GM Pulls Ahead U.S. Plant Closures; Reaffirms Intent to Build Future Small Car in...

GM Pulls Ahead U.S. Plant Closures; Reaffirms Intent to Build Future Small Car
in U.S.

14 U.S. Manufacturing Plants & Three Service and Parts Operations Warehouses
Impacted

DETROIT, June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM) today
announced details of its accelerated manufacturing plan to improve capacity
utilization and flexibility for the New GM. GM also reaffirmed it will build
a small car at one of its U.S. assembly plants on standby capacity status.

The manufacturing plan reduces GM's total number of assembly, powertrain and
stamping facilities in the U.S. from 47 in 2008 to 34 by the end of 2010 and
33 by 2012. These totals reflect GM's recently announced plans to build a
future small car in the U.S. Under this plan, the New GM will achieve full
capacity utilization of its assembly operations in 2011, two years ahead of
what was scheduled in its Feb. 17 viability plan submission. This will result
in lower fixed costs per vehicle sold, and lower and more efficient capital
investment.

The New GM, under agreement with the U.S. Treasury, will consist of GM's
strongest operations and brands from around the world, resulting in
substantially less debt and lower operating costs than GM historically has
carried.
"Our manufacturing operations, which already are among the most productive in
the industry, will emerge even leaner, stronger and more flexible, as part of
the New GM," said Gary Cowger Group Vice President of GM Global Manufacturing
and Labor Relations. "Flexible manufacturing enables us to quickly respond to
consumer preferences and changing market conditions."

GM's Service and Parts Operations (SPO) announced today that it will cease
operations at three Parts Distribution Centers in Boston; Columbus, Ohio; and
Jacksonville, Fla. - by Dec. 31, 2009.

"As GM strengthens its aftersales business, we're aggressively pursuing
strategies that allow us to continue fast parts delivery to our dealers and
distributors, and improve our warehouse capacity utilization," said Kevin W.
Williams, GMNA Vice President and General Manager, Service and Parts
Operations.

Additionally, GM will build a future small car in the United States utilizing
a UAW-GM assembly plant on standby capacity status, with major metal stampings
supported from a UAW-GM U.S. stamping plant also on standby capacity. This
new small car will play a vital role in GM's plans to improve the fuel
efficiency of its vehicle fleet. Small cars represent one of the fastest
growing segments in both the U.S. and around the world. The re-tooled assembly
plant will be capable of building 160,000 cars annually. Selection of the site
will be determined in the future.

The list of impacted U.S. GM plants follows:

June 1, 2009 U.S. GM Manufacturing Optimization Plan Actions

Plant Status / Timing (date listed or sooner
depending on market demand)

Assembly
Orion, Mich. Standby Capacity - September 2009
Pontiac, Mich. Close - October 2009
Spring Hill, Tenn. Standby Capacity - November 2009
Wilmington, Del. Close - July 2009

Stamping
Grand Rapids, Mich. Close - June 2009 (previously announced)
Indianapolis, Ind. Close - December 2011
Mansfield, Ohio Close - June 2010
Pontiac, Mich. Standby Capacity - December 2010

Powertrain
Livonia Engine, Mich. Close - June 2010
Flint North Components, Mich. Close - December 2010
Willow Run Site, Mich. Close - December 2010
Parma Components, Ohio Close - December 2010
Fredericksburg Components, Close - December 2010
Virg.
Massena Castings, N.Y. Closed - May 1, 2009 (previously announced)

Service & Parts Operations
(SPO) Warehousing & Parts
Distribution Centers
Boston, Mass. Close - December 31, 2009
Jacksonville, Fla. Close - December 31, 2009
Columbus, Ohio Close - December 31, 2009

General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM), one of the world's largest automakers, was
founded in 1908, and today manufactures cars and trucks in 34 countries. With
its global headquarters in Detroit, GM employs 234.500 people in every major
region of the world, and sells and services vehicles in some 140 countries.
In 2008, GM sold 8.35 million cars and trucks globally under the following
brands: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, GM Daewoo, Holden, Hummer, Opel,
Pontiac, Saab, Saturn, Vauxhall and Wuling. GM's largest national market is
the United States, followed by China, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Canada,
Russia and Germany. GM's OnStar subsidiary is the industry leader in vehicle
safety, security and information services. More information on GM can be
found at www.gm.com.

Genuine GM Parts are sold under the GM, GM Performance Parts, GM Goodwrench
and ACDelco brands through GM Service & Parts Operations, which supplies GM
dealerships and distributors worldwide. GM engines and transmissions are
marketed through GM Powertrain.

Assembly, stamping and powertrain fact sheets are available at
media.gm.com/manufacturing.

CONTACTS:
Lynda Messina Chris Lee
Manufacturing and Labor Manufacturing and Labor
Communications Communications
586-986-9530 586-986-9520
313-378-8690 - cell 586-899-3021 - cell
Lynda.Messina@gm.com Chris.T.Lee@gm.com

Service and Parts Operations:
Pam Flores
GM SPO Communications
810.606.3107
pamela.flores@gm.com

SOURCE General Motors Corporation