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General Motors is considering expressions of interest from several potential buyers for its Hummer brand after the planned sale to a Chinese company collapsed, five people briefed on the discussions said.

There was serious skepticism at the China Automotive Review today over whether General Motors' deal to sell Hummer to a Chinese company would receive the Chinese governments' approval.

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.

General Motors Corp., working to sell assets to help keep $13.4 billion in U.S. loans, has drawn interest in its Hummer brand from a Chinese company and a private-equity firm, people familiar with the talks said.

General Motors Co. is poised to sign a deal to sell its Hummer brand to a Chinese heavy equipment manufacturer as early as this afternoon, a person briefed on the deal said.