TYPE:  425
SEQUENCE:  1
DESCRIPTION:  FILING OF COMMUNICATION

                        Filed by General Motors Corporation (GM)
                        Subject Company - General Motors Corporation
                        Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933
                        File No. 333-30826

The  following  communication  contains  forward-looking  statements  within the
meaning of the Safe  Harbor  Provisions  of the  Private  Securities  Litigation
Reform Act of 1995.  Reference  made in the following are based on  management's
current  expectations  or beliefs  and are  subject  to a number of factors  and
uncertainties  that could cause actual results to differ  materially  from those
described in the forward-looking statements.

The principal  risk factors that may cause actual  results to differ  materially
from  those   expressed  in   forward-looking   statements   contained  in  this
communication  are  described  in  various  documents  filed by GM with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including GM's Current Reports on Form
8-K dated April 12, 1999, and Filed on April 15, 1999, and April 21, 1999.

The  following is the GM press  release  issued on February 22, 2000 to announce
the filing of the  preliminary  Form S-4  registration  statement  with the SEC,
covering the planned exchange offer.

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                     GM FILES PRELIMINARY REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                         COVERING PLANNED EXCHANGE OFFER

      DETROIT -- General Motors Corp.  (NYSE: GM) today filed a preliminary Form
S-4  registration  statement with the Securities and Exchange  Commission  (SEC)
covering  GM's plan to offer to repurchase GM $1-2/3 par value common stock from
holders of that stock  through an  exchange  of  approximately  $8 billion of GM
Class H common stock for outstanding  shares of GM $1-2/3 stock.  General Motors
originally  announced the transaction as part of a broad  restructuring  of GM's
economic interest in its wholly-owned  Hughes Electronics  subsidiary on Feb. 1,
2000.

      Today's filing does not signify the commencement of the exchange offer. GM
currently  expects the  20-business  day offering  period to occur in the second
quarter  of 2000,  following  the  SEC's  review  of the  Form S-4  registration
statement filed today.

      GM's  proposed  exchange  offer would  significantly  reduce the number of
shares of GM $1-2/3 stock outstanding and increase the number of shares of Class
H stock  outstanding,  while  not  being  dilutive  to the  Class H  stock.  The
per-share  exchange  ratio for the offering will be determined by GM immediately
prior to the commencement of the offer.

      Holders of GM's $1-2/3 stock will receive the definitive offering circular
and prospectus when the exchange offer  commences.  If  stockholders  still have
questions after reading that document,  GM's information agent will be available
to answer questions and provide assistance in responding to the exchange offer.

      While  General  Motors  has filed a  Registration  Statement  on Form S-4,
including a preliminary  prospectus,  regarding the exchange offer with the SEC,
it has not yet  become  effective,  which  means it is not yet  final.  GM urges
holders of GM $1-2/3  common stock to read the final  Registration  Statement on
Form S-4, including the final prospectus,  regarding the exchange offer referred
to above, when it is finalized and distributed to GM $1-2/3 common stockholders,
as well as the other  documents which General Motors has filed or will file with
the SEC, because they contain or will contain  important  information for making
an informed investment decision.  Holders of GM $1-2/3 common stock may obtain a
free  copy  of the  final  prospectus,  when it  becomes  available,  and  other
documents  filed by General  Motors at the SEC's web site at at General  Motors'
web site at or from General  Motors by  directing  such request in writing or by
telephone to: GM Fulfillment  Center,  30200 Stephenson Hwy., (MC  480-000-FC1),
Madison Heights, Mich. 48071.  Telephone:  (313) 667-1500,  menu option #2. This
communication  shall not constitute an offer to sell or the  solicitation  of an
offer to buy,  nor shall there be any sale of  securities  in any state in which
offer,  solicitation  or  sale  would  be  unlawful  prior  to  registration  or
qualification  under the  securities  laws of any such  state.  No  offering  of
securities  shall  be  made  except  by  means  of  a  prospectus   meeting  the
requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.  Inquiries
from the news  media  should  be  directed  to GM  Corporate  Communications  at
212-418-6380.
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