Press Release

GM Announces Predictions for Q1 1997 and November Production Results

12/10/96

General Motors Announces 1997 First Quarter Forecast and November
Production Results

WARREN, Mich., Dec. 6 -- General Motors today
announced it intends to build 1,413,000 units during the first quarter
of 1997. GM also increased its 1996 fourth quarter production
estimates by some 15,000 units to 1,183,000.  Overall, GM is on a pace
to build 5,209,000 vehicles for the 1996 calendar year.

For the month of November, GM's North American Operations produced a
total of 423,000 vehicles in the United States, Canada and
Mexico. During the month GM built 240,000 passenger cars and 183,000
trucks.