EXHIBIT 21 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2001 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 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 GM Locomotive Group India Private Limited................India General Motors CIS.........................................Russia General Motors GmbH & Co. OHG..............................Germany General Motors Poland Spolka, zo.o.........................Poland Opel-Automobilwerk Eisenach-PKW GmbH.......................Germany Opel Bank GmbH.............................................Germany Opel Leasing GmbH........................................Germany Opel Finance Holding GmbH..................................Germany OPEL Guangzhou Precision Machining Co. Ltd.................China Opel Hellas, S.A...........................................Greece Opel Hungary Consulting Service Limited Liability Company..Hungary Opel International GmbH....................................France Opel Live GmbH.............................................Germany Opel Performance Center GmbH...............................Germany Opel Polen GmbH............................................Germany Opel Restrukturierungsgesellschaft mbH.....................Germany Opel Southeast Europe Automotive Distribution Limited Liability Company .......................................Hungary Opel Special Vehicles GmbH.................................Germany 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 Automotive Air Charter, Inc..................................Delaware Chevrolet Sociedad Anonima de Ahorro para Fines Determinados.Argentina 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 GMAC Holding S.A. de C.V...................................Mexico Sistemas Para Automotores de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. .........Mexico Convesco Vehicle Sales GmbH..................................Germany Dealership Liquidations, Inc.................................Delaware Doraville Bond Corporation...................................Delaware Electro-Motive Maintenance Operations Pty Ltd. ..............Australia EL-MO Leasing II Corporation.................................Delaware EL-MO Leasing III Corporation................................Delaware El-Mo-Mex, Inc...............................................Delaware Edmun, Inc.................................................Canada EMD Holding Corporation......................................Delaware Environmental Corporate Remediation Company, Inc.............Delaware Fiat GM Powertrain Ltda......................................Brazil GM Powertrain Ltda.........................................Brazil Opel Powertrain GmbH.......................................Germany Opel Powertrain Holding B.V................................Netherlands GMAC Auto Lease Payment Corp.................................Cayman Islands IV-10 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES State or Sovereign Power Name of Subsidiary of Incorporation ------------------ ---------------- GM Auslandsprojekte GmbH.....................................Germany GM Automotive Services Belgium...............................Belgium GM Auto Receivables Co. .....................................Delaware GM Automotive UK Limited.....................................England GM Credit AB.................................................Sweden GMC Truck Motors Development Corporation.....................Delaware GM-DI Leasing Corporation....................................Delaware GM-Fiat Worldwide Purchasing Opel Hungary Limited Liability Company Ltd................................................Hungary GM Imports & Trading Ltd.....................................Bermuda GM International Sales Ltd.................................Cayman Islands GM Plats (Proprietary ) Limited..............................South Africa General International Limited................................Bermuda General Motors Acceptance Corporation........................Delaware AccuTel, Inc...............................................Delaware Bankruptcy Solutions, Inc..................................Delaware Basic Credit Holding Company, L.L.C........................Delaware Nuvell Credit Corporation................................Delaware Nuvell Financial Services Corp...........................Delaware Saab Financial Services Corporation......................Delaware Capital Auto Receivables, Inc. ............................Delaware Facilities Real Estate LLC.................................Delaware GMAC, a.s. ................................................Czech Republic GMAC Arrendamiento S.A. de C.V.............................Mexico GMAC, Australia (Finance) Limited..........................Australia GMAC Bank GbmH.............................................Austria GMAC Bank Polska S.A.......................................Poland GMAC Banque S.A............................................France GMAC Bank Hungary Rt.....................................Hungary 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 Commercial Credit Land One LLC...........................New York Commercial Credit Land Two LLC...........................New York Commercial Credit Land Three LLC.........................New York GMAC Commercial Credit (HK) Limited......................Hong Kong GMAC Commercial Credit Corporation-Canada/Societe De Credit Commercial GMAC-Canada...................................Canada G.M.A.C. Comercio e Aluguer de Veiculos, Lta...............Portugal GMAC Compania Financiera S.A...............................Argentina GMAC del Ecuador S.A.......................................Ecuador GMAC d.o.o.................................................Croatia GMAC d.o.o.................................................Slovenia GMAC Insurance Holdings, Inc...............................Delaware CoverageOne Corporation / Societe Protection Premiere....Canada CoverageOne, Inc.........................................Delaware CoverageOne Purchasing Group, Inc........................Michigan 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 SmartCoverage Insurance Agency Inc.......................Canada Trinity General Agency, Inc..............................Texas Universal Warrenty Corporation...........................Michigan GMAC International Corporation.............................Delaware GMAC International Finance B.V.............................Netherlands IV-11 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES State or Sovereign Power Name of Subsidiary of