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GM Pledges Aid to Disaster Victims in China, Myanmar

GM Pledges Aid to Disaster Victims in China, Myanmar

Published 05-20-08

Submitted by General Motors

DETROIT,MI - May 20, 2008 - General Motors today announced that the General Motors Foundation and GM China have donated in excess of $1 million to support relief victims in China and Myanmar. GM China has made donations of over $850,000 for local efforts; the GM Foundation has donated $200,000 to the American Red Cross, China Disaster Response Fund and $50,000 to the United Nations World Food Programme to aid victims of the cyclone in Myanmar.

Additionally, GM China has pledged to match its employee contributions for local disaster response efforts and the GM Foundation will match other employee contributions made by May 27, 2008, to the American Red Cross, China Disaster Relief Fund and UN World Food Programme, up to a total of $100,000.

News reports put the death toll from both natural disasters well into the hundreds of thousands. Millions more are in need of medicine, water, food and shelter.

"We are saddened by the magnitude of these disasters, and mourn the loss of life and the devastation that the disasters have brought to so many people," said Rod Gillum, GM Vice President and Chairman, GM Foundation. "Our employees have a long tradition of responding to such emergencies quickly and compassionately. GM is always ready to assist in global relief efforts to provide food, water, medicine and other resources to those who are in need."

More information on the GM Foundation can be found on the GM web site at www.gm.com/corporate/responsibility/.

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General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM), 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.

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