Production of the H1 Alpha to end after slow sales

[Jaguar D-Type]

By RICHARD TRUETT | AUTOMOTIVE NEWS

5/15/2006

DETROIT -- General Motors is giving the Hummer H1 an honorable discharge. GM said Friday that production of the huge SUV, the civilian version of the military Humvee, will end in June.

GM gave the 2006 H1, renamed H1 Alpha, a 6.6-liter diesel V-8 engine. But sales of the nearly $129,000 vehicle have not improved. From January through April 2006, Hummer sold 98 H1s, down from 104 in the year-ago period.

AM General builds the H1 in Mishawaka, Ind., under a contract with GM.

[Andydg]

That's a shame...maybe they should drop the price?

[G-man422]

That was the ultimate offroading machine. And i think the price will go up, not drop.

[J Rainey]

If the told soccer moms that that SUV could beat up every other SUV on the planet, they would flock to the dealer and buy them all in one weekend.

[Avoitus]

I heard the reason was that in 2007 there are new diesel regulation and the Hummer could never meet those standards. The H1 is gone they are getting rid of the "Alpha" part and they are changing the engine to meet standards. That means less horsepower and probably cheaper price.

[kachok25]

The Hummer gone forever.......oh well it was way too expensive for what it was anyway. If they sold it in a halfway resonable price and reduced the weight on the front end I would be sad to see it go.

[Jimster]

Originally Posted by G-man422

That was the ultimate offroading machine. And i think the price will go up, not drop.

No it wasn't, it was only any good driving fast in the desert. It was useless at any other offroading.