Incorporation ------------------ ---------------- GMAC Italia Leasing S.p.A. ................................Italy GMAC Lease B.V.............................................Netherlands GMAC Leasing Corporation ..................................Delaware Patlan Corporation ......................................Delaware GMAC Leasing Holding GmbH..................................Austria GMAC Leasing GmbH........................................Austria GMAC Mexicana, S.A. de C.V. Sociedad Financiera de Objeto Limitado Filial..........................................Mexico GMAC Mortgage Group, Inc...................................Michigan GMAC Commercial Holding Corp.............................Nevada GMAC Mortgage Holdings, Inc. ............................Delaware GMAC Residential Holding Corp............................Nevada GMAC-RFC Holding Corp. ..................................Michigan HELM Company, LLC........................................Delaware GMAC Sverige AB............................................Sweden GMAC Taiwan, Inc...........................................Delaware Standard Leasing Motors..................................Taiwan GMAC-TCFC Finance Limited..................................India General Motors Acceptance Corporation, Australia...........Delaware Holden National Leasing Limited..........................Australia General Motors Acceptance Corporation of Canada, Limited...Canada GMAC Leaseco Limited.....................................Canada General Motors Acceptance Corporation, Colombia S.A. ......Delaware G.M.A.C. Financiera de Colombia S.A. Compania de Financiamiento Comercial...............................Colombia 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 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 de Venezuela, C.A..Venezuela Servicios, Representacion y Asesoramiento de Personal Persoserv S.A..........................................Ecuador General Motors Acceptance Corporation Suisse S.A. .........Switzerland General Motors Acceptance Corporation (Thailand) Limited...Thailand Lease Auto Receivables, Inc................................Delaware Master Lease Austria GmbH..................................Germany On:Line Finance Holdings Limited...........................England Arros Finance Limited....................................England On:Line Finance Limited..................................England P.T. GMAC Lippo Finance*...................................Indonesia SA Holding One LLC.........................................Delaware SA Holding Two LLC.........................................Delaware Servicios GMAC S.A. de C.V.................................Mexico Wholesale Auto Receivables Corporation.....................Delaware * Joint Venture Partnership IV-12 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES State or Sovereign Power Name of Subsidiary of Incorporation ------------------ ---------------- General Motors Asia, Inc. ...................................Delaware GM Autoworld Korea Company, Ltd............................Japan General Motors Asia Pacific (Pte) Ltd........................Singapore General Motors Asia Pacific Holdings, LLC....................Delaware General Motors Automobiles Philippines, Inc..................Philippines General Motors de Argentina S.A..............................Argentina General Motors do Brasil Ltda. ..............................Brazil Banco General Motors S.A...................................Brazil Consorcio Nacional GM 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 (Active)....................Canada MOWAG Motorwagenfabrik AG..................................Switzerland Saab Automobile AB.........................................Sweden Saab Financial Auto Receivables Corp III.................Delaware General Motors Chile S.A., Industria Automotriz..............Chile General Motors China, Inc. ..................................Delaware General Motors Warehousing and Trading (Shanghai) Co. Ltd..China General Motors (China) Investment Company Limited..........China TaiJin International Automotive Distribution Co., Ltd......Taiwan General Motors Colmotores, S.A...............................Colombia General Motors Commercial Corporation........................Delaware General Motors Coordination Center N.V.......................Belgium 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 Global Industries Co. Ltd. ...................Taiwan General Motors Holding Espana, S.A...........................Spain Opel Espana de Automoviles, S.A............................Spain Opel Polska Sp. z oo.......................................Poland General Motors Holdings (U.K.) Limited.......................England Fit4Fleet Holdings (U.K.) Limited..........................England Fit4Fleet Limited........................................England General International (UK) Limited.........................England General Motors Acceptance Corporation (U.K.) plc...........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 VHC Sub-Holdings (UK)......................................England Vauxhall Motors (Finance) Plc............................England Vauxhall Motors Limited..................................England General Motors India Private 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 Investment Services Company N.V. .............Belgium General Motors Japan Ltd. ...................................Japan General Motors Kenya Limited.................................Kenya General Motors Korea, Inc....................................Delaware GM Korea Co., Ltd..........................................Korea IV-13 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES State or Sovereign Power Name of Subsidiary of Incorporation ------------------ ---------------- 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. .....................................Czech Republic Opel Nederland B.V. .......................................Netherlands General Motors Nordiska AB...................................Sweden General Motors Norge AS......................................Norway General Motors Nova Scotia Finance Company...................Canada General Motors Nova Scotia Investments Ltd...................Canada 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 General Motors-Holden's Sales Pty Limited................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 Peru S.A. ....................................Peru General Motors Receivables Corporation.......................