Raser Technologies
General Motors says it will proceed with the shutdown of the HUMMER brand, but TheCarConnection has confirmed that an American company has twice expressed interest in a HUMMER deal--both before and after a failed bid from a Chinese company.
Raser Technologies is a Utah-based engineering firm that has produced electric-conversion 2009 HUMMER H3 prototypes. According to sources, Raser made an offer for HUMMER but was denied in favor of the eventual bid by Chinese truckmaker Sichuan Tengzhong--a bid that eventually failed due to lack of financing and possibly, pressure from the Chinese government.
The same sources indicate Raser bid again in a second round after Tengzhong's offer fell apart. Raser is said to have met nearly all the conditions for a HUMMER acquisition that were laid out for potential bidders. While a final offer price has not been confirmed, the Tengzhong bid topped $150 million, and any subsequent offer would likely have been worth far less.
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