<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from General Motors Corporation December 31, 1998 Consolidated Financial Statements and is qualified in its entirety by reference to 1998 Form 10-K. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000040730 <NAME> General Motors Corporation <MULTIPLIER> 1,000,000 <CURRENCY> U.S. Dollars <PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> Dec-31-1998 <PERIOD-START> Jan-01-1998 <PERIOD-END> Dec-31-1998 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1 <CASH> 10,869 <SECURITIES> 9,155 <RECEIVABLES> 79,846 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 12,207 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 44,363 <PP&E> 80,589 <DEPRECIATION> 43,016 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 257,389 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 47,806 <BONDS> 114,152 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 220 <PREFERRED> 1 <COMMON> 1,103 <OTHER-SE> 13,880 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 257,389 <SALES> 140,433 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 161,315 <CGS> 117,973 <TOTAL-COSTS> 130,055 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 119 <LOSS-PROVISION> 463 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 6,893 <INCOME-PRETAX> 4,612 <INCOME-TAX> 1,463 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 2,956 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 2,956 <EPS-PRIMARY> 4.26 <EPS-DILUTED> 4.18