First, the H1s built before the introduction of the H2 were priced well below 100k, but that was before they started to line them with leather and stick power windows and locks into them. Second, the H2 is built in an old GM/Oldsmobile plant which just happened to be conveniently located in the same town as the AM General Plant. According to the quote below from AM General website, GM owns the HUMMER name, GM designed the H2 AND GM sells it. If you can't see past the charade of AM General running the plant so GM can claim that the H2 and H3 have something in common with real HMMV, then I'm sorry for you. Before you start accusing people of spewing misinformation, go check your facts.
Below are the specs for a 1999 Hummer, notice the price range at the end and try to figure out who is misinformed.
Curb Weight...........6640 lbs.
Wheelbase.............130 in.
Track Front............71.6 in.
Track Rear............71.6 in.
Length..................184.5 in.
Width....................86.5 in.
Height...................76.8 in.
Ground Clearance..16 in.
MSRP.................$56-83K
Here is the quote I referenced above:
"In late 1999, AM General and General Motors Corporation finalized an agreement to jointly pursue product, marketing and distribution opportunities for HUMMER. Under the final agreement, GM acquired the exclusive ownership of the HUMMER brand name worldwide and the current HUMMER was renamed the HUMMER H1.
In 2002, AM General opened its new HUMMER H2® Assembly Plant in Mishawaka, Indiana, next to the plant that produces the military Humvee and the HUMMER H1. There it assembles the exciting new SUV and SUT variants of the HUMMER H2, designed and brought to market by GM."