Dividend Declaration

GM Announces Quarterly Dividend                        

    DETROIT, Aug. 2  -- General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM) today announced
a third-quarter dividend of $0.25 per share on GM common stock. The dividend is
payable Sept. 9, 2006, to holders of record as of Aug. 11, 2006. The dividend
rate is unchanged from the previous quarter.
    General Motors Corp., the world's largest automaker, has been the global
industry sales leader for 75 years. Founded in 1908, GM today employs about
327,000 people around the world. With global headquarters in Detroit, GM
manufactures its cars and trucks in 33 countries. More information on GM can be
found at www.gm.com.

SOURCE General Motors Corporation
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