The history of HUMMER began in 1979 with competition for the development of a High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) to meet the Army's highest standards. AM General's prototype HUMMER went to test in the Nevada desert in July 1980 - only 11 months from its design board beginnings.
After extensive evaluation, the Army awarded contracts for test vehicles to General Dynamics, Teledyne and AM General. Within 10 months, AM General delivered its HUMMER prototypes to the Army proving grounds. After a five-month test period, the HUMMER was judged as the superior technical offering. AM General was awarded the initial HUMMER production contract in March 1983, calling 55,000 vehicles to be delivered over five years.
 
Following the HUMMER's success and notoriety in the Persian Gulf War, AM General introduced a civilian vehicle in 1992. Currently there are seven different civilian models available at more than 40 HUMMER dealerships in the United States and 12 international distributors.
 
taken from :  http://members.tripod.com/~hijinx78/history.htm
 
The military is where the Jeep began and the lineage of the Jeep can even be traced to military vehicles today. The first production military Jeep was the MB of World War II fame. It's success in the military is still part of the mystic of civilian Jeeps today. There have been various Jeeps used by the US and foreign militaries over the years and even the lineage of the Hummer can be traced back to the Jeep. The Hummer is developed and produced by AM General which split off from AMC shortly after AMC purchased Jeep from Kaiser in the early 70s.
 
taken from:  http://www.off-road.com/jeep/military/index.htm
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