HUMMER

H1 CLASSIC CONTINUES TO BE A SUCCESS OF SALES

The history of the original Hummer H1's manufacturer is very complex, although it was founded in 1970, its roots go as far as the original World War II Jeep design, manufactured at that time by Overland Automotive - and in smaller numbers also by Ford. After the unsuccessful episode with General Motors, which had been left with part of the company to make the civilian versions, AM General continued to manufacture the original model, and although it sounds incredible, its results are better than ever.

The AM General is based in the American state of Indiana at the old Studebaker facilities, and in addition to manufacturing other models, such as the now-defunct Mercedes-Benz R Class (for the Chinese market only), are currently mounting copies of the original HMMWV at a great pace.

The AM General is based in the American state of Indiana at the old Studebaker facilities, and in addition to manufacturing other models, such as the now-defunct Mercedes-Benz R Class (for the Chinese market only), are currently mounting copies of the original HMMWV at a great pace.The model that is marketed by AM General is the same Hummer H1 military specifications already known, although the Hummer brand remains owned by General Motors, so today it does not receive the same name.

Its flagship product is undoubtedly the original HMMWV, the Humvee C-Series, and the company has multiple contracts internationally, not just the US Army. If the Pentagon had already signed a five-year, $ 2.2 billion contract, the brand won $ 550 million worth of additional 3,000 copies of the military vehicle for countless countries including Afghanistan, Iraq, Ukraine, Jordan , Slovenia, Bahrain, Colombia, Bosnia and Kenya.

In total, the company already accumulates orders for 11,560 vehicles, which means more than twice the number of units that General Motors ever sold the Hummer H1 civilian version in every year that kept the brand up and running.The current military spec model that is marketed by AM General costs around $ 190,000 and features two V8 engine options: a 6.5 liter diesel available with 190, 205 or 250 hp, and a 6.2 liter LS3 gasoline of General Origin Motors of 435 cv.

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