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                                                                      EXHIBIT 11
 
                  GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
        COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKS
 


                                                                           THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                                             MARCH 31, 1995
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                                                                     PAR VALUE    CLASS E    CLASS H
                                                                      COMMON      COMMON     COMMON
                                                                       STOCK       STOCK      STOCK
                                                                     ---------    -------    -------
                                                                          (DOLLARS IN MILLIONS
                                                                                 EXCEPT
                                                                           PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
                                                                                    
Net income attributable to stocks.................................   $ 1,968.3    $ 122.4     $63.3
Dividends on preference stocks....................................        72.0         --        --
                                                                     ---------    -------     ----- 
Earnings attributable to common stocks............................     1,896.3      122.4      63.3
Dividends on common stocks........................................       150.8       34.2      21.6
                                                                     ---------    -------     ----- 
Undistributed earnings............................................     1,745.5       88.2      41.7
Adjustments
  Change in earnings attributable to each class of common stock
     related to the assumed exercise of stock options*............        (1.7)        --       1.7
  Dividends on assumed common stock transactions..................        (0.5)        --      (0.6)
                                                                     ---------    -------     ----- 
Adjusted earnings attributable to common stocks...................   $ 1,743.3    $  88.2     $42.8
                                                                     =========    =======     =====
Weighted average shares outstanding (in millions).................       752.6      300.0      94.2
Adjustment
  Assumed exercise of dilutive stock options*.....................         2.6         --       2.4
                                                                         -----      -----     -----
Adjusted weighted average shares outstanding......................       755.2      300.0      96.6
                                                                         =====      =====     =====
Per Share Data
Earnings per share attributable to undistributed earnings on
  common stocks...................................................       $2.31      $0.29     $0.44
Dividends.........................................................        0.20       0.13      0.23
                                                                         -----      -----     -----
Earnings per share attributable to common stocks..................       $2.51      $0.42     $0.67
                                                                         =====      =====     =====

 
Note: The difference between fully diluted and primary earnings per share is
      immaterial.
 
* The assumed exercise of stock options reflected by these adjustments has no
  effect on Class E or Class H common stock earnings per share, because to the
  extent that shares of Class E or Class H common stock deemed to be outstanding
  would increase, such increased shares would also increase the numerator of the
  fraction used to determine Available Separate Consolidated Net Income.
 
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                  GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
                       COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE
                   ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKS -- CONCLUDED
 


                                                                          THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                                            MARCH 31, 1994
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                                                                   PAR VALUE     CLASS E     CLASS H
                                                                    COMMON       COMMON      COMMON
                                                                     STOCK        STOCK       STOCK
                                                                   ---------     -------     -------
                                                                         (DOLLARS IN MILLIONS
                                                                                EXCEPT
                                                                          PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
                                                                                    
Net income attributable to stocks (before cumulative effect of
  accounting change)............................................   $ 1,448.9      $92.1       $70.8
Dividends on preference stocks..................................        86.8         --          --
                                                                   ---------      -----       ----- 
Earnings attributable to common stocks..........................     1,362.1       92.1        70.8
Dividends on common stocks......................................       145.2       30.9        18.1
                                                                   ---------      -----       ----- 
Undistributed earnings..........................................     1,216.9       61.2        52.7
Adjustments
  Change in earnings attributable to each class of common stock
     related to the assumed exercise of stock options*..........        (1.3)        --         1.3
  Dividends on assumed common stock transactions................        (1.5)        --        (0.3)
                                                                   ---------      -----       ----- 
Adjusted earnings attributable to common stocks.................   $ 1,214.1      $61.2       $53.7
                                                                   =========      =====       =====
Weighted average shares outstanding (in millions)...............       725.3      257.9        90.6
Adjustment
  Assumed exercise of dilutive stock options*...................         7.3         --         1.6
                                                                       -----      -----       ----- 
Adjusted weighted average shares outstanding....................       732.6      257.9        92.2
                                                                       =====      =====       ===== 
Per Share Data
Earnings per share attributable to undistributed earnings on
  common stocks (before cumulative effect of accounting
  change).......................................................       $1.66      $0.24       $0.58
Cumulative effect of accounting change at January 1, 1994.......       (1.05)        --       (0.08)
Dividends.......................................................        0.20       0.12        0.20
                                                                       -----      -----       ----- 
Earnings per share attributable to common stocks................       $0.81      $0.36       $0.70
                                                                       =====      =====       ===== 

 
Note: The difference between fully diluted and primary earnings per share is
      immaterial.
 
* The assumed exercise of stock options reflected by these adjustments has no
  effect on Class E or Class H common stock earnings per share, because to the
  extent that shares of Class E or Class H common stock deemed to be outstanding
  would increase, such increased shares would also increase the numerator of the
  fraction used to determine Available Separate Consolidated Net Income.
 
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