Less than a month after General Motors extended its contract to sell its Hummer brand to China's Tengzhong automaker, The General has announced that it will not complete the deal. According to a statement released to the media Wednesday afternoon, GM will permanently wind down the off-road division as a result.

GM shut down its Pontiac and Saturn brands last year, and sold off Saab a few weeks ago.

"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 says it will continue to provide Hummer parts and service to customers around the globe. All Hummer warranties will continue to be honored.

相关中文报道(摘自经理世界网)

最新消息称,通用汽车在底特律总部宣布四川腾中重工未能按期完成对悍马的收购,此项1.5亿收购交易宣告失败,通用汽车将逐步关闭对悍马的运营,停产悍马这一品牌。

通用汽车表示,因为四川腾中无法在拟议的交易时间里,获得中国监管部门许可,因此这项交易无法完成。四川腾中重工经与通用磋商,今日宣布停止推进交易的相关行动,并终止签署的最终协议。

不过,通用汽车将继续履行对现有悍马的保证,将继续为全球的悍马车主提供原有的售后服务。

“我们很失望,与中国四川腾中的交易不能完成,”通用汽车公司规划与联盟副总裁约翰-史密斯说,“通用汽车现在将与悍马员工、经销商和供应商密切合作,以负责任的态度逐步有秩序地减少悍马的经营。”

通用汽车表示,今后将致力于其剩余的四个品牌的业务经营,包括:雪佛兰、 捷美、卡迪拉克和别克。

腾中重工称,公司尊重这一结果,公司对这一收购倾注了巨大的心力,对无法完成这次交易感到非常遗憾。在原来的设想中,腾中希望提供一个具吸引力的价格收购悍马品牌,并透过腾中及其它投资者的投资注入为悍马的现有管理团队提供资源来推出环保型的运动车,从而满足现有主要市场的需要,并吸引包括中国在内的新兴市场。

此前有熟悉腾中重工的人士表示,腾中可能利用海外投资的方式收购悍马,这种方式可使这个收购交易不受中国监管部门的监管。

一直备受关注的四川腾中重工收购通用悍马案或许就这样落下帷幕。关注此收购交易的人可能都知道,此前因等待有关部门审批,四川腾中重工和通用汽车已经将出售悍马品牌收购交易的截止日期延长了一个月,之后传出交易遭监管部门否决的消息。这项收购交易必须得到商务部的批准,但让人奇怪的是,中国商务部部长助理王超周三表示,商务部目前为止未收到腾中收购悍马的申请,否认“中国政府监管部门否决腾中重工收购通用悍马交易”一说。如此一桩惹人关注的并购案,却是云山雾罩。

这起被冠以“既是机遇更是挑战”的惊天交易,就这样虚妄一场?

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