Press Release

U.S. GM Dealers Announce August and Year-to-Date Sales

09/09/96

GM August 1996 Sales - Domestic

DETROIT, Sept. 5 -- General Motors dealers in
the United States today reported the following vehicles sales:

                          MONTH                  CALENDAR YEAR
                       August 1-31             January 1-August 31
Production Source     1996      1995            1996         1995
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Passenger Cars
North America        238,597   277,301       1,954,927    1,954,156
Import                 2,640     2,554          19,701       18,151
Total                241,237   279,855       1,974,628    1,972,307

Trucks
North America        169,771   166,026       1,353,255    1,313,784
Import                   286       513           2,552        3,182
Total                170,057   166,539       1,355,807    1,316,966

Light Duty Trucks
North America        168,022   164,084       1,338,508    1,293,472
Import                   246       394           2,043        2,450
Total                168,268   164,478       1,340,551    1,295,922

North America = U.S., Canada, Mexico