(autoinsidernews) - General Motors has announced the launch of production on the HUMMER H3 in South Africa. General Motors say the production at the Struandale Assembly Facility in Port Elizabeth, South Africa is an important step for the global expansion of HUMMER by providing increased capacity and a global version of the H3 for markets outside North America.
HUMMER H3 vehicles built in South Africa will be exported to markets in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Production of a right-hand drive version will begin in the second quarter of 2007 for export into right-hand markets in Europe and Asia as well as for local sale in South Africa, reports Trend.