Exhibit 99.1


GM Board Amends Bylaws and Corporate Governance Policies
Changes Include Majority Voting in Director Elections


DETROIT - General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM) today announced that its Board of
Directors voted to amend the company's Bylaws and corporate governance policies
to address stockholder views raised at this year's Annual Meeting. The changes
include adoption of the majority voting standard for the election of directors
and a stronger policy to recover unearned incentive compensation from executive
officers in cases of fraud, misconduct or negligence.

The amendments are effective immediately.

"Earlier this year, our stockholders expressed a desire for change surrounding
the election of directors and a more defined policy of accountability for senior
officers," GM Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rick Wagoner said. "We
listened to their views, and after careful consideration, the Board voted to
make changes to certain Bylaws and corporate governance policies that are in
line with stockholders' input."

The Board agreed to adopt a majority voting standard in uncontested elections of
directors, when the number of nominees does not exceed the number of directors
to be elected. Majority voting requires that nominees to the Board receive more
than 50 percent of the votes cast to be elected. Abstentions will not be
included towards counting a majority. Directors were previously elected by
plurality in uncontested elections.

In accordance with the majority voting Bylaw, the Board will require director
nominees to submit irrevocable resignations as a condition to being nominated.
The Board could accept these resignations if a director does not receive a
majority of the votes cast. Under a related governance policy, the Board will
accept the resignation of an unsuccessful incumbent absent a compelling reason
to reject the resignation, in accordance with criteria set out in the policy.
The Bylaws were also amended to fix the number of directors at the current level
of twelve, subject to future change by the Board.

The majority voting standard received 59 percent of the affirmative vote at GM's
Annual Meeting in June. Shortly after the meeting, the Delaware Legislature
amended the state's corporation law to better facilitate majority voting.

The Board chose not to adopt cumulative voting, which was the subject of a
stockholder proposal that was supported by 54 percent of votes cast. The Board
believes that a director has the fiduciary duty to represent all stockholders
and is concerned that cumulative voting could lead to the election of
constituency directors who feel a duty to the electorate forming their
constituency. Also, in a company with majority voting, the addition of
cumulative voting would raise the possibility of accumulating "withhold" or
"against" votes. This could create the potential for small groups of
stockholders to overcome the interests of the majority.

The Board also adopted a corporate policy under which the company may require
reimbursement of bonus or incentive compensation that may have been paid to
executive officers in the event it is later determined that fraud, misconduct or
negligence significantly contributed to a restatement of financial results that
led to the awarding of unearned incentive compensation. A stockholder proposal
on this issue was supported by 42 percent of the shares voted at the Annual
Meeting. Although this proposal did not receive majority support, the Board
voted to respond to the stockholders desire to see a policy that reflects the
robust manner in which GM has and would deal with such circumstances.




In addition to these governance actions, the Board has amended the Bylaws to
specify the procedures applicable to consent solicitations initiated by
stockholders, which complements the existing procedures for stockholder
initiatives at meetings. These changes also provide a framework for the conduct
of solicitations in accordance with Delaware law.

The amended Bylaws and corporate governance policies will be filed today with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

General Motors Corp. the world's largest automaker, has been the global industry
sales leader for 75 years. Founded in 1908, GM today employs about 327,000
people around the world. With global headquarters in Detroit, GM manufactures
its cars and trucks in 33 countries. In 2005, 9.17 million GM cars and trucks
were sold globally under the following brands: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC,
GM Daewoo, Holden, HUMMER, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn and Vauxhall. More
information on GM can be found at www.gm.com.


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