EXHIBIT 21 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1999 Subsidiary companies of the Registrant are listed below. State or Sovereign Power Name of Subsidiary of Incorporation ------------------ ---------------- Subsidiaries included in the Registrant's consolidated financial statements Adam Opel Aktiengesellschaft................................Germany Adam Opel Unterstuetzungskasse GmbH.......................Germany Alpha Trans Grundbesitz - und Vermogensverwaltungs GmbH...Germany Autohaus am Nordring GmbH, Berlin.........................Germany Carus Grundstucks-Vermietungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. Object Kuno 65 KG.......................................Germany Carus Grundstucks-Vermietungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. Object Leo 40 KG........................................Germany Edmund Becker und Co. AG..................................Germany GM Europe GmbH............................................Germany General Motors CIS........................................Russia General Motors GmbH & Co. OHG.............................Germany General Motors Poland Spolka, zo.o........................Poland Opel-Automobilwerk Eisenach-PKW GmbH......................Germany Opel China GmbH...........................................France OPEL Guangzhou Precision Machining Co. Ltd................China Opel Hungary Consullting Service Limited Liability Company.................................................Hungary Opel Performance Center GmbH..............................Germany Opel Polen GmbH...........................................Germany Opel Polska Sp. z oo......................................Poland Opel Restrukturierungsgesellschaft mbH....................Germany Opel Southeast Europe Automotive Distribution Limited Liability Company.......................................Hungary Opel Turkiye Limited Sirketi..............................Turkey Aisin GM Allison Co., Ltd...................................Japan Annunciata Corporation......................................Delaware Argonaut Holdings, Inc......................................Delaware Auto Lease Payment Corporation..............................Cayman Islands North American New Cars, Inc..............................Delaware Chevrolet Sociedad Anonima de Ahorro para Fines Determinados..............................................Argentina Convesco Vehicle Sales GmbH.................................Germany Controladora General Motors, S.A. de C.V. ..................Mexico Electro-Motive de Mexico, S.A. de C. V. ..................Mexico General Motors de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. .............Mexico Sistemas Para Automotores de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. ........Mexico Dealership Liquidations, Inc................................Delaware Electro-Motive Maintenance Operations Pty Ltd. .............Australia El-Mo-Mex, Inc..............................................Delaware GM Automotive Services Belgium..............................Belgium GM Auto Receivables Co. ....................................Delaware GMC Truck Motors Development Corporation....................Delaware GM-DI Leasing Corporation...................................Delaware GM Ovonic L.L.C.............................................Michigan Ovonic Energy Products, Inc...............................Michigan General Motors Acceptance Corporation.......................Delaware AccuTel, Inc..............................................Delaware Autofinanciamiento GMAC, S.A. de C.V......................Mexico Banque Opel...............................................France Opel Bank Hungary Reszrenytarsasag......................Hungary Basic Credit Holding Company, L.L.C.......................Delaware Nuvell Credit Corporation...............................Delaware Nuvell Financial Services Corp..........................Delaware Capital Auto Receivables, Inc. ...........................Delaware Commercial Credit Land One LLC............................New York General Acceptance (Thailand) Ltd.*...................... Thailand * Joint Venture Partnership IV-7 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES State or Sovereign Power Name of Subsidiary of Incorporation ------------------ ---------------- GMAC - 20th Century Finance Corporation Ltd.*.............India GMAC, a.s. ...............................................Czechoslovakia GMAC Arrendamiento S.A. de C.V............................Mexico GMAC, Australia (Finance) Limited.........................Australia GMAC Business Credit, L.L.C...............................Delaware GMAC Comercial Automotriz Chile S.A. .....................Chile GMAC Automotriz Limitada................................Chile GMAC Commercial Corporation...............................Delaware GMAC Commercial Credit LLC................................New York GMAC Commercial Credit Corporation-Canada/Societe De Credit Commercial GMAC-Canada..................................Canada GMAC Commercial Credit (Holdings) Limited.................England GMAC Commercial Credit Limited..........................England GMAC Commercial Credit (UK) Limited.....................England GMAC Commercial Credit Development Limited..............England G.M.A.C. Comercio e Aluguer de Veiculos, Lta..............Portugal GMAC de Argentina S.A.....................................Argentina GMAC del Ecuador S.A......................................Ecuador G.M.A.C. Financiera de Colombia S.A. Compania de Financiamiento Comercial................................Colombia GMAC Holding S.A. de C. V.................................Mexico GMAC Insurance Holdings, Inc..............................Delaware