General Motors SA bids farewell to Hummer
2010-02-25 13:00
AFTER months of anticipation, General Motors South Africa has
announced that it will wind-down the Hummer brand on home ground, but it will
have no impact on the company’s local operations.
The company said they will no longer distribute and sell Hummer
vehicles in South Africa, but will remain fully committed to looking after
customers through their network of Hummer approved dealers.
General Motors has assured all Hummer customers that the company
will continue to offer full after-sales support and that all warranty agreements
will be honoured.
In May last year the Hummer H3 production was halted and the
company focused on the process of consolidating its manufacturing operations at
the Struandale, Eastern Cape, production facility.
General Motors says this is progressing well and is enabling them
to further improve efficiencies.
The company has a product portfolio plan in place which will enable
them to achieve the 50?000 Automotive Production Development Programme volume
requirement by 2012.
This incorporates new product programmes for the replacement Corsa
Utility and the Isuzu KB as well as derivatives of these vehicles.
To date GM have announced that they will be investing R700?million
in new tooling and facility upgrades to accommodate these new programmes.