Detroit Auto Maker Racing Wins Championships in 2003

GM Racing Adds To Its Worldwide Trophy Case In 2003

Group captures championships in stock car, drag and sports car racing


DETROIT - Long a world leader in motorsport, GM has concluded
another championship season across the entire spectrum of competition. In
venues ranging from grassroots drag strips and dirt tracks to winding road
courses and high-banked super speedways, the teams and drivers from GM
Racing notched championships in NASCAR, NHRA, the American Le Mans Series
and British Touring Car Championship. 

"GM Racing has continued to show that it's a worldwide leader in
motorsport competition," said Doug Duchardt, director of GM Racing.
"Motorsport offers a dynamic showcase for GM products, spotlighting GM's
advanced technology in design, development and manufacturing of automobiles
and related services. We are looking forward to building on our success
with more victories and championship titles in 2004."

It was another banner year for the great brands that comprise GM's
worldwide commitment to competition on the race track. Chevrolet captured
the NASCAR Winston Cup manufacturers' championship, its 23rd in the last 31
years. GM Racing won 20 of 36 Winston Cup races with the Chevy Monte Carlo
and Pontiac Grand Prix and also the manufacturers and drivers titles in the
Busch series and drivers title in Craftsman Truck. 

As Corvette celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2003, America's sports car
icon stood at the pinnacle of international endurance racing, once again
winning the ALMS manufacturers', team and drivers' championships as well as
staking a fourth consecutive podium finish at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. On
the drag strip, Pontiac won the manufacturers' and drivers' titles in NHRA
Pro Stock competition and the drivers' title in NHRA Hot Rod class while
Chevrolet took home the championship in NHRA Sport Compact Pro FWD. 

In international competition, Chevrolet notched its sixth four-wheel crown
in the demanding SCORE Baja 1000 desert race, winning overall for
four-wheel vehicles and placing first in the top classes. In Australia, the
works Holden Monaro race cars dominated the Bathurst 24-hour endurance race
for the second year running, with both of the factory-run cars crossing the
finish line some twelve laps ahead of the next closest competitor. In the
United Kingdom, the factory-backed Vauxhall VX Racing team clinched the
manufacturers', teams', and drivers' titles in the British Touring Car
Championship for a record third year in a row.

General Motors Corp. , the world's largest vehicle
manufacturer, employs 342,000 people globally in its core automotive
business and subsidiaries. Founded in 1908, GM has been the global
automotive sales leader since 1931. GM today has manufacturing operations
in 32 countries and its vehicles are sold in more than 190 countries.  In
2002, GM sold more than 8.6 million cars and trucks, nearly 15 percent of
the global vehicle market.  GM's global headquarters is at the GM
Renaissance Center in Detroit.  More information on GM and its products can
be found on the company's consumer website at www.gm.com.