CoverageOne, Inc........................................Delaware GMAC RE Corp............................................Delaware GMAC Risk Services, Inc,................................Delaware GMAC Securities Corporation, Inc........................Delaware GMAC Service Agreement Corporation......................Michigan GM Motor Club, Inc......................................North Carolina Integon Corporation.....................................Delaware Motors Insurance Corporation ...........................Michigan MRP Service Agreement Corporation.......................Michigan Trinity General Agency, Inc.............................Texas GMAC International Finance B.V............................Netherlands GMAC International Corporation............................Delaware GMAC Italia Leasing S.p.A. ...............................Italy GMAC Lease B.V............................................Netherlands GMAC Leasing Corporation .................................Delaware Patlan Corporation .....................................Delaware GMAC Mortgage Group, Inc..................................Michigan GMAC Commercial Holding Corp............................Nevada GMAC Mortgage Holdings, Inc. ...........................Delaware GMAC Residential Holding Corp...........................Nevada GMAC RF, INC. ..........................................Michigan Residential Money Centers, Inc..........................Delaware GMAC Sverige AB...........................................Sweden General Motors Acceptance Corporation, Australia..........Delaware Holden National Leasing Limited.........................Australia General Motors Acceptance Corporation of Canada, Limited..Canada Canadian Securitized Auto Receivables Corporation.......Canada GMAC Leaseco Limited....................................Canada General Motors Acceptance Corporation, Colombia S.A. .....Delaware General Motors Acceptance Corporation, Continental........Delaware GMAC Finansiering A/S...................................Denmark GM Finance HB...........................................Sweden General Motors Acceptance Corporation Hungary Commercial Limited Liability Company...............................Hungary General Motors Acceptance Corporation Italia S.p.A. ......Italy General Motors Acceptance Corporation Nederland N.V. .....Netherlands GMAC Espana, Sociedad Anonima de Financiacion, E.F.C....Spain General Motors Acceptance Corporation, North America......Delaware * Joint Venture Partnership IV-8 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES State or Sovereign Power Name of Subsidiary of Incorporation ------------------ ---------------- General Motors Acceptance Corporation (N.Z.) Limited......New Zealand General Motors Acceptance Corporation de Portugal - Servicos Financeiros, S.A...............................Portugal General Motors Acceptance Corporation, South America......Delaware General Motors Acceptance Corporation del Ecuador S.A. GMAC-Management (Holding).............................Ecuador General Motors Acceptance Corporation de Venezuela, C.A.Venezuela General Motors Acceptance Corporation Suisse S.A. ........Switzerland General Motors Austria Beteiligungsgesellschaft m.b.H. ...Austria OPEL Bankgesellschaft m.b.H.............................Austria OPEL Leasinggesellschaft, m.b.H.........................Austria Interleasing Limited......................................England Interleasing (UK) Limited.................................England Interleasing (UK1) Limited................................England Interleasing (UK2) Limited................................England Interleasing (UK3) Limited................................England Interleasing (UK12) Limited...............................England Lease Auto Receivables, Inc...............................Delaware ON:Line Finance Holdings Limited..........................England Opel Bank GmbH............................................Germany Opel Leasing GmbH & Co. OHG*............................Germany Opel Leasing Verwaltungs GmbH...........................Germany Opel Bank, S.A.*..........................................Poland P.T. GMAC Lippo Finance*..................................Indonesia Wholesale Auto Receivables Corporation....................Delaware General Motors de Argentina S.A.............................Argentina General Motors Asia, Inc. ..................................Delaware General Motors Asia Pacific (Pte) Ltd.......................Singapore General Motors Automobiles Philippines, Inc.................Philippines General Motors do Brasil Ltda. .............................Brazil Brazauto Industria e Comercio Ltda........................Cayman Islands Brazauto Trading (Cayman) Limited.........................Cayman Islands Compass Investimentos e Participacoes Ltda................Brazil GM Factoring Sociedade de Fomento Comercial Ltda. ........Brazil General Motors of Canada Limited............................Canada MOWG Motorwagenfabrik AG..................................Switzerland General Motors Chile S.A., Industria Automotriz.............Chile General Motors China, Inc. .................................Delaware GM Warehousing and Trading (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. ...........China General Motors Colmotores, S.A..............................Colombia General Motors Commercial Corporation.......................Delaware General Motors del Ecuador S.A..............................Ecuador General Motors (Europe) AG..................................Switzerland General Motors Export Corporation...........................Delaware General Motors Foreign Sales Corporation....................Virgin Islands General Motors Finance (Barbados) Ltd.....................Barbados General Motors-Holden's Sales Pty Limited...................Australia General Motors Holding Espana, S.A..........................Spain Opel Espana de Automoviles, S.A.........................Spain General Motors Holdings (U.K.)