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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

If You Build It ...
It's been more than a decade since Congress approved a national memorial for Martin Luther King Jr. So why hasn't construction started?
Apr 14 2008
No Pardons for Pardus Investors
Hedge fund behind Delta merger suspends redemptions.
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

Auto industry downturn costs 250 jobs at NY plant AP
Jul 03 2008
General Motors may bring new mini car to US AP
Jul 03 2008
GM and Ford rebound after prior day's drops AP
Jul 03 2008
GM shares break crucial $10 mark AP
Jul 02 2008
Midday Leaders & Laggards: S&P 500 AP
Jul 02 2008
Out of the Gate: General Motors shares slide AP
Jul 02 2008
Closing Glance: Staffing stocks mixed AP
Jul 01 2008
June Auto Sales: General Motors sales AP
Jul 01 2008
On the Watch: Auto Sales AP
Jun 30 2008
Auto suppliers fall ahead release of June sales AP
Jun 30 2008

Portfolio Blogs

G.M.: Grand Malaise
Jun 26 2008
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

Press Releases

AUDIO from Medialink and General Motors: Getting More Mileage from Your Car Insurance Jul-02-2008, 05:33PM EDT
VIDEO from Medialink and General Motors: The Rise of the Economy Car Jul-02-2008, 05:33PM EDT
Corporate Do-Overs Jul-02-2008, 05:00PM EDT
BeaconEquity.com Issues TraderNotes on Active Stocks: MNLU, APOL, ROST, MNST, COIN, GM, SBUX, DELL Jul-02-2008, 09:20AM EDT
Seven Summits Research Releases Comments on BUD, APOL, GM, FDO and HRB Jun-30-2008, 09:31AM EDT

News From Around the Web

News

Hot Topic: Next question (The Eagle-Tribune)

Jul 06 2008
Being right makes gloom bearable (Nashua Telegraph)

Jul 06 2008
Area auto plants work around slump (BizJournals)

Jul 05 2008
General Motors Hangs on (ABC 7 Chicago (WLS))

Jul 05 2008
General Motors to invest Rs 1,200 cr in Talegaon unit (Business Standard)

Jul 05 2008
General Motors to invest Rs 1,200 cr in Pune unit (Rediff)

Jul 05 2008
Readers' As GM goes, so goes nation (Deseret News)

Jul 05 2008
Stocks tumble as oil costs rise (Seacoast Online)

Jul 05 2008
Great Leaders Build Off Great Relationships (CIO Magazine)

Jul 05 2008
GM may pick up tempo on Chevy Beat (Chicago Tribune)

Jul 04 2008

Blogs

Will Americans have to slim down to fit into their cars? (Blogging Stocks)

Jul 03 2008
Bankruptcy for one of the Big Three? (Blogging Stocks)

Jul 03 2008
Morning Brief: Welcome to the bear market (Foreign Policy Passport)

Jul 03 2008
GM Going Bankrupt? I Don't Buy It And Here's Why (CNBC: Behind the Wheel - Phil Lebeau)

Jul 03 2008
Before the bell: Futures mixed ahead of ECB, Jobs data; oil nears $146; NVDA plunges (Blogging Stocks)

Jul 03 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

Gary L. Cowger, Divisional Vice President

Steven J. Harris, 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

Nicholas S. Cyprus, Chief Accounting Officer/Controller

Walter G. Borst, Treasurer

Board of Directors

Erskine B. Bowles, Director

Kent Kresa, Director

Eckhard Pfeiffer, Director

George M. C. Fisher, Director

E. Neville Isdell, Director Nominee

Armando M. Codina, Director

Percy N. Barnevik, Director

Karen L. Katen, Director

Erroll B. Davis, Jr., Director

Philip A. Laskawy, Director

John H. Bryan, Director

Ellen J. Kullman, 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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