BU Now » Hummer http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow News, information and research from Boston University Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:14:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 China may nix Hummer buyout http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2009/06/26/china-may-nix-hummer-buyout/ http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2009/06/26/china-may-nix-hummer-buyout/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:37:38 +0000 Dick Taffe http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/?p=1801 hummersReports say Chinese regulators likely will block a Chinese manufacturing firm from purchasing the Hummer franchaise from bankrupt General Motors, in part they say because the gas-guzzling Hummer doesn’t fit China’s energy-saving policies.  School of Management Dean Louis Lataif, a former Ford executive, can discuss the ongoing GM situation.

Contact Louis Lataif, 617-353-2668, lelataif@bu.edu

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Contact Louis Lataif, 617-353-2668, lelataif@bu.edu

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