Hooray! NO MORE f'ing Hummers!

[Pine]

General Motors will halt production of Hummer bye bye GMSA

General Motors will halt production of right-hand drive Hummers in South Africa after the troubled car maker entered into a memorandum of understanding with a buyer for the Hummer brand.

According to a statement released by General Motors SA on Tuesday, the new owner will consolidate the assembly of all Hummer vehicles in Shreveport, United States.

All right-hand drive Hummers for GM's world market have been assembled in SA.

"Since all engineering and design on Hummer is developed in the US and 95% of components are sourced from abroad, the impact on South African operations is minimal," the statement read.

GMSA said the move will not result in further job losses, as the probable relocation was taken into account before GMSA embarked on its restructuring strategy in July 2008.

According to a statement released in May 2009, 300 permanent workers and 1 400 contract workers have either been retrenched or received voluntary packages.

GMSA said it will continue to sell Hummer vehicles at its dealerships and honour all guarantees on previously sold vehicles.

Tuesday's announcement came after GM applied for US bankruptcy protection on Monday.

A so-called Chapter 11 bankruptcy application enables the company to restructure under court protection and prevents creditors from seizing its assets.

[vader]

Never understood the H3...

Big Car for a small dick...

[Chris]

And so begin the fall of the great and greedy.

[Tom Bishop]

They not falling.

Just jettisoning what they dont want.

Old business trick.

[JohnHoffe]

*Imagine the white HUMMER sticker on the front wind screen*

I want a BUMMER sticker on mine.

[Pine]

In history, a Hummer was cool only once.

The movie was Broken Arrow - the driver was John Travolta.

[Bad Ass Bob]

NOT such good news for the company i work for, we moulded components for H3, we are now down to a 4 day week with forced retrenchments taking place as of TODAY, my nerves are F..king shot and my tempremnt sucks, !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JohnHoffe]

Good luck Bob!

Hang in there.

[Pine]

Sorry, Bob - I didn't mean to be insensitive. Bestaluck, Mate...

[Chris]

That is always the problem with situations like this.The knockon effect makes it difficult for everyone.A lot of companies I deal with,and some that closed already,was involved with GM.

In a small city like PE with over 15000 jobs lost already,the effects are serious.VW have cut 2400 people,GM 1700,Absa 800,and the list goes on.

[Ron&Gill]

AG SHAME MAN, what is the bimbo shop window trophy flat headed fridge of a wife of the debt ridden egotistical megalomaniac going to drive glue sniffing spoilt brat little Johnny to primary school in now??!

Hummer is of course Canadian slang for a blowjob. I did mention it to one of above mentioned 48kg 4'3" 42EEE silicon bagged peroxided fak-wits once, but it went right over her slopey forehead... A uncomprehending blank stare remains an ungratifying response, damn.

The roads will be infinitely more safe without them. They are a hazard second only to our er... alt. public transport.

Of course I feel for the normal people, but I'm glad to see that symbol of the very life-style and fak-you attitude that dragged us into the recession we're in, off the shop floor. Unfortunately, as always it's the wrong people that end up suffering.

There, JohnHoffe, another rant... just for you!!

[JohnHoffe]

Thanks Ron!

I really do miss your rants!

And I do need a laugh today.

[Ron&Gill]

Hope you got one then. Why, wazzup?

[Bad Ass Bob]

No Problem !!!!!!!this is a sign of the times its going to affect every onr at some time ,mine is just sooner than the rest, Thank God for my God given abilities !!!!!!!!!!!

[eben]

Unfortunately this won't take the PINK HUMMER Limousines off the roads in london