..............................England General International (UK) Limited........................England General Motors Acceptance Corporation (U.K.) Public Limited Company.........................................England General Motors Acceptance Corporation (U.K.) Finance plc.........................................England GMAC Leasing (U.K.) Limited...........................England GMAC Leasing (U.K.) (No. 1) Limited...................England GMAC Leasing (U.K.) (No. 2) Limited...................England GMAC Leasing (U.K.) (No. 3) Limited...................England IBC Vehicles Limited......................................England Millbrook Land and Co. Ltd. ..............................England Millbrook Pension Management Ltd..........................England Millbrook Proving Ground Ltd. ............................England * Joint Venture Partnership IV-9 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES State or Sovereign Power Name of Subsidiary of Incorporation ------------------ ---------------- VHC Sub-Holdings (UK).....................................England Vauxhall Motors (Finance) Plc...........................England Vauxhall Motors Limited.................................England General Motors India Limited................................India General Motors Indonesia, Inc. .............................Delaware General Motors Interamerica Corporation.....................Delaware General Motors International Operations, Inc. ..............Delaware General Motors Investment Management Corporation............Delaware General Motors Japan Ltd. ..................................Japan General Motors Kenya Limited................................Kenya General Motors Korea, Inc...................................Delaware GM Korea Co., Ltd.........................................Korea General Motors Locomotive Group India Private Limited.......India General Motors Nederland B.V. ..............................Netherlands Allison Transmission Europe B.V. .........................Netherlands General Motors Yugoslavia, d.o.o. ........................Yugoslavia Opel C&S spol. s.r.o. ....................................Czechoslovakia Opel Nederland B.V. ......................................Netherlands General Motors Nordiska AB..................................Sweden General Motors Overseas Corporation.........................Delaware GMOC Administrative Services Corporation..................Delaware GMOC Australia Pty. Ltd. .................................Australia General Motors Overseas Commercial Vehicle Corporation....Delaware General Motors Venezolana, C.A. ..........................Venezuela Holden Ltd................................................Australia Lidlington Engineering Company, Ltd. .....................Delaware Truck and Bus Engineering U.K., Limited...................Delaware General Motors Overseas Distribution Corporation............Delaware GMODC Finance N.V. .......................................Netherlands Antilles General Motors Investment Services Company N.V. ..........Belgium General Motors Peru S.A. ...................................Peru General Motors Receivables Corporation......................Delaware General Motors Retail Holdings, Inc.........................Delaware GMRH Kansas City, Inc.....................................Delaware GMRH New York, Inc........................................Delaware GMRH Philadelphia, Inc....................................Delaware GMRH Pittsburgh, Inc......................................Delaware GMRH Seattle, Inc.........................................Delaware GMRH St. Louis, Inc.......................................Delaware GMRHLA, Inc...............................................Delaware General Motors (Thailand) Ltd. .............................Thailand General Motors Trust Company................................New Hampshire General Motors Uruguay, S.A. ...............................Uruguay General Motors U.S. Trading Corp. ..........................Nevada Hughes Electronics Corporation..............................Delaware DIRECTV Enterprises, Inc..................................Delaware DIRECTV Customer Services, Inc..........................Delaware DIRECTV, Inc............................................California DIRECTV Merchandising, Inc..............................Delaware DIRECTV Operations, Inc.................................California USSB II, Inc............................................Minnesota First HNS Mauritius , Ltd.................................Mauritius Hughes Ispat Limited....................................India Kellerton Corporation...................................Virgin Islands HNS-Clairtel CP, Inc......................................Delaware HNS-India, Inc............................................Delaware HNS-Mauritius Holdings..................................Mauritius HNS India Private Limited (India).........................India HNS-India VSAT, Inc.......................................Delaware Hughes Escorts Communications Limited...................India IV-10 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES State or Sovereign Power Name of Subsidiary of Incorporation ------------------ ---------------- HNS-Shanghai, Inc.........................................Delaware Shanghai Hughes Network Systems.........................China Hughes Aircraft Holdings Canada Ltd.......................England Hughes do Brasil - Electronica e Comunicacoes Ltda........Brazil