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  communications  contain  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 Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.

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The following is a press release, regarding the exchange offer, issued in
Switzerland on April 27, 2000 in the French language:

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
Detroit, Michigan, und New York, New York, USA

Certificats suisses - n(degree)de valeur 933'263 / ISIN CH0009332633

OFFRE D'ECHANGE (valable jusqu'au 19 mai 2000)

Dans le cadre d'un rachat  d'actions  ordinaires GM d'une valeur nominale de USD
12/3 par echange  contre env. USD 9 milliards en actions  ordinaires GM Class H,
General Motors  Corporation  (GM) offre aux detenteurs  d'actions  ordinaires la
possibilite   d'echanger  leurs  actions  en  rapport  1,065  nouvelles  actions
ordinaires  Class H pour chaque  action  ordinaire  de USD 12/3 nom.  validement
apportee. Si plus de 86'396'977 actions ordinaires etaient presentees validement
a l'offre,  l'echange aura lieu sur une base prorata.  Les fractions revenant de
l'operation  seront  indemnisees  en numeraire.  L'offre est soumise a plusieurs
conditions.  GM a le droit de retirer son offre ou d'en  modifier en tout moment
les conditions.

Les  detenteurs  des  certificats  suisses  GM  enregistres  au nom de SNOC  qui
desirent  apporter  leurs  actions  a  l'echange  sont  pries  de  remettre  les
certificats a leur banque, en lui indiquant ou, aux Etats-Unis, il faut mettre a
disposition les nouvelles actions GM Class H.

Les   actionnaires   recevront  de  leur  banque   depositaire  de  plus  amples
renseignements  concernant les conditions de l'offre d'echange.  Il est en outre
possible  de  commander  sans  frais,  aupres de  Credit  Suisse  First  Boston,
Corporate Actions, PSOV 75, 8070 Zurich, un prospectus a ce sujet en anglais. GM
recommande de lire de pres ce prospectus.  Pour obtenir plus  d'information  sur
l'offre  d'echange,  les  actionnaires  peuvent  consulter  le website de la SEC
(www.sec.gov) ou celui de GM (www.gm.com).

par ordre

CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON

le 27 avril 2000

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The following is a press release, regarding the exchange offer, issued in
Switzerland on April 27, 2000 in the German language:

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
Detroit, Michigan, und New York, New York, USA

Schweizer Zertifikate - Valoren-Nr. 933'263 / ISIN CH0009332633

UMTAUSCH-OFFERTE   (gultig bis 19. Mai 2000)

Im  Rahmen  eines  Ruckkaufes  von  GM-Stammaktien  von $ 1 2/3  Nominalwert  im
Umtausch  gegen ca. $ 9 Mia.  von GM Class H  Stammaktien  unterbreitet  General
Motors  Corporation  (GM)  den  Stammaktionaren  die  Offerte,  ihre  Aktien  im
Verhaltnis 1,065 neue Class H Stammaktien  (Valoren Nr. 834'871) fur jede gultig
angediente Stammaktie von $ 1-2/3 Nominalwert (Valoren Nr. 933'263) zu tauschen.
Sollten mehr als 86'396'977  Stammaktien  zur Offerte gultig  angemeldet  werden
erfolgt der Umtausch auf einer pro rata Basis.  Entstehende Fraktionen werden in
bar abgegolten . Die Offerte ist an verschiedene  Bedingungen geknupft. GM steht
das Recht zu,  die  Angebotsbedingungen  jederzeit  zu andern  oder die  Offerte
zuruckzuziehen.

Inhaber von auf den Namen SNOC  eingetragenen  GM -  Schweizer  Zertifikaten,die
ihre Aktien zum Umtausch  anmelden wollen sind gebeten,  die  Zertifikate  ihrer
Bank  mit  Instruktionen,  wo die  neuen  GM  Class  H -  Aktien  in den USA zur
Verfugung gestellt werden sollen, einzureichen.

