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Member Section => Down Range Cafe => Topic started by: Pathfinder on June 02, 2009, 01:56:45 PM
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,524520,00.html (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,524520,00.html)
NEW YORK — General Motors Corp. has a tentative agreement to sell its Hummer brand to Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co. of China, a person briefed on the deal told the Associated Press.
GM announced Tuesday that it has a memorandum of understanding to sell the brand of rugged SUVs, but the company didn't disclose the buyer.
A formal announcement of the buyer's identity was to be made Tuesday afternoon.
Sichuan Tengzhong deals in road construction, plastics, resins and other industrial products, but the person briefed on the deal says Hummer would be its first step into the automotive business. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the details have not been made public.
General Motors has not yet confirmed the identity of the buyer or the price being paid for it's SUV-only division, but said the sale will likely save more than 3,000 U.S. jobs in manufacturing, engineering and at various Hummer dealerships.
"We're not today in a position to be able to identify a buyer. it was part of the agreement," GM Chief Executive Fritz Henderson told CBS's "The Early Show." "We believe the buyer is quite capable of closing."
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So, more military equipment made by foreign companies. Makes perfect sense! ::)
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So, more military equipment made by foreign companies. Makes perfect sense! ::)
Yeah....and you know there will be a TON of jokes about "Chinese Hummers" going around out there...... (probably here too).
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Does that make them HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMer's ? ;)
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At least they weren't purchased bt Bangkok!!! LOL :o
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All the reasons I don't already want a Hummer, this completely takes them of the table.
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All the reasons I don't already want a Hummer, this completely takes them of the table.
I don't think I ever heard a guy say that before!
;D
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All the reasons I don't already want a Hummer, this completely takes them of the table.
I know I've never heard a guy say that before!! ;D
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I know I've never heard a guy say that before!! ;D
I'm sorry, but I'll just take my dream F-350 and be on my way. ;)
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I'm sorry, but I'll just take my dream F-350 and be on my way. ;)
Much like Bill Clinton, I'll take a Hummer any day. ;D
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Boy howdy, I can tell already, after one page, that the corner will fill up fast.....hope it's stocked up. :o :o :o :o
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Boy howdy, I can tell already, after one page, that the corner will fill up fast.....hope it's stocked up. :o :o :o :o
I'm having a different conversation than you boys. :-\ I can't find anyone that don't want to talk about it. And we all know there ain't enough snacks and beer in the local Wal-Mart to keep the corner stocked for more than a week. That's why I've called in a contractor to have the wall torn down and have a loading dock put in. ;D Cheaper to just skip the middle man.
BTW...its enough trouble to keep up with the new innuendo with out having to learn all the OLD ones.
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I'm having a different conversation than you boys. :-\ I can't find anyone that don't want to talk about it. And we all know there ain't enough snacks and beer in the local Wal-Mart to keep the corner stocked for more than a week. That's why I've called in a contractor to have the wall torn down and have a loading dock put in. ;D Cheaper to just skip the middle man.
BTW...its enough trouble to keep up with the new innuendo with out having to learn all the OLD ones.
You're a gentleman, a scholar, and a friend of the people!! ;D
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I'm having a different conversation than you boys. :-\ I can't find anyone that don't want to talk about it. And we all know there ain't enough snacks and beer in the local Wal-Mart to keep the corner stocked for more than a week. That's why I've called in a contractor to have the wall torn down and have a loading dock put in. ;D Cheaper to just skip the middle man.
BTW...its enough trouble to keep up with the new innuendo with out having to learn all the OLD ones.
Not that some of the folks on here would ever speak in veiled undertones of a 'bawdy' nature........... never here. ;)
;D
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Not that some of the folks on here would ever speak in veiled undertones of a 'bawdy' nature........... never here. ;)
;D
Veiled?!? Surely you jest, sir!! ;D
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Veiled?!? Surely you jest, sir!! ;D
I was granting 'benefit of doubt'........ ;D
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I was granting 'benefit of doubt'........ ;D
After all this time you STILL have doubt? LMAO
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After all this time you STILL have doubt? LMAO
You sir, set a sterling example for all to follow.
;D
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Much like Bill Clinton, I'll take a Hummer any day. ;D
Yup a sterling example ;D
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Yup a sterling example ;D
Tarnished just a bit, perhaps, but sterling nonetheless. ;D
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Tarnished just a bit, perhaps, but sterling nonetheless. ;D
Every good man deserves a Hummmmmmeeeeerrrrrr ;)
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Tarnished just a bit, perhaps, but sterling nonetheless. ;D
But only PLATED sterling! :)
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Quote from: Texas_Bryan on Today at 04:43:35 PM
I'm having a different conversation than you boys. I can't find anyone that don't want to talk about it. And we all know there ain't enough snacks and beer in the local Wal-Mart to keep the corner stocked for more than a week. That's why I've called in a contractor to have the wall torn down and have a loading dock put in. Cheaper to just skip the middle man.
BTW...its enough trouble to keep up with the new innuendo with out having to learn all the OLD ones.
You're a gentleman, a scholar, and a friend of the people!! ;D
You mean he's a guy that can read. ;) (had to put SOME truth in there! ;D )
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The H1 is the only real Hummer, the rest are Tahoe frames with a Hummer Body.
They can have the H2 & H3.
What else can the Chinese take, have given to them by Government Motors?
Maybe the Chinese can buy Pontiac and re-issue a decent Trans Am. :P
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What ever happened to the Prowler? ( I know, it was under powered)
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The Prowler got arrested by the police after becoming a "peeping tom". ;D
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The Prowler got arrested by the police after becoming a "peeping tom". ;D
I have ALWAYS hated that term!! ;D
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I have ALWAYS hated that term!! ;D
Wait a minute,....I resemble that remark. 8)
I think the prowler went the way of the SSR, it came, it caught the attention of a few with a midlife crisis, was overpriced, underpowered, and not marketed properly.
Can I get my Vega back?
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Yeah....and you know there will be a TON of jokes about "Chinese Hummers" going around out there...... (probably here too).
Monica Lewinsky bought one, how can you beat a Hummer joke like THAT ?
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Veiled?!? Surely you jest, sir!! ;D
Veiled ? Flag, yes, Paperbag yes, never veils though, going to have try that with the next one. IF she doesn't require a flag or paper bag ;D
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I wonder if Monica Lewinsky's was hand dipped like Clinton's cigars??? :o
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Veiled ? Flag, yes, Paperbag yes, never veils though, going to have try that with the next one. IF she doesn't require a flag or paper bag ;D
It's the double baggers you have to watch out for. ;)
(Of course that is only what I've heard. I wouldn't know, myself ::) )
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Aparently TEA BAGGING only
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I'm still hoping the Chinese take Pontiac as well and make another Trans Am.
Where's the Bandit?
(http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm182/twyacht/md_trans_am_front_burt2_450.jpg)
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It's official - Gummint Motors inked the deal today and Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Corp. is now the sole possessor of the Hummer consumer brand.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33243531/ns/business-autos/ (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33243531/ns/business-autos/)
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Won Hung Lo is now in charge of the Hummer Line in China,
Maybe the military can get some 21st century Willy's back.
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Much like Bill Clinton, I'll take a Hummer any day. ;D
As long as you don't say that in prison. ;D Seriously, at thert we're going the Chinese are going to own everying anyway, we might as well get used to it. Quick test. Go to your closet, your kitchen and your tools and compare the number of Chinese vs American made products. If you're like most of us its damned depressing and I try to buy American.
FQ13 who has never owned a foriegn car but the rest of it, good luck