GM discontinues Hummer H1

General Motors will end production of its gigantic Hummer H1 this summer, the company announced today. The last H1s are expected to be assembled in June. GM has produced about 12,000 of the Humvee-inspired gas-guzzlers since 1992. The 7,800-pound vehicle had a fuel economy rating of around 11 miles per gallon. The H1 has a 0-60 mph time of about 13.5 seconds.





Recently, Hummer general manager Martin Walsh said he now thinks consumers see the H2 as the "real"? Hummer. "In their minds, that's more representative of the Hummer brand than the H1,"? he said. In a statement today, Walsh said the move is a "reflection of where we're going with the Hummer brand." "The Hummer DNA still resides in the Humvee," he said. "It will always be the core from where we come."