H3 Release for shipping

[H3 Builder]

H3s arrive at Shreveport dealer for sale
May 17, 2005
From staff reports

The first Hummer H3, built in Shreveport, will go on sale first in Shreveport as well.

Four H3s arrived today at Orr Hummer. Three of them are for sale. One arrived pre-sold.

They number among the approximately 1,000 H3s built at Shreveport’s General Motors plant that will be shipped to Hummer dealerships across the country, according to David Caldwell, manager of Hummer communications.

GM expects the H3 - called a more accessible and maneuverable midsize SUV, starting at $29,500 - to help increase the company’s flagging market share by appealing to a wider variety of consumer, said Shreveport Plant spokesperson Donna McLallen.

“This is one of 17 new product launches by GM this year,” she said. “It’s certainly one of the most exciting.”

The company began building H3s at the local plant on April 18.