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 is 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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Th  following  is  a  Morgan Stanley  Dean  Witter/GM/Hughes Electronics  press
release issued on May 5, 2000:

              MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER, GM AND HUGHES ELECTRONICS
                LAUNCH VIRTUAL PRESENTATION FOR RETAIL INVESTORS
                 First Internet Presentation Open to the Public


NEW YORK, May 5, 2000-- Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (NYSE:  MDW),  General Motors
Corp.  (NYSE: GM, GMH), and Hughes  Electronics  Corporation today announced the
launch of the first Internet management presentation open to retail investors in
a transaction  of this type.  The  presentation  involves GM's exchange offer of
shares of its  Class H common  stock  for  outstanding  shares of its $1 2/3 par
value  common  stock up to about $9bn of Class H common stock (as of the time of
commencement).  The exchange offer,  currently underway,  is being used by GM to
repurchase up to 14 percent of its GM $1-2/3 par value common stock.

      The  Internet  presentation  features  19 minutes of slides and  streaming
audio narrated by Hughes' Chief Executive Officer, Michael T. Smith, and Roxanne
Austin,  Hughes'  Chief  Financial  Officer.  The site also  allows  viewers  to
download  the  prospectus,  read through  questions  and answers on the exchange
offer, and view the speakers' biographies.

      Investors   in  the  United   States  may  view  the  virtual   management
presentation  at  www.msdw.com/gm-gmh-exchange.  The site will be available live
until  midnight  on Friday,  May 19, when the  exchange  offer is  scheduled  to
expire.

      MSDW,  which  is  acting  as  dealer-manager  for  the  offer,  worked  in
conjunction with NextVenue to broadcast the presentation on behalf of GM and its
Hughes subsidiary.

      "MSDW  is  committed  to  delivering  value-added  content  to our  retail
investor base, and we intend to use this technology more broadly going forward,"
said Jon Anda, a managing  director and co-head of Global Equity Capital Markets
at MSDW.

      In addition to the information contained on the website, GM has filed with
the SEC a prospectus and other documents and  information  relating the exchange
offer.



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      Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. is a global financial services firm and a
market leader in securities,  asset management, and credit services. The Company
has offices in New York, London, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and other principal financial
centers  around the world and has 488 securities  branch offices  throughout the
United States.


GM urges  holders  of the GM  $1-2/3  par value  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 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 par value  common stock may obtain a free copy of the final
prospectus and other  documents  filed by General Motors at the SEC's website at
www.sec.gov,  at General Motors' website  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 any 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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