The modern-era, commercial HUMMER traces its roots back to the early 90s when the HUMMER H1 was first seen in Operation: Desert Storm roaming foreign soil without limitation. It was a bold and powerful all-terrain SUV that captivated the American consumer and quickly became the tangible embodiment of authority and dominance.
Produced by AM General, the HUMMER H1 was a civilian version of the M998 HUMVEE, a military truck first produced in 1983. When it was first sold to the general public in 1992, the HUMMER H1 was the latest execution in a storied legacy of overland excellence.
AM General was born following the acquisition of the Jeep Corporation by American Motor Company from Kaiser Jeep in 1971 when the military and non-commercial division of Jeep split off into a new subsidiary where it could independently pursue government and specialty contracts.
Of course, the Jeep Corporation itself needs no introduction around here. The Jeep traces its own roots back to the Overland Automobile Company established in 1903. Overland Automobile Company was obtained by entrepreneur John North Willys in 1908 and later responsible for co-developing, along with Ford, World War II overland vehicles that would become the predecessor of today's Jeep.
AM GENERAL PARTNERS WITH GENERAL MOTORS.
AM General manufactured the HUMMER H1 from 1992 until 2006, producing some 11,818 civilian models. In 1999, General Motors acquired the rights to market and distribute the HUMMER H1 while AM General continued production.
AM General and GM would later partner under similar arrangements on the HUMMER H2, a facelifted and more comfort-oriented variation that was powered by the 6.0L V8 LQ4 from 2002-2007, and the 6.2L L92 V8 from 2008-2009.
For the 2006 model year, GM would use the HUMMER name and the GMT355 platform (also used for the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon) to manufacture on their own the HUMMER H3, the smallest of the three original civilian HUMMER trucks and SUVs. The HUMMER H3 was powered by one of two I5 motors, or a 5.3L V8. When the last HUMMER H3 rolled off the production line in May 2010, it officially marked the end of the standalone HUMMER moniker.
INTRODUCING THE 2022 GMC HUMMER EV.
For the 2022 model year, the HUMMER nameplate was revived under GMC as an all-electric SUV and truck.