Einzelheiten zu den Bedingungen des Umtauschangebotes werden den Aktionaren uber
ihre  Depotbank  mitgeteilt  und konnen  ausserdem  einem Prospekt in englischer
Sprache,  der bei Credit Suisse First Boston,  Corporate Actions,  PSOV 75, 8070
Zurich kostenfrei angefordert werden kann, entnommen werden.


GM empfiehlt,  diesen Prospekt zu lesen. Zusatzlich konnen Aktionare weitere das
Umtauschangebot betreffende Informationen von der Web Site der SEC (www.sec.gov)
oder von der GM Web Site (www.gm.com) erhalten.

Im Auftrag


CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON

27. April 2000

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The  following  is an  addition,  first used on April 27,  2000,  to a script to
answer questions from stockholders:

Q. As a participant in a GM or a GM-affiliated savings plan, why am I not
eligible for the preferential treatment that odd-lot holders receive?
A. A term of the exchange offer is that holders of an aggregate of less than
   100 shares of $1-2/3 par value common stock who validly tender all of their
   shares will not be  subject  to  proration  if the  exchange  offer is
   oversubscribed.  As a participant in one of the savings  plans,  this term
   does not apply to you as you do not hold shares  directly but rather hold
   units which  represent  your interests in shares. The trustee of your savings
   plan is the actual holder of the shares and the  preferential  treatment for
   odd-lots would apply to them, however,  as of April 20, 2000,  none of such
   plans held less than 100 shares and we currently  expect that all such plans
   will  continue to hold more than 100 shares during the exchange offer period.

Q. What is "when issued" trading and will it apply to the exchange offer?
A. "When issued" trading is trading of shares that have not been issued yet
   (i.e.,  the new shares that will be issued in  connection  with the  exchange
   offer).  "When issued"  trading allows  investors to agree now to buy or sell
   Class H stock  once  the  exchange  offer  is  completed.  A buyer of a "when
   issued"  share is  entitled  to  delivery  of a Class H share  following  the
   exchange  offer  while a seller  of a "when  issued"  share is  obligated  to
   deliver a Class H share  following the exchange.  The NYSE announced on April
   26,  2000 that it would  make a market for "when  issued"  trading in Class H
   stock from May 1 until May 19. The "when  issued"  trades will all be settled
   following the exchange offer,  although the specific  settlement date has yet
   to be announced.

      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, as well as the other documents which General Motors has
filed with the SEC,  because  they contain  certain  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 and other documents filed by General
Motors at the SEC's web site at  www.sec.gov,  at  General  Motors'  website  at
www.gm.com,  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, Michigan 48071, telephone:  (313)667-1500, menu option #2. This
communication  shall not  constitute  an offer to sell or a  solicitation  of an
offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any  jurisdiction  in
which an offer,  solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. 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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The following  information  appears on the GM website at www.gm.com:

INVESTOR INFORMATION:
NEW FEATURES ON THIS SITE:

Get the facts about the GM $1-2/3- GM Class H Share Exchange.

FOR STOCKHOLDERS:

GM $1-2/3 --GM Class H Share  Exchange:Read  news releases and frequently  asked
questions  related  to GM's  proposed  plans to  repurchase  GM $1-2/3  stock in
exchange  for $9 billion of Class H stock and  contribute  $7 billion of Class H
stock to its benefit plans.

GM $1-2/3-- GM CLASS H SHARE EXCHANGE
On  February  1, the GM Board of  Directors  approved  a  restructuring  of GM's
economic interest in Hughes Electronics,  which included an offer to its current
shareholders  to  repurchase  GM $1-2/3 stock in exchange for  approximately  $8
billion of Class H stock and  contributions of approximately $7 billion of Class
H stock to GM benefit plans. In March,  the Board  authorized an increase in the
amount of the share exchange to $9 billion to offset new stock  issuances  being
used to finance the acquisition of a 20% stake in Fiat Auto.
The following provides  additional  information on this announcement:  [includes
and will  include  links  to the text of  materials  previously  filed  with the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, each containing the legend required under Rule 425.]