Hughes Hosts Second-Quarter 2003 Earnings Webcast and Conference Call

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., July 9 -- Hughes Electronics Corporation will host an Internet webcast and analyst conference call with the release of its second-quarter 2003 financial results on Wednesday, July 16.

   When:               11 a.m. PT/ 2 p.m. ET Wednesday, July 16, 2003
   Dial-in:            (913) 981-5517
   Confirmation code:  493096
   Webcast:            www.hughes.com
   Host:               Michael Gaines, HUGHES corporate vice president
                       and chief financial officer.

  Please call in 7 to 12 minutes prior to start time.

Please access the web site at least 15 minutes prior to start time in order to download and install any necessary software.

A replay of this conference call will be available via telephone from 7 p.m. ET Thursday, July 17, through 12:59 a.m. ET Tuesday, July 22.

   Telephone:          (719) 457-0820
   Confirmation Code:  493096

The archive of this call will also be available on the HUGHES website: http://www.hughes.com/ir/guidance/recent_pres.xml .

HUGHES, a world-leading provider of digital television entertainment, broadband satellite networks and services, and global video and data broadcasting, is a unit of General Motors Corporation. The earnings of HUGHES are used to calculate the earnings attributable to the General Motors Class H common stock .