GM Annual Stockholders Meeting

GM Schedules Annual Stockholders Meeting for June 7; 
                Distributes Proxy Statement and Annual Report 
                                        
    DETROIT, May 3 -- General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM) today filed its annual 
proxy statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 
    The proxy statement includes information about GM's annual meeting of 
stockholders, to be held on June 7 in Wilmington, Del., the election of 
directors to GM's Board of Directors, the ratification of the selection of 
independent public accountants for the next year, and five stockholder 
proposals.   
    In addition, the proxy statement outlines executive compensation for GM's 
top five officers for 2004.  For the top five executive officers, overall cash 
compensation for 2004 was down 37 percent versus 2003.  Cash compensation for 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rick Wagoner in 2004 was down 43 percent 
from 2003.  In addition, option grants were generally down 20 percent for the 
year.   
    Twelve directors will stand for election to the GM Board of Directors at 
the annual meeting, including the newly nominated Erskine Bowles.  GM's 
directors are elected annually and include 11 independent directors.   
    The proxy materials and 2004 annual report will be mailed to stockholders 
and are available online at: http://investor.gm.com .   
    General Motors Corp., the world's largest automaker, has been the global 
industry sales leader since 1931.  Founded in 1908, GM today employs about 
321,000 people around the world.  It has manufacturing operations in 32 
countries and its vehicles are sold in 200 countries.  In 2004, GM sold nearly 
9 million cars and trucks globally, up 4 percent and the second-highest total 
in the company's history.  GM's global headquarters are at the GM Renaissance 
Center in Detroit.  More information on GM can be found at http://www.gm.com . 
  
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