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G. Richard Wagoner, Jr. , CEO/Chairman of the Board/Director

www.gm.com

Industry: Automotive

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The Company is engaged in the development, production and marketing of cars, trucks & parts. It develops, manufactures & markets vehicles through its automotive region: GM North America, GM Europe, GM Latin America/Africa/Mid-East and GM Asia Pacific.

Portfolio Articles

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Apr 14 2008
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Mar 31 2008
Real Estate's Eyes on the Prize
Bidding for the General Motors Building in Manhattan gets under way.
Feb 19 2008
Honey, We Shrank Detroit
G.M. offers sweeping buyout program.
Feb 12 2008
Year Ends on Sour Note for Autos
Automakers end worst year since 1998; 2008 doesn't look much brighter.

Jan 03 2008

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News Feeds

Strike talks continue at Fairfax plant Kansas City
May 13 2008
Fairfax strike talks continue Kansas City
May 12 2008
Production to resume Monday at GM's Wentzville assembly plant St. Louis
May 08 2008
General Motors declares regular dividend of 25 cents AP
May 06 2008
Union strikes at GM Fairfax, Mo., plant Wichita
May 05 2008
Union strikes at GM Fairfax plant Kansas City
May 05 2008
General Motors CEO touts affordable electric cars AP
May 01 2008
Small cars post gains, trucks fall as gas prices rise AP
May 01 2008
GM forms second partnership with ethanol startup AP
May 01 2008
April Auto Sales: General Motors AP
May 01 2008

Portfolio Blogs

Jingle Mail: How do you Value Home Equity?
Apr 22 2008
The Year's Best and Worst Ads
Dec 27 2007
Stupid Technology, GM-style
Nov 03 2007

GM: Does It Matter?
Sep 25 2007
A 76-Year Record Shattered?
Jun 12 2007

Press Releases

Detroit Celebrates National Transportation Week May 11-17 by Honoring Region's Automotive Heritage May-12-2008, 11:00AM EDT
Seven Summits Research Releases Alerts on MER, GM, MON, DELL, and PHM May-08-2008, 04:53PM EDT
Congressman Charles Rangel, Sheryl Lee Ralph, and Roland Martin, to appear at Spirit of Democracy awards dinner may 7 at 6:30 PM May-06-2008, 04:18PM EDT
Zacks Analyst Interview Highlights: General Motors, Ford and Honda Motor Company May-06-2008, 06:00AM EDT
Safe Kids USA Plans Nearly 500 Child Passenger Safety Events During May May-01-2008, 09:00AM EDT

News From Around the Web

News

General Motors COO says US auto industry is in a recession (Chicago Sun-Times)

May 13 2008
GM Closing Last Windsor Plant (Assembly Magazine)

May 13 2008
GM River Days Returns to the Detroit International Riverfront with Fantastic Entertainment on Land and Water - June 20-23, 2008 (Nebraska.tv)

May 13 2008
Strikes Causing Dealership Headaches (ABC 7 Detroit (WXYZ))

May 12 2008
General Motors shutting 1,400 - employee Wind... (Canadian Business Online)

May 12 2008
Windsor, Ont. GM plant to close (Windsor Star)

May 12 2008
Windsor's last GM plant to close (Windsor Star)

May 12 2008
Corporate Profiles of the Top 50: Kaiser Permanente, General Motors and Citigroup (DiversityInc)

May 12 2008
Tony Jackson: Speculators accumulate as risks rise for poor (Financial Times)

May 12 2008
GM Will to Pay $200 million to End Axle Strike (ABC 7 Detroit (WXYZ))

May 10 2008

Blogs

Are You Waiting For Windows 7? You’re Not Alone (MSFT) (Silicon Alley Insider)

May 13 2008
Vaulting the competition: Nissan plans electric car by 2010 (Crave: The gadget blog)

May 13 2008
What’s Good for GM…. (Long or Short Capital)

May 13 2008
Nissan Says It Will "Plug" Electric Cars In U.S. By 2010 (CNBC: Behind the Wheel - Phil Lebeau)

May 13 2008
What is HCCI, and What Does it Mean for Efficiency (EcoGeek.org)

