A Hummer vehicle sits in the parking lot of a dealership in Scottsdale, Arizona June 2, 2009. General Motors Corp said on Tuesday it had reached a preliminary deal to sell its Hummer brand, part of its effort to shed half of its eight U.S. lines and leave bankruptcy court protection as a leaner company. REUTERS/Joshua Lott (UNITED STATES TRANSPORT BUSINESS IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A Hummer truck is seen at the Laurier General Motors dealership in Quebec City, May 31, 2009. General Motors Corp finished a key piece of business on Saturday before a bankruptcy filing planned for Monday as the deadline expired for bondholders to accept an exchange offer brokered by the Obama administration. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA TRANSPORT BUSINESS) 

A salesman stands next to a Hummer for sale at an auto trading centre in Shanghai June 3, 2009. General Motors Corp said on Tuesday it reached a tentative deal to sell its Hummer brand to a privately held Chinese heavy machinery maker, part of an effort to drop four unprofitable vehicle lines and leave bankruptcy as a leaner company. REUTERS/ Nir Elias (CHINA TRANSPORT BUSINESS) 

A technician walks by a Hummer H3 in for service at the Burt GM auto dealer in Denver June 1, 2009. General Motors Corp filed for bankruptcy forcing the 100-year-old automaker once seen as a symbol of American economic might and dynamism into a new and uncertain era of government ownership. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES BUSINESS TRANSPORT IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A cyclist pedals past a stretch Hummer limousine parked in the central business district of Beijing July 11, 2008. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV (CHINA) 

H2 and H2 SUT Hummers are lined up for sale on a car lot in Carlsbad, California June 7, 2005. General Motors Corp. Chief Executive Officer Rick Wagoner announced today the closing of more assembly and component plants over the next few years, slashing at least 25,000 manufacturing jobs as it battles high costs and shrinking market share. REUTERS/Mike Blake MB/PN 

A Hummer vehicle sits outside of a dealership in Scottsdale, Arizona June 2, 2009. General Motors Corp said on Tuesday it had reached a preliminary deal to sell its Hummer brand, part of its effort to shed half of its eight U.S. lines and leave bankruptcy court protection as a leaner company. REUTERS/Joshua Lott (UNITED STATES TRANSPORT BUSINESS) 

The Hummer sign is seen outside a dealer's lot in Denver February 26, 2009. General Motors Corp posted a loss of nearly $31 billion for 2008 and said its auditors were likely to cast doubt on its viability as it seeks an expanded federal bailout to stay afloat. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES) 

A man looks at a Stretch Hummer limousine parked in the central business district of Beijing July 11, 2008. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV (CHINA) 

A Hummer is displayed on a sales lot in Troy, Michigan June 4, 2008. U.S. auto sales tumbled in May as consumers spurned large trucks and SUV's in the face of record gasoline prices, driving General Motors, Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC to double-digit declines. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES) 

A Hummer vehicle sits in the parking lot of a dealership in Scottsdale, Arizona June 2, 2009. General Motors Corp said on Tuesday it had reached a preliminary deal to sell its Hummer brand, part of its effort to shed half of its eight U.S. lines and leave bankruptcy court protection as a leaner company. REUTERS/Joshua Lott (UNITED STATES TRANSPORT BUSINESS) 

A model poses beside the Longbo Hummer at the Auto China 2008 in Beijing April 20, 2008. The show is open to the public from April 24-28, with press and trade days on April 20-23. REUTERS/Victor Fraile (CHINA) 

Hummer vehicles sit in the parking lot of a dealership in Scottsdale, Arizona June 2, 2009. General Motors Corp said on Tuesday it had reached a preliminary deal to sell its Hummer brand, part of its effort to shed half of its eight U.S. lines and leave bankruptcy court protection as a leaner company. REUTERS/Joshua Lott (UNITED STATES TRANSPORT BUSINESS) 

A visitor checks a General Motors 'Hummer H2' on display at an upscale shopping mall in Shanghai July 14, 2004. Economic curbs pushed June car sales in China to a third straight monthly decline and slowest annual rise in years. General Motors outsold for the first time its rival Volkswagen in Shanghai in June after the U.S. car maker cut prices, a breakthrough analysts said may rekindle a price war in the world's fastest-growing major car market. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV CC/SH 

A Hummer truck made by General Motors is seen on a dealer's lot in Denver February 26, 2009. General Motors Corp posted a loss of nearly $31 billion for 2008 and said its auditors were likely to cast doubt on its viability as it seeks an expanded federal bailout to stay afloat. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES) 

A model walks the runway in front of a Hummer vehicle during the GM Style event at the 2008 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, January 12, 2008.
REUTERS/ Mike Cassese (UNITED STATES) 

A man chats with the driver of a 9.6-metre Hummer vehicle at a park in southwest China's Chongqing municipality April 20, 2007. The Hummer, which was specially designed for a local company, is the longest in southwest China, local media reported. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause (CHINA) 

A General Motors Hummer truck dealership displays vehicles for sale in Carlsbad, California April 28, 2009. GM Chief Executive Fritz Henderson said on Monday that a sale of its Hummer SUV brand is still a "reasonable likelihood".
REUTERS/MikeBlake (UNITED STATES TRANSPORT BUSINESS IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Hummer vehicles are displayed outside a dealership in Chantilly, Virginia, June 3, 2008. General Motors Chief Executive Rick Wagoner said on Tuesday that GM is reviewing its Hummer brand and could sell the military-derived SUV line, which has become synonymous with gas-guzzling excess and has hurt GM's image at a time when consumers are demanding more fuel efficiency.
REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES) 

The wheel of a General Motors H2 Hummer reflects other Hummer trucks waiting for buyers in a car lot in Carlsbad, California May 3, 2006. [Latest statistics showed that U.S. consumers are abandoning SUVs and pickup trucks as fuel costs soar, according to a recent report in the New York Times.] 

The General Motors logo is seen on the side of a H2 Hummer truck at a dealership in Carlsbad, California April 28, 2009. GM Chief Executive Fritz Henderson said on Monday that a sale of its Hummer SUV brand is still a "reasonable likelihood".
REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES TRANSPORT BUSINESS) 

The General Motors building is seen beside the Detroit River in Detroit, Michigan June 2, 2008. General Motors Corp said on June 3 it was closing four truck plants and could sell its Hummer brand to cut slow-selling trucks and SUVs from its lineup in response to higher gasoline prices the automaker now sees as a permanent threat to its business. Picture taken June 2, 2008. REUTERS/Molly Riley (UNITED STATES) 

Hummer vehicles sit in the parking lot of a dealership in Scottsdale, Arizona June 2, 2009. General Motors Corp said on Tuesday it had reached a preliminary deal to sell its Hummer brand, part of its effort to shed half of its eight U.S. lines and leave bankruptcy court protection as a leaner company. REUTERS/Joshua Lott (UNITED STATES TRANSPORT BUSINESS) 

A General Motors H3 Hummer truck sits waiting for a buyer with other Hummer trucks in a car lot in Carlsbad, California May 3, 2006. Latest statistics showed that U.S. consumers are abandoning SUVs and pickup trucks as fuel costs soar, according to a recent report in the New York Times. REUTERS/Mike Blake