Hummer heading to China, the new land of excess

Jun 7th, 2009 - Houston Chronicle

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WASHINGTON - With last week's announcement that General Motors will sell its Hummer brand to a Chinese heavy-equipment manufacturer, a symbol of fading American excess migrates to a nation eager to pick up the mantle.

China's Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co. has agreed to buy the brand from GM, the two companies said Tuesday, for less than $500 million, well off its peak value of a decade ago.

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