Hummerblog

Most car owners love to know the history of their cars. They want to know full details about the beginning of their car and who was the founder etc. The proud owners of Hummer cars are no different and they too also want to know about the history of their car. Here is a brief history of the Hummer car for their benefit. Way back in 1979, the American army was on the lookout for an innovative HMMWV (high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle). A number of manufacturers competed to achieve this and among them was AM General who created a prototype called the HUMVEE. After extensively testing the same for nearly 50,000 miles it was accepted as the best vehicle for the purpose.

The year 1983 saw AM General being awarded a $1.2 billion contract for manufacturing 55,000 HUMVEES. With this award in hand the production of the HUMVEE started and the vehicle was dubbed with the name HUMMER M998. This car was made solely for the use of the U.S. Army only and they used the same successfully for many years. However, this vehicle was not available for the public in general. It was only in the year 1992 that a special model was introduced in the market just for civilians. Though this car is a known fuel guzzler, many people started purchasing the same, since fuel was not so costly during those days. In recent years a new and green version of this vehicle has been introduced which can run on biodiesel too.