33 countries.<ref name="gmpr06">{{cite web |url=http://www.gminsidenews.com/forums/f18/hummer-sustains-steady-upward-sales-trend-north-america-overseas-38512/ |title=Hummer Sustains Steady, Upward Sales Trend in North America And Overseas |author=GM Media Online, partially archived at GM Inside News Forum |date=October 10, 2006 |access-date=April 6, 2015 |archive-date=December 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228052005/http://www.gminsidenews.com/forums/f18/hummer-sustains-steady-upward-sales-trend-north-america-overseas-38512/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On October 10, 2006, GM began producing the Hummer H3 at its [[Port Elizabeth]] plant in South Africa for international markets.<ref name="gmpr06" /> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://english.pravda.ru/business/companies/26-03-2010/112735-hummer-0/ |title=GM's Iconic Military Offroad Vehicle Becomes History |website=Pravda.ru |date=March 26, 2010 |access-date=April 6, 2015 |archive-date=December 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228034100/http://english.pravda.ru/business/companies/26-03-2010/112735-hummer-0/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 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 would possibly be sold, have the production line completely redesigned, or be discontinued.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/03/AR2008060300979.html?hpid=topnews |newspaper=The Washington Post |title=GM Closing 4 Truck and SUV Plants in North America |first=Howard |last=Schneider |date=June 3, 2008 |access-date=April 6, 2015 |archive-date=December 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220201125/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/03/AR2008060300979.html?hpid=topnews |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.autotrends.org/indian-automakers-eyeing-hummer/ |first=Matt |last=Keegan |title=Indian Automakers Eyeing Hummer? |website=Autotrends.org |date=June 9, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100621023538/http://www.autotrends.org/indian-automakers-eyeing-hummer/ |archive-date=June 21, 2010 |access-date=April 10, 2022}}</ref>

In April 2009, GM President [[Fritz Henderson]] stated several interested parties had approached GM regarding the Hummer business.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://motortrend.com/features/according-to-fritz-hummer-sale-likely-soon-buick-gmc-profitable-2354/ |title=According to Fritz: Hummer Sale Likely Soon; Buick, GMC Profitable |first=Todd |last=Lassa |date=April 17, 2009 |magazine=Motor Trend |access-date=April 6, 2015 |archive-date=December 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202072552/https://www.motortrend.com/features/according-to-fritz-hummer-sale-likely-soon-buick-gmc-profitable-2354/ |url-status=live }}</ref>