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Court order stops sale of modified Hummers in South Africa
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General Motors has obtained a high court order restraining the Toits Motor Group from marketing and selling right-hand drive conversions of its Hummer H2 vehicle in South Africa. Toits is also restrained from using any Hummer trademarks but may to sell the two Hummer H2s in its possession.
GMSA marketing director Malcolm Gauld said in an affidavit the Toit's right-hand drive conversions were very expensive. According to the Toits website, he said, the truck version of the H2 was being sold for R1.415-million and the 4x4 version for R1.485-million. Gauld said new Hummer H2 vehicles in the US retailed at about $52 000 (R385 000) and, although the conversion costs must be fairly significant, the converted H2 was being sold at almost triple the price of a Hummer H3. He said certain components for the H2 conversions were being made locally and were not genuine or original Hummer parts.
The modifications affected the steering mechanism, foot pedals, crash bags, the entire instrument panel, the connections for the gauges and switches, the control system for the windows, the windscreen wiper system, electrical wiring and harness and the fascia panel. He said: "These changes significantly affect the reliability, performance and safety of the vehicle. As a result the converted vehicles are no longer genuine Hummers. GM's trademarks are therefore being used to identify vehicles over which GM has no quality control."
The South African Bureau of Standards gave notice in 2006 that it was also instituting legal action against Toits related to "false statements" about its H2 conversions.
2007/03/29 | 11:39 CET | Editor: MR/HS/motoring.co.za
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