Exhibit 99.2

        KEVIN N. MCGRATH RETIRES AS DIRECTV LATIN AMERICA, LLC CHAIRMAN;
          LARRY N. CHAPMAN NAMED PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER


FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - March 18, 2003 - DIRECTV Latin America, LLC today
announced that Kevin N. McGrath will retire as chairman, effective immediately.

Larry N. Chapman has been named president and chief operating officer of DIRECTV
Latin America, LLC, effective immediately. Chapman, who has been with Hughes
Electronics Corporation since 1980, will report to Eddy W. Hartenstein, chairman
of DIRECTV Latin America, LLC and corporate senior executive vice president of
HUGHES.

HUGHES, through its DIRECTV Latin America Holdings subsidiary, owns 75 percent
of DIRECTV Latin America, LLC.

"I have spent almost 26 years working for General Motors and related
subsidiaries. For the better part of the past decade I have worked with an
extremely talented and dedicated group of people to launch and build DIRECTV(TM)
into the leading pay television service in Latin America and the Caribbean,"
said McGrath. "We were the first all-digital pay television service in Latin
America, bringing the highest quality programming to households throughout the
region. While I am extremely proud of all that the DIRECTV Latin America team
has accomplished and I am confident that the Company will successfully emerge
from its restructuring, I feel it is now time for me to move on. Therefore, I
have elected to retire and spend more time with my family and pursue other
goals."

"Kevin deserves much credit for bringing hundreds of channels of digital
television programming via satellite to TV viewers in countries throughout Latin
America and the Caribbean," said Hartenstein. "Providing such a sophisticated
service to consumers in 28 different countries with different cultures and in
three languages, was a daunting challenge. We appreciate his enormous
contributions and wish him well in his future endeavors."

Hartenstein continued, "Both Larry Chapman and I are committed to the successful
future of DIRECTV Latin America. Larry is a seasoned veteran of HUGHES and
DIRECTV in the U.S. and his breadth of experience and superb knowledge of the
satellite television business make him the ideal choice to oversee DIRECTV Latin
America during this critical period."

DIRECTV Latin America, LLC announced earlier today that in order to aggressively
address the Company's financial and operational challenges, it has filed a
voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy
Code. The filing applies only to DIRECTV Latin America, LLC, a U.S. company, and
does not include any of its operating companies in Latin America and the
Caribbean, which will continue regular operations.

"Kevin has established a strong leadership team and talented employee base at
DIRECTV Latin America and I look forward to working together with Eddy and all
DIRECTV Latin America employees as we position the Company for future profitable
growth," said Chapman. "While we have a formidable challenge ahead, I'm
confident that we will emerge as a stronger and more efficient organization."

DIRECTV is the leading pay television service in Latin America and the Caribbean
with approximately 1.6 million subscribers in 28 countries.

DIRECTV Latin America, LLC is owned by DIRECTV Latin America Holdings, a
subsidiary of Hughes Electronics Corporation (HUGHES); Darlene Investments LLC,
an affiliate of the Cisneros Group of Companies; and Grupo Clarin.

In December 2002, Chapman was named corporate senior vice president of HUGHES to
work with Hartenstein and the DIRECTV Latin America management team applying his
exceptional expertise and experience to assist in evaluating and managing the
DIRECTV Latin America business consistent with the overall objectives of
enhanced competitiveness and profitability.

A member of the original DIRECTV launch team in the U.S., Chapman was executive
vice president in charge of DIRECTV's Product Development, Marketing and
Advertising organizations. In his Product Development role, Chapman was
responsible for DIRECTV's receiver development strategy as well as the
development and deployment of advanced services such as digital video recording
and interactive television. Marketing responsibilities included development and
execution of customer offers and promotions, customer upgrade efforts, and
customer loyalty programs. Advertising responsibilities included oversight of
DIRECTV's advertising agency, advertising strategy, brand management and media
planning.

From March 2000 through August 2001, Chapman was president of DIRECTV Global
Digital Media Inc., a business unit of HUGHES. Before his assignments with
DIRECTV, Chapman served in various business development roles at Hughes
Communications, Inc., a former satellite services subsidiary of Hughes
Electronics Corporation. Chapman holds MS and BS degrees in electrical
engineering from the University of Florida.

McGrath, who joined HUGHES in 1987, was named chairman of DIRECTV Latin America,
LLC and appointed vice president of HUGHES in 1996. Previously, McGrath was
president of DIRECTV International. Prior to his position with DIRECTV
International, McGrath was named president of Hughes Communications, Inc. in
November 1993. Prior to joining HUGHES, McGrath spent a decade in increasingly
responsible positions at various units of General Motors Corporation. He joined
GM in 1977.

About DIRECTV Latin America

DIRECTV is the leading direct-to-home satellite television service in Latin
America and the Caribbean. Currently, the service reaches approximately 1.6
million customers in the region, in a total of 28 markets. DIRECTV is currently
available in: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El
Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad
& Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela and several Caribbean island nations.

DIRECTV Latin America, LLC is a multinational company owned by DIRECTV Latin
America Holdings, a subsidiary of Hughes Electronics Corporation; Darlene
Investments, LLC, an affiliate of the Cisneros Group of Companies, and Grupo
Clarin. DIRECTV Latin America has offices in Buenos Aires, Argentina; Sao Paulo,
Brazil; Cali, Colombia; Mexico City, Mexico; Carolina, Puerto Rico; Fort
Lauderdale, USA; and Caracas, Venezuela. For more information on DIRECTV Latin
America please visit www.directvla.com.


Hughes Electronics Corporation, a unit of General Motors Corporation, is a
world-leading provider of digital television entertainment, broadband satellite
networks and services, and global video and data broadcasting. The earnings of
HUGHES are used to calculate the earnings attributable to the General Motors
Class H common stock (NYSE:GMH).

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