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===Hummer H1===
{{Main|Hummer H1}}

The first vehicle in the Hummer range was the [[Hummer H1]], based on the [[Humvee]]. Released for the civilian market in 1992, this vehicle was designed by [[American Motors Corporation|American Motors]]' AM General subsidiary to meet U.S. Military specifications that were issued in 1979.<ref>{{cite web |first=Jonathan |last=Strickland |title=How Hummers Work |date=October 3, 2007 |website=auto.howstuffworks.com |url=https://auto.howstuffworks.com/hummer.htm |access-date=April 10, 2022 |archive-date=February 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218072504/https://auto.howstuffworks.com/hummer.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> By 1982, [[Renault]] (which was partially owned by the French government) took controlling interest in AMC, and the AM General division was sold in 1983 to [[Ling-Temco-Vought]] (LTV), because US regulations barred ownership of defense contractors by foreign governments.<ref>{{cite news |agency=The Associated |title=Company News; AM General Sale Approved |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/18/business/company-news-am-general-sale-approved.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 18, 1992 |access-date=July 25, 2021 |archive-date=July 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725191731/https://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/18/business/company-news-am-general-sale-approved.html |url-status=live }}</ref> American Motors itself was acquired by [[Chrysler]] in 1987.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Holusha |first1=John |title=Chrysler is Buying American Motors; Cost is $1.5 Billion |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/03/10/business/chrysler-is-buying-american-motors-cost-is-1.5-billion.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 10, 1987 |access-date=July 25, 2021 |archive-date=August 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815165532/https://www.nytimes.com/1987/03/10/business/chrysler-is-buying-american-motors-cost-is-1.5-billion.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Production of H1 civilian versions continued throughout 2006.