Press Release

GM Announces Lay Offs in Response to CAW Strike--as of 10/15/96

10/17/96

General Motors Update on Operations Affected by the Work
Stoppage by the Canadian Auto Workers

[EDITOR'S NOTE: Reuters reports that GM issued revised totals for the
number of employees it had laid off as of Tuesday (10/15/96)
afternoon.  The revision lowers the total fromm 10,297, as reported in
this press release to 10,187.  The difference derives from the total
number of Delphi division lay offs, which should read 5,936, instead
of the 6,046 cited in this release]

WARREN, Mich., Oct. 15 -- As of 11 a.m. EDT Tuesday,
October 15, 1996, there have been 10,297 GM North American employees
affected by the work stoppage in Canada. We will not speculate on when
or which additional facilities could be affected by the work stoppage.

Updates on GM facilities affected will be available at 11 a.m. and 4
p.m. each day. Our next update will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday, October 15,
1996. Delphi Automotive Systems will be issuing a separate report
listing individual Delphi facilities that have been affected. Delphi
employee totals are included in GM's daily totals. Updates are
available on GM's media internet site.

The following GM locations have been affected:

GM                           EMPLOYEES    NUMBER      PLANT        DATE
FACILITIES                   IMPACTED     CHANGE      STATUS     AFFECTED
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GM VEHICLE ASSEMBLY
Detroit/Hamtramck, Michigan    1,350                  partial      10/14
TOTAL ASSEMBLY                 1,350

GM POWERTRAIN
Tonawanda Engine               1,050                  Partial      10/07
Ypsilanti Transmission         1,790        - 10      Partial      10/07
Flint Components                  61        + 11      Partial      10/14
TOTAL GM POWERTRAIN            2,901
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TOTAL DELPHI EMPLOYEES          6,046     + 4,385

TOTAL GM EMPLOYEES             10,297