Press Release

GM Announces Lay-Offs in Response to CAW Strike (as of 10/17/96)

10/21/96

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

WARREN, Mich., Oct. 17 -- As of 4 p.m. EDT Thursday,
October 17, 1996, there have been 7,536 GM North American employees
(U.S. and Mexico) affected by the work stoppage in Canada. This
afternoon, 115 employees at the Livonia Engine plant were added to the
list. 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 11 a.m. Friday, October 18, 1996. Audio updates are
also available 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       2,450                 Idle      10/14
TOTAL ASSEMBLY                    2,450

GM POWERTRAIN
Tonawanda Engine                  1,050               Partial      10/7
Ypsilanti Transmission            1,790               Partial      10/7
Flint Components                     61               Partial     10/14
Livonia Engine                      115     + 115
TOTAL GM POWERTRAIN               3,016
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TOTAL DELPHI EMPLOYEES            2,070
TOTAL GM EMPLOYEES                7,536