GM ha anunciado que comenzará el cierre ordenado de Hummer tras fracasar las negociaciones que venía manteniendo con el fabricante chino Tengzhong para la venta de la marca.
Por el momento no se han comunicado las razones por las que no se ha llevado a cabo la operación de venta de Hummer a Tengzhong.
General Motors garantiza que respetará las garantías en vigor de los vehículos Hummer, así como el servicio al cliente y los repuestos.
Comunicado de General Motors:
DETROIT – General Motors today announced that Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machines Co., Ltd. (Tengzhong) was unable to complete the acquisition of HUMMER. As a result, GM will begin the orderly wind-down of the HUMMER operations.
“One year ago, General Motors announced that we were going to divest HUMMER, as part of focusing our efforts on Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac going forward. We have since considered a number of possibilities for HUMMER along the way, and we are disappointed that the deal with Tengzhong could not be completed,» said John Smith GM vice president of corporate planning and alliances. «GM will now work closely with HUMMER employees, dealers and suppliers to wind down the business in an orderly and responsible manner.»
GM will continue to honor HUMMER warranties, while providing service support and spare parts to current HUMMER owners around the world.