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Hummer H1 - The Hummer H1 is based on the Humvee, which was created by AM General. It was originally intended to be a multipurpose military vehicle, but soon became a popular civilian vehicle, named the Hummer. Hummer is a marque of vehicles sold by General Motors. For the military vehicles of which the trademark is based see HMMWV. California Governer Arnold Schwarzenegger may have been the first to purchase this vehicle. It is set apart from other offroad vehicles by several features. Instead of having its transmission and some other important parts hanging down in the middle of the vehicle, much of it is all stored into an area that would normally be a middle seat. This protects the transmission and gives it superior clearance. It is also wider than most vehicles, and this changes the center of gravity prevents it from tipping over. Other features include its ability to have the tires inflated and deflated manually. Hummer. Hummers were traditionally built by AM General Corporation, formerly the heavy industries division of American Motors, in its Mishawaka, Indiana assembly plant. AM General had planned to sell a civilian version of the Hummer as far back as the late 1980s. In 1990, two matching white Hummers were driven from London, UK to Beijing, People's Republic of China over the rough roads of the central Soviet Union. The Hummers made the drive with ease, and highlights of this journey were broadcast on ESPN in the United States. The publicity would pale in comparison to the attention that the HMMWV received for its service in Operation: Desert Storm the following year. [br]In 1991, AM General began selling a civilian version of the M998 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV or Hum-Vee) vehicle to the public under the brand name Hummer. In 1999, AM General sold the brand name to General Motors but continued to manufacture the vehicles, which GM then re-sold. In the next few years, GM introduced two new homegrown models, the H2 and H3, and renamed the original vehicle to H1. AM General continues to build the H1 and is contracted by GM to produce the H2. The H3 is built in Shreveport, LA. [br]As of 2004, Hummer has gone international with selected importers and distributors in Europe and other markets. It has only been sold in small volumes, but some celebrities and business people have bought Hummers to satisfy their curiosity. Markets such as Australia have taken interest to Hummers with importers converting the latest H3 to right hand drive despite GM not officially selling the brand in Australia. [br]From 2006, GM will be building/assembling the Hummer H3 at the Port Elizabeth plant in South Africa to make Hummers internationally available. Hummers at the Port Elizabeth plant will be built for local South African consumption and exported to Australia, the United Kingdom and Japan. [br]

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