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GM Announces Lay-Offs in Response to the CAW Strike (as of 10/21/96)

10/23/96

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

WARREN, Mich., Oct. 21 -- As of 4 p.m. EDT Monday,
October 21, 1996, there have been 18,371 GM North American employees
(U.S. and Mexico) affected by the work stoppage in Canada. There has
been no change since this morning's report. Our next update will be
at 11 a.m. Tuesday, October 22, 1996. 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. 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
Orion Township, Michigan        1,900                  Partial     10/21
Kansas City (Fairfax), Kansas   1,000                  Partial     10/21
Wentzville, Missouri            1,100                  Partial     10/21
Lansing, Michigan (M system)    1,734                  Partial     10/21
TOTAL ASSEMBLY                  8,184

GM POWERTRAIN
Tonawanda Engine, New York        550                  Partial      10/7
Ypsilanti Transmission, Mich.   2,700                  Partial      10/7
Flint Components, Michigan        261                  Partial     10/14
Livonia Engine, Michigan          344                  Partial     10/17
Warren Transmission, Mich.      2,050                  Partial     10/21
TOTAL GM POWERTRAIN             5,905

GM METAL FABRICATING
Grand Blanc Metal, Michigan       964                  Partial     10/21
Lansing Metal, Michigan            98                  Partial     10/21
Mansfield Metal, Ohio              10                  Partial     10/21
TOTAL METAL FABRICATING         1,072
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TOTAL DELPHI EMPLOYEES           3,210
TOTAL GM EMPLOYEES              18,371     NO CHANGE