May 13 2008

Employees

Number of Employees: 266,000

Revenue per Employee: $670,471

Top Executives

Maureen Kempston-Darkes, Vice President, Divisional/President, Geographical

Robert S. Osborne, General Counsel/Vice President, Divisional

Steven J. Harris, Divisional Vice President

Gary L. Cowger, Divisional Vice President

Thomas G. Stephens, Vice President, Divisional/Executive VP

Troy A. Clarke, Geographical President/Divisional Vice President

Kathleen S. Barclay, Divisional Vice President

Carl-Peter Forster, Vice President, Divisional/President, Subsidiary

David N. Reilly, Vice President, Divisional/President, Geographical

Ray G. Young, CFO/Executive VP

Lawrence D. Burns, Divisional Vice President

Robert A. Lutz, Divisional Vice Chairman

Frederick A. Henderson, Vice Chairman/COO/President

Bo I. Andersson, Divisional Vice President

Ralph J. Szygenda, Chief Information Officer/Divisional Vice President

Walter G. Borst, Treasurer

Nicholas S. Cyprus, Chief Accounting Officer/Controller

Board of Directors

Erskine B. Bowles, Director

Kent Kresa, Director

Eckhard Pfeiffer, Director

E. Neville Isdell, Director Nominee

George M. C. Fisher, Director

Armando M. Codina, Director

Percy N. Barnevik, Director

Erroll B. Davis, Jr., Director

Philip A. Laskawy, Director

Karen L. Katen, Director

Ellen J. Kullman, Director

John H. Bryan, Director

Financials

Quarterly

Annual

Income Statement	05/2008	02/2008	11/2007	08/2007
Sales	38.33 Bil.	44 Bil.	42.18 Bil.	42.48 Bil.
Gross Operating Profit	4.34 Bil.	3.09 Bil.	1.65 Bil.	4.33 Bil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA)	638 Mil.	-1.12 Bil.	-1.95 Bil.	1.03 Bil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT)	-1.7 Bil.	-2.07 Bil.	-2.55 Bil.	1.14 Bil.
Total Net Income	-3.25 Bil.	-722 Mil.	-38.96 Bil.	891 Mil.
Basic EPS, Total	-5.74	-1.28	-68.85	1.57
Diluted EPS, Total	-5.74	-1.28	-68.85	1.56

BALANCE STATEMENT	05/2008	02/2008	11/2007	08/2007
Cash and Equivalents	21.6 Bil.	24.82 Bil.	24.73 Bil.	22.3 Bil.
Total Assets	59.04 Bil.	76.15 Bil.	60.74 Bil.	79.42 Bil.
Total Liabilities	70.42 Bil.	76.63 Bil.	70.4 Bil.	71.9 Bil.
Total Capitalization	-6.49 Bil.	-3.71 Bil.	-1.14 Bil.	37.71 Bil.

Cash Flow	05/2008	02/2008	11/2007	08/2007
Net Cash From Continuing Operations	NA	NA	3.64 Bil.	4.03 Bil.
Net Cash From Investing Activities	NA	NA	-60 Mil.	-3.86 Bil.
Net Cash From Financing Activities	NA	NA	-3.49 Bil.	-2.4 Bil.
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents	NA	NA	607 Mil.	-1.82 Bil.

Income Statement	2008	2007	2006	2005
Sales	166.26 Bil.	152.71 Bil.	154.12 Bil.	144.42 Bil.
Gross Operating Profit	14.86 Bil.	54.64 Bil.	38.48 Bil.	49.1 Bil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA)	451 Mil.	21.25 Bil.	15.75 Bil.	28.71 Bil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT)	4.11 Bil.	12.18 Bil.	-568 Mil.	13.87 Bil.
Total Net Income	-38.73 Bil.	-1.98 Bil.	-10.57 Bil.	2.8 Bil.
Basic EPS, Total	-68.45	-3.5	-18.69	4.97
Diluted EPS, Total	-68.45	-3.5	-18.69	4.95

BALANCE STATEMENT	2008	2007	2006	2005
Cash and Equivalents	24.82 Bil.	24.12 Bil.	30.73 Bil.	35.99 Bil.
Total Assets	76.15 Bil.	64.67 Bil.	312.93 Bil.	336.99 Bil.
Total Liabilities	76.63 Bil.	79.4 Bil.	118.45 Bil.	113.64 Bil.
Total Capitalization	-3.71 Bil.	27.63 Bil.	300.35 Bil.	328 Bil.

Cash Flow	2008	2007	2006	2005
Net Cash From Continuing Operations	NA	-11.76 Bil.	-16.86 Bil.	13.06 Bil.
Net Cash From Investing Activities	NA	19.7 Bil.	8.56 Bil.	-31.77 Bil.
Net Cash From Financing Activities	NA	-3.77 Bil.	3.48 Bil.	21.48 Bil.
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents	NA	4.53 Bil.	-4.9 Bil.	3.44 Bil.

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