What Happened To The Hummer?

The Hummer was an angular, militaristic, go-anywhere truck that became an emblem of 1990s pop culture. General Motors' Hummer was a coveted status symbol sought by celebrities and a sometimes mocked and vilified example of how far of America's newfound love for SUVs had gone. But in 2009, GM put several of its brands to the ax, including Pontiac, Saab, and Hummer. While the Hummer had a brief lifespan of just under two decades, it made a lasting impression on the auto industry.

Clarification: General Motors ended Oldsmobile production in 2004, a few years before GM stopped producing the other brands mentioned at 8:05.

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What Happened To The Hummer?

[vcguerrilla]

Biggest enemy of HMMWV: The RPG
Biggest enemy of Hummer:
MPG

[nathancosta]

Environmentalists & oil prices in the Great Recession put an end to the Hummer. Saved you guys 12 minutes.

[yamabushi]

I asked my girlfriend for a hummer 5 years ago. The dealership must be miles away because she never came back.

[MrCarguy]

"buy a Hammah"
-Arnold Schwarzengger

[goodmorningwhyyugei]

Imagine entering a country as an immigrant speaking broken English and later being powerful enough that a military vehicle was made available for the civilians under your recommendation.

[Iamnotddb]

Only hummer I ever drove was on Need for speed underground 2

[EdgarHernandez-xjmx]

Idk man. I swear I still see a Prius around every corner

[loganhagler]

they should release a hydrogen Hummer and call it the H2O

[njekshun]

People bought the hummer and realize they couldn’t afford gas

[wolfman]

I remember seeing the hummer every where in the 2000s

[bowhunter]

People eventually realized they don't need their grocery getter to also ford a river or drive over a 16' rock....

[Smarv]

If Hummer had innovated more, they could have been positioned to be an American version of Range Rover.

[zotzotzot]

People: What mpg does the hummer get?
GM: No

[geladio]

Yeah, i drove a one of them for two years while i was in the Army. My Honda was more fun to drive..

[KP-wuli]

Sales would've went through the roof if they added a machine gun attachment.

I didn't expect this to get many likes lol, i would also like to thank all my fellow patriots out there! These colors only bleed Red, White, and Blue! 🇺🇸

[tamarockstar]

The hummer was cool, when GM got a hold of it they cheapen the brand and degraded it

[johngault]

We have had several Hummers, they have served my family well over almost 14 years. Countless trips to ski resorts and beaches. My current truck has 312k and still takes us north to the snow👍🏻

[brendanaudi]

These days it's the Mercedes-Benz G Wagon that has taken over.

[uhohhotdog]

Because people don’t want to fill their gas tank twice a day

[benruether]

Seeing the H1 brings back memories of my diecast hummer I had as a kid in the 90's. Good times