South Africa not to see modified Hummers
A high court order restraining the Toits Motor Group from marketing and selling right-hand drive Hummers was obtained from General Motors.
Toits will not be allowed to use any Hummer trademarks, but may sell the two Hummer H2s currently in its possession. The right-hand drive conversions of the Hummer are very expensive, selling for R1.485-million a unit. (4x4)
GMSA marketing director Malcolm Gauld said in an affidavit the Toit’s right-hand drive was being sold at almost triple the price of a Hummer H3 and that certain components for the H2 conversions were being made locally and were not genuine or original Hummer parts. He also said that these changes significantly affect the reliability, performance and safety of the vehicle and as a result the converted vehicles are no longer genuine Hummers.
GM’s trademarks are therefore being used to identify vehicles over which GM has no quality control.
So there you have it – if we cannot get the real Hummer, we are not getting it at all.
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