Hughes Electronics Foreign Sales Corporation..............Barbados Hughes Electronics International Corporation..............Delaware Hughes Electronics Realty, Inc............................Delaware Hughes Electronics Systems International..................California Hughes Foreign Sales Corporation..........................Virgin Islands Hughes International Sales Corporation....................California Hughes International Sales Corporation No. 2..............California Hughes Investment Management Company......................California Hughes Network Systems Europe S.r.L.......................Italy Hughes Network Systems France.............................France Hughes Network Systems International Service Company......Delaware Hughes Network Systems Limited............................England HOT Telecommunications, N.V.............................Netherlands Hughes Telecommunications & Space Company.................Delaware Hughes Communications, Inc..............................California Hughes Space and Communications Company.................Delaware Spectrolab, Inc.........................................California Hughes International de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. .............Mexico HNS de Mexico, S.A. de C.V..............................Mexico Hughes-Avicom International, Inc..........................California Interactive Distance Learning, Inc........................Delaware One Touch Systems, Inc..................................California Lower St. Croix Marketing Co., Inc........................Minnesota MDP, Ltd. ................................................California XMC Holdings, Ltd.......................................California Primestar, Inc............................................Delaware P.T. Hughes Network Systems Co., Ltd......................Indonesia Holden New Zealand Limited..................................New Zealand General Motors New Zealand Pensions Limited...............New Zealand IBC Pension Trustees Limited................................England IBC Vehicles (Distribution) Limited.........................England Jennings Motors, Inc........................................Delaware Motors Holding San Fernando Valley, Inc.....................Delaware Omnibus BB Transportes, S. A................................Ecuador ONSTAR Corporation..........................................Delaware Opel Austria GmbH...........................................Austria Opel Belgium N.V. ..........................................Belgium Opel Ireland Limited........................................Ireland Opel Italia S.p.A...........................................Italy Opel Norge AS...............................................Norway Opel Oy.....................................................Finland Opel Suisse S.A. ...........................................Switzerland GM-Saab Communication GmbH................................Switzerland Premier Investment Group, Inc...............................Delaware PT General Motors Indonesia.................................Indonesia Radiadores Richard, S.A.....................................Argentina Renaissance Center Management Company.......................Michigan Riverfront Holdings, Inc....................................Delaware Saturn Corporation..........................................Delaware Saturn County Bond Corporation..............................Delaware WRE, Inc....................................................Michigan Grand Pointe Holdings, Inc. ..............................Michigan IV-11 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES State or Sovereign Power Name of Subsidiary of Incorporation ------------------ ---------------- 284 directly or indirectly owned subsidiaries Companies not included in the Registrant's consolidated financial statements, for which no financial statements are submitted: 34 other directly or indirectly owned domestic and foreign subsidiaries 13 active subsidiaries 21 inactive subsidiaries 21 fifty-percent owned companies and 39 less than fifty-percent owned companies the investments in which are accounted for by the equity method. In addition, the Registrant owns 100% of the voting control of the following companies: 302 dealerships, including certain dealerships operating under dealership assistance plans, engaged in retail distribution of General Motors products 217 dealerships operating in the United States 85 dealerships operating in foreign countries The number of dealerships operating under dealership assistance plans decreased by a net of 29 during 1999. Companies not shown by name, if considered in the aggregate as a single subsidiary, would not constitute a significant subsidiary. During 1999, there were changes in the number of subsidiaries and companies of the Registrant, as follows: 5 directly and 45 indirectly owned domestic subsidiaries, and 61 indirectly owned foreign subsidiaries were organized or acquired. 29 indirectly owned domestic subsidiaries, and 101 indirectly owned foreign subsidiaries were dissolved, sold, or spun-off. A less than fifty-percent interest was acquired in 14 companies, while interests in 15 fifty-percent owned and 30 less than fifty-percent owned companies were terminated. 3 indirectly owned foreign subsidiaries went from fifty percent owned to greater than fifty percent owned. 2 indirectly owned foreign subsidiaries went from 100% owned to 50% owned. 2 indirectly owned domestic and 2 indirectly owned foreign subsidiaries went from active to inactive. 2 indirectly owned foreign subsidiaries went from less than 50% owned to 50% owned. 1 indirectly owned foreign subsidiary went from less than 50% owned to inactive. * * * * * * * IV-12