Hummer News

“All we have scheduled is the one shift of production each of those two weeks”

General Motors Corp. has gathered enough parts to briefly restart its truck assembly plant, which shut down in February due to a strike at American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc. via South Bend Tribune

“These Mexican plants are an important lever”

General Motors Corp. said Saturday two pickup truck plants idled by the strike at parts maker American Axle will reopen for about a month each. via Futureoftheunion.com

Incentives are rarely surprising. They're usually relatively consistent from month-to-month, with a few exceptions . via Kicking Tires

“The strategy for the H3T was to develop an extensive line of vehicle accessories that allows buyers to personalize the truck to meet their active lifestyle, from water sports to field and stream hobbies; extreme sports to sport-vehicle recreation”

Off-road manufacturer announces plans and initial suppliers for licensed accessories for the brand's first pick-up truck DALLAS - Truck-savvy Texans received a firsthand look at the 2009 HUMMER H3T as HUMMER ... via WebWire

Tags: General Motors , XM , XM NavTraffic XM NavTraffic is continuing to grow in vehicle penetration. via Orbitcast

“Mr. Bryce gets to work demolishing cherished green beliefs about alternative energy sources”

An alt-fuel Hummer? You're going to want to keep the E85 paint job to convince bystanders. via Edmunds.com News

As our brothers at Autoblog like to say, it's "officially official." GM has confirmed their plans to offer all Hummers with biofuel-capable engine options. via AutoblogGreen

“This was the right thing for us to do for our customers, and it's good for the Metroplex.”

Texans with flex-fuel vehicles gained easier access Friday to E85 ethanol at the first public biofuel pumps in the nation owned by a new car and truck dealership. via Paddock Talk

The increasingly bitter monthlong strike at auto parts maker American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc. via WHAS-TV Louisville

Posted Mar 24th 2008 2:32PM by Jonathon Ramsey Filed under: Government/Legal , Tech , Military Now that the Hummer -- the original Hummer H1 -- is distinctly out of flavor, the U.S. armed services are busy ... via Autoblog

I don't have one topic worthy of a full Talk Back Tuesday post, but I do have a few mini topics from the past week that, when added up, almost equate to one worthy discussion...hopefully. Here goes: In the ... via Karl on Cars

“I think that they're still in the wait-and-see stage about who's going to blink first. I think neither one wants to be the one that comes off their demand or offer.”

Full bargaining teams for the United Auto Workers and American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc. via South Bend Tribune

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy recently released its list of the 12 greenest vehicles. via Canada.com

I think it may have been late in today's media because the NTSB seemed to throw the info out there in a bunch, leaving reporters to have to pick through it for news. via MNspeak.com

“They Chevy Volt is just vapor ware. No point in salivating over a concept car that will never see the light of day. As far as the Hummer H2 is conc...”

No point in salivating over a concept car that will never see the light of day. As far as the Hummer H2 is conc..." [ read ] omega.proteus said: "They Chevy Volt is just vapor ware. via TreeHugger

“We will provide an appropriate level of performance in every segment in which we play, but that doesn't necessarily mean every car we have is going to be a rear-wheel-drive V-8”

Pontiac wants to beef up its performance credentials with two new rear-wheel-drive vehicles that will debut at next week's New York International Auto Show, but the timing couldn't be worse as high gas prices ... via Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Over the past several months I've had the opportunity to drive a variety of large vehicles. via Auto Field Guide

“It's already a serious strike, but this could go into April.”

The two sides are talking by phone instead of face-to-face, a bad sign in the two-week-old dispute between American Axle and the United Auto Workers, two labor experts said Tuesday. via Anderson Herald-Bulletin

“The middle class has to take a stand somewhere”

Negotiations between the United Auto Workers and auto parts maker American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc. via South Bend Tribune

“We now believe that 100 percent of the 3,650 UAW workers will take either a buyout or a buy-down package”

Talks between 3,600 workers and American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings continued for a fourth straight day on Sunday as the two sides worked toward a deal to end a nearly two-week-old strike that has hobbled GM ... via WTNZ-TV Knoxville