Directorate Change

General Motors Corp
4 March 2002

Contact:  Mark A. Tanner
          [phone]


      FLORIDA BUSINESSMAN ARMANDO CODINA ELECTED TO GM BOARD OF DIRECTORS
        
DETROIT - General Motors Corp. Chairman John F. Smith, Jr. today announced the
election of Armando Codina to the General Motors Board of Directors effective
immediately. The election of Codina increases the membership of the GM board to
14, of whom 12 are independent, outside directors.

Codina, 55, is the Chairman and CEO of the Codina Group, a privately held
Florida-based full-service commercial real estate firm founded in 1979, and
recognized by Florida Trend magazine as the largest commercial developer in the
State of Florida. Codina previously was the President of Professional Automated
Services (P.A.S.), a firm he founded in 1970 to provide data processing services
to physicians. P.A.S. was sold in 1978. He is recognized as a pioneer in the
development of medical management systems.

'The election of Armando to the GM board reflects our commitment to reach out to
people with exceptional leadership and business skills,' said GM Chairman John
F. Smith, Jr. 'Armando brings to the board a solid history of business and
community leadership combined with a long record of humanitarian service.'

Codina also serves on the board of directors of AMR (American Airlines),
Bellsouth Corporation, FPL Group Inc., and Winn-Dixie Stores.

Active in civic and community affairs, Codina is the Chairman of the Board of
Trustees of Florida International University. He was recently co-chair of the
Community Partnerships for the Homeless. He is a member of the Florida Council
of 100 and member of the Orange Bowl Committee.

The American Red Cross recognized Codina as the Humanitarian of the Year in
2000.  The Florida Council on Economic Education presented Codina the Free
Enterpriser of the Year award in 1999. The National Association of Industrial
and Office Properties also selected him as the Developer/Owner of the Year in
1994. In addition, he received the Silver Medallion Award from the National
Conference of Christians and Jews in 1980.

Codina received an honorary doctor of law degree from Florida International
University. He also received The Charles Whited Spirit of Excellence Award from
Knight Ridder Newspapers, Entrepreneur of the Year award from The Wharton
School, and was named to the Business Leadership Hall of Fame by Junior
Achievement.

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Database at 972-392-0888.
    
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