Hummer is a popular brand for trucks sold by AM General since 1992. The sales of these vehicles began when its owner started creating the civilian version of the M998 or the famous Humvee. General Motors Company purchased the brand in 1998. Due to GM's bankruptcy in 2009, the company was forced to sell the brand but the sales subsequently failed. As of February 2010, GM announced that Hummer would be dismantled.