THE HUMMER IS DEAD!GM are finally killing off the Hummer, following appalling sales figures. The struggling car company, announced that it will wind down production of its Hummer SUV line after a deal to sell the brand to China's Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery fell through.
Aside from my obvious hippy thoughts on the matter, it's about time! Hummers emit three times more carbon dioxide than a normal car and eke out just 14 miles to the gallon in city driving.
Hummer's military version, the Humvee, may have reached the end of the desert track as well - the US army provided no new money for the Humvee in its recent budget proposal.
Full story: Guardian
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