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=== Hummer brand === In 1984, AM General built a factory at 13200 McKinley Hwy in Mishawaka, for HMMWV production. In 1992, AM General began marketing the HMMWV to the civilian market under the [[Hummer]] brand. In 1999, GM acquired the rights to the brand and continued production of the original civilian Hummer as the [[Hummer H1|H1]] until June 2006.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.foxnews.com/story/gm-end-of-production-line-for-hummer-h1 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071022152436/https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,195303,00.html?sPage=fnc.business%2Fautos |archive-date=22 October 2007 |publisher=Fox News |title=GM: End of Production Line for Hummer H1 |agency=Associated Press |date=12 May 2006 |access-date=17 May 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2002, the [[Hummer H2]] went on the market, and was produced until January 2009. It was designed and marketed by GM, and manufactured by AM General at the Mishawaka plant. AM General did not build the H3 model. GM was sued early in 2003 by [[DaimlerChrysler]], owners of the [[Jeep]] brand, for the resemblance of the Hummer's seven-slot grille to Jeep's.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.autointell.com/News-2001/February-2001/February-21-02-p2.htm |title=DaimlerChrysler Files Suit to Block Copycat Jeep Grille |website=autointell.com |date=21 February 2001 |access-date=17 May 2015}}</ref> The lawsuit was dismissed after acknowledgment of the shared corporate history of AMC and Jeep.<ref>{{cite web |first1=K.C. |last1=Crain |first2=Dale |last2=Jewett |title=GM wins another round in the Hummer-Jeep grille battle |url= https://www.autonews.com/article/20021125/ANA/211250721/gm-wins-another-round-in-the-hummer-jeep-grille-battle |work=Automotive News |access-date=10 June 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200610173721/https://www.autonews.com/article/20021125/ANA/211250721/gm-wins-another-round-in-the-hummer-jeep-grille-battle |archive-date=10 June 2020 |date=25 November 2002}}</ref> GM in turn sued boutique automaker Avanti Motor Corporation of Cancun, Mexico after it introduced the Studebaker XUV at the Chicago Auto show in 2002. GM said Avanti infringed on the Hummer looks by planning a vehicle that closely resembled the Hummer. It seemed the AM General Hummer line had gone full circle back to the original Studebaker General Products Division which was responsible for all military contracts.
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