Approximately 7,500 GM Hourly Employees Participate In Attrition Program

DETROIT, Mich. Marxch 25, 2009; General Motors Corp. continued to make important progress on its restructuring plan by announcing approximately 7,500 of its UAW-represented employees have decided to take advantage of the company’s attrition program. Most of the employees participating in the program will leave the company no later than April 1, 2009.

GM will fill job openings with current employees whenever possible, as spelled out in the provisions of the GM-UAW National Labor Agreement. In facilities where new employees are needed, GM will hire individuals at the entry-level wage and benefit structure. The extent of the new hiring at each facility will be determined on a plant-by-plant basis.

“These employees have many years of dedicated service to General Motors and I’d like to personally thank them for all they have done for the company,” said Gary Cowger, Group Vice President Global Manufacturing and Labor Relations.

“This is another example of GM’s commitment to execute our Viability Plan. There is still much to do, but the Special Attrition Program, along with the many difficult but necessary actions we have taken in recent months will help ensure the long-term viability and future success of General Motors.”

Cowger noted that the UAW has been an important partner in GM’s ability to make changes to its business model. “And with the recently negotiated changes to the 2007 agreement, we will further improve our long term viability,” he said.

In 2006, approximately 34,000 hourly employees left the company through a Special Attrition Program and in 2008, another 19,000 hourly employees did the same. Today’s announcement brings the total hourly reduction to just over 60,500.

General Motors Corp. , one of the world’s largest automakers, was founded in 1908, and today manufactures cars and trucks in 34 countries. With its global headquarters in Detroit, GM employs 243,000 people in every major region of the world, and sells and services vehicles in some 140 countries. In 2008, GM sold 8.35 million cars and trucks globally under the following brands: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, GM Daewoo, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn, Vauxhall and Wuling. More information on GM can be found at www.gm.com.