Hummer? EV prediction diagram
As a giant based on American military vehicles, Hummer has always had the reputation of "king of off-road" and is a veritable "gas tiger". The daily fuel consumption of Hummer H2 can easily exceed 25 liters per 100 kilometers. The new car reborn ten years later is also very strong. It is mentioned in the trailer that the maximum power of the new car will be 1000 horsepower and the torque will be 1 1500 lb/ft (about15591n m, or "on-wheel torque"), and it will accelerate to 60 miles in 3 seconds. However, this time he is no longer an "oil tiger", but a pure electric pickup truck.
Hummer painted by foreign media? EV imaginary graph
According to the current information, the new car will be named Hummer? EV, and belongs to GMC brand. Hummer? EV is the first model of GM's large-scale luxury electric vehicle program code-named BT 1 and the first pure electric pickup truck of GMC brand. The new car will be put into production at the Hamtramak plant in Detroit, and will be launched in the autumn of 20021,followed by its high-performance version in 2022.
I don't know what you think, but this car is of great significance to GM. Under the trend of SUV/ pickup truck and electric car, GM chose Hummer, which has a high reputation, to start the first shot. The Hammock plant in Detroit, which produces cars, and the Oreston plant in Ohio, which supplies batteries, are both factories that GM plans to close. Choosing to put pure electric vehicles into production here has reduced the pressure on trade unions. It is reported that GM has invested about $7.7 billion to transform its factories and supporting facilities for the production of electric vehicles, of which more than $3 billion has been invested in the Hammock factory in Detroit.
Judging from the published performance parameters, Hummer? EV is still very exciting. The slogan of GM's new car is "Quiet? Revolution (quiet change) ". While looking forward to the new car, we are too lazy to review the stories of two Hummer brands and talk about where Hummer brands came from and why they died.
Hummer? On the EV preview, the front face of Hummer's classic seven-hole grille was replaced with seven closed decorations. Is it familiar to hear the seven-hole grille? The most classic symbol of Jeep brand is its seven-hole grille shape. To this end. Jeep's parent company Chrysler sued Hummer for infringement in 2003, but it was eventually rejected. The reason is the historical origin of Hummer and Jeep scissors.
Willys, the predecessor of Jeep brand, became a meritorious vehicle in World War II, and became Kaiser -Jeep Company after World War II. 1970, AMC (American automobile company) acquired Kaiser-Jeep General Products Department, and split the department serving military orders into AM? General motors.
However, the development of asset management companies is not satisfactory. 1980, AMC formed an alliance with Renault of France, and the poor economic situation forced Renault to become the largest shareholder of AMC. Of course, the US government cannot allow national security to be interfered by other countries, while the French government owns shares in Renault. So AMC had to put AM? GM was sold to LTV (later acquired by Lenco Group). Since then, AMC was acquired by Chrysler at 1987, leaving only the Jeep brand. What about me? General Motors developed the HMMWV model for the US military.
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HMMWV was born in 1860? When GM and AMC parted ways. In the 1970s, based on the Vietnam War experience, the US military put forward the demand for a new generation of light multi-purpose military vehicles, and even Lamborghini participated in the bidding. They brought the prototype CheetahDD to participate in the test, and the rear-drive CheetahDD eventually crashed into the desert, but Lamborghini subsequently introduced the civilian version of LM002 to the market.
Did I win the bid? General 1983 HMMWV model developed by US Army and AM? GM signed a contract for 55,000 units, valued at $65.438+$200 million. Me? In the late 1980s, GM developed a civilian version of Hummer based on the military HMMWV, which was widely known for its appearance in Schwarzenegger's films.
1992，AM？ GM split Hummer into independent brands with the Chinese name "Hummer". 1999, GM purchased the right to use and produce Hummer trademark, and named the car Hummer H 1. Since then, GM launched Hummer H2 and H3 in 2003 and 2005 respectively, but Hummer H 1 and H2 have been in AM? General factory assembly.
In 2008, the global financial crisis triggered by the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States severely impacted Detroit, and the three major American auto giants were in jeopardy. General Motors entered bankruptcy protection proceedings and barely survived with the help of the US government. Subsequently, GM decided to sell brands including Saab, Saturn, Pontiac and Hummer to solve the urgent need (unfortunately, all four brands finally stopped production and disappeared).
From June 3, 2008 to June 2009, although some companies were interested in Hummer, they never sold it. Just when GM announced that Hummer sales had failed and was about to stop production, a China enterprise suddenly appeared. The little-known Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industry Machinery Co., Ltd. quickly reached an acquisition agreement with General Motors, and Tengzhong Heavy Industry wanted to acquire the Hummer brand for 2.4 billion yuan.
Hummer CEO Jin and Tengzhong Heavy Industry General Manager Yang Yi took a group photo.
I don't know if it's inexperience or an emergency. Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industry Machinery Co., Ltd. quickly reported to the National Development and Reform Commission after reaching an acquisition agreement with General Motors. The normal process should be to report to NDRC at the beginning of the negotiation, and the final acquisition needs the approval of the Ministry of Commerce. Finally, Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industry said that the acquisition was not approved by the Ministry of Commerce, but in fact the acquisition did not go to the Ministry of Commerce at all.
Therefore, it is speculated that Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industry made a wave of hype by acquiring Hummer. This little-known company is still mentioned because it tried to buy Hummer. Since then, the development of Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industry has not been satisfactory, and it has fallen into the whirlpool of public opinion of illegal fund-raising and shutdown and bankruptcy several times. At that time, Geely bought Volvo for $65.438+08 billion (about RMB 65.438+024 billion), and it was not a very outrageous plan to buy Hummer for 2.4 billion. However, under the background of the global economic crisis at that time, only Hummers with large displacement and high fuel consumption have been struggling, and there have even been cases of extreme environmentalists smashing Hummers in the United States. Tengzhong Heavy Industry, which has no experience in vehicle brand operation, may not be able to maintain the Hummer brand even if the acquisition is successful.
After Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industry withdrew, GM announced on May 24, 20 10 that Hummer was officially discontinued. Of course, this Hummer has nothing to do with the HMMWV of the US military. The HMMWV of the military continues to be in AM? General production. In the Iraq war, the light HMMWV made the US military pay a heavy price in street fighting. Since then, various heavy military vehicles have gradually replaced the position of HMMWV. The following is an episode that digress. In 20 15, mercedes benz r class withdrew from the global market, but continued to sell in China. In order to make room for other models, Mercedes handed over the R-class sold to China to AM? Generally, the mercedes benz r grade after 20 15 is produced by the original Hummer factory.
In the past ten years, the world has undergone earth-shaking changes. Hummer, which was once all-powerful and ended badly, was reborn in an unexpected way. No longer 6.6L? V8 diesel turbocharged engine has no complicated four-wheel drive system. But it accelerated to 60mph in 1000Hp, 1 1500lb-ft, 3 s. At that time, the "gas tiger" became a fierce electric tiger, and the power consumption was also high. We will know in the autumn of 202 1!
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