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UPDATED AT 3 P.M.: General Motors has lined up a China machinery company as the buyer for Hummer, marking the first entry into the U.S. auto market by a Chinese company.

General Motors has reached a final deal to sell the Hummer brand to China-based Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co., the companies announced Friday.

General Motors has reached a final deal to sell the Hummer brand to Chinese-based Sichuan Tengzhong. Heavy Industrial Machinery Co., the companies announced on Friday.

A year ago, things looked tough for Hummer dealers. The day after filing for bankruptcy, General Motors announced it had a tentative buyer lined up for its Hummer brand -- a Chinese company that most people in Detroit had never heard of.

Hummer, as part of a Chinese company, plans to invest up to $9.4 million in a new headquarters located either in Detroit or Auburn Hills, state records showed Tuesday.