Jacksonville, Florida Hummer Dealership Waits to See if Hummer Brand Will Survive
Nimnicht Chevrolet of Jacksonville, Florida was one made of the country’s first GM Hummer franchises in 2002. The dealership built a multi-million dollar dealership for the brand, which included an off-road test drive course. But times have changed. Consumers are less interested in paying between thirty and forty five thousand dollars for an SUV that gets from thirteen to eighteen miles per gallon. GM has recently had to shut down Hummer 2 production, and has been looking for a buyer to continue making the super-sized SUVs. GM recently announced that their efforts to sell the Hummer line to Chinese Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machines company has fallen through. Nimnicht GMC-Hummer General Manager Jackie Lynch is still optimistic that another buyer will come along and save the Hummer brand. He reports that sales of Hummer have remained steady despite the uncertainty of the SUV’s future. The dealership reportedly sells seven to ten Hummers each month. In February, their stock was down to nine 2009 models and ten 2010 models. Lynch said that Nimnicht will continue to sell and service new and pre-owned Hummers as long as the brand is in existence, and will continue to perform authorized warranty work on Saturns – another GM car line that was shut down at the end of last year. Read more about Hummer and other GM brands that have been sold or ended at Jacksonville dealer says it’s business as usual despite Hummer’s demise. If you live in the Jacksonville, Florida or Orlando, Florida area and have a business legal matter, please contact Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. for business legal counsel.
