Press Release

GM Announces Lay Offs in Response to CAW Strike as of 10/16/96

10/18/96

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

WARREN, Mich., Oct. 16 -- As of 11 a.m. EDT Wednesday,
October 16, 1996, there have been 10,187 GM North American employees
(U.S. and Mexico) 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 on PR Newswire and GM's media internet site. Our next
update will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday, October 16, 1996. Audio updates
are also available at by calling 800-633-8284, reservation number
2086719.

Delphi Automotive Systems will be issuing a separate report at 11
a.m. each day listing individual Delphi facilities that have been
affected. Delphi employee totals are included in GM's daily totals.

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       10/7
Ypsilanti Transmission          1,790                  Partial       10/7
Flint Components                   61                  Partial      10/14
TOTAL GM POWERTRAIN             2,901
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TOTAL DELPHI EMPLOYEES          5,936
TOTAL GM EMPLOYEES             10,187