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 Baja Hughes S. de R.L. de C.V..............................Mexico DIRECTV Broadband, Inc.....................................Delaware Aspen Internet Systems, Inc..............................California PDO Communications, Inc..................................California DIRECTV Global, Inc........................................Delaware DIRECTV Global Digital Media, Inc........................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 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 HNS-Shanghai, Inc..........................................Delaware Shanghai Hughes Network Systems Co., Ltd.................China Hughes Aircraft Holdings Canada Ltd........................England Hughes-Avicom International, Inc...........................California Hughes do Brasil Electronics e Comunicacoes S.A............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 de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. ..............Mexico HNS de Mexico, S.A. de C.V...............................Mexico Hughes Investment Management Company.......................California Hughes Network Systems Europe S.r.L........................Italy Hughes Network Systems France S.a.r.L......................France IV-14 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES State or Sovereign Power Name of Subsidiary of Incorporation ------------------ ---------------- Hughes Network Systems, Inc................................Delaware 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 Global Services, Inc..............................Delaware Interactive Distance Learning, Inc.........................Delaware One Touch Systems, Inc...................................California 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 Metal Casting Technology, INC................................Delaware Motors Enterprise, Inc.......................................Delaware Motors Holding San Fernando Valley, Inc......................Delaware Multiple Dealerships Holdings of Albany, Inc.................Delaware GMRH Kansas City, Inc......................................Delaware GMRH Philadelphia, Inc.....................................Delaware GMRH Pittsburgh, Inc.......................................Delaware GMRH Seattle, Inc..........................................Delaware GMRH St. Louis, Inc........................................Delaware GMRHLA, Inc................................................Delaware Omnibus BB Transportes, S. A.................................Ecuador HOLDCORP 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 Oy......................................................Finland Opel Portugal - Comerico e Industria de Veiculos S.A.........Portugal Opel Suisse S.A. ............................................Switzerland GM-Saab Communication GmbH.................................Switzerland Pims Co......................................................Delaware Premier Investment Group, Inc................................Delaware PT General Motors Indonesia..................................Indonesia Radiadores Richard, S.A......................................Argentina Renaissance Center Management Company........................Michigan Riverfront Development Corporation...........................Delaware Riverfront Holdings, Inc.....................................Delaware Riverfront Holdings Phase II, Inc............................Delaware Saab Automobile Powertrain AB................................Sweden Saab Cars USA, Inc...........................................Connecticut Saab Cars Holding Corp.......................................Delaware Saab Opel Sverige AB.........................................Sweden Saturn Corporation...........................................Delaware Daniels/Florida Automotive Group, LLC......................Delaware East Bay Auto Group, LLC...................................Delaware LDG Acquisition Corporation................................Texas Saturn Distribution Corp...................................Delaware Smith/Florida Group, LLC...................................Delaware Saturn County Bond Corporation...............................Delaware Sistemas de Compra Programada Chevrolet, CA..................Venezuela TX Holdco, LLC...............................................Delaware WRE, Inc.....................................................Michigan Grand Pointe Holdings, Inc. ...............................Michigan 342 directly or indirectly owned subsidiaries IV-15 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES Companies not included in the Registrant's consolidated financial statements, for which no financial statements are submitted: 39 other directly or indirectly owned domestic and foreign subsidiaries 6 active subsidiaries 33 inactive subsidiaries 10 fifty-percent owned companies and 64 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: 275 dealerships, including certain dealerships operating under dealership assistance plans, engaged in retail distribution of General Motors products 201 dealerships operating in the United States 74 dealerships operating in foreign countries * * * * * * * The number of dealerships operating under dealership assistance plans decreased by a net of 12 during 2001. Companies not shown by name, if considered in the aggregate as a single subsidiary, would not constitute a significant subsidiary. During 2001, there were changes in the number of subsidiaries and companies of the Registrant, as follows: 4 directly and 47 indirectly owned domestic subsidiaries, and 3 directly and 68 indirectly owned foreign subsidiaries were organized or acquired. 1 directly and 12 indirectly owned domestic subsidiaries, and 11 indirectly owned foreign subsidiaries were dissolved, sold, or spun-off. 1 domestic and 1 foreign 50% owned company were organized or acquired. A less than 50% interest was acquired in 28 companies, while interests in 8 less than 50% owned companies were terminated. 3 indirectly owned foreign subsidiaries went from 50% owned to greater than 50% owned. 1 domestic and 3 foreign companies moved from GMAC owned to GMC owned. 4 indirectly owned foreign companies were placed on the inactive list. 1 indirectly owned company went from inactive to 50% owned. 1 foreign less than 50% owned company moved to inactive. 2 domestic and 12 foreign companies moved from active to inactive companies. 1 domestic and 9 foreign companies changed ownership. There were 23 company name changes in domestic and foreign subsidiaries. * * * * * * * IV-16