UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                            Washington, DC 20549-1004



                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) October 27, 2005



                           GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)



             STATE OF DELAWARE                  1-143           38-0572515
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         (State or other jurisdiction of     (Commission     (I.R.S. Employer
         Incorporation or Organization)      File Number)   Identification No.)

      300 Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan                  48265-3000
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      (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                   (Zip Code)




        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (313) 556-5000
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ITEM 8.01.  OTHER EVENTS

General Motors Corporation ("GM") has been cooperating with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission ("SEC") in connection with investigations reported by
the media concerning pension and Other Post-Employment Benefits ("OPEB") and
certain transactions between General Motors and Delphi Corporation ("Delphi").

The SEC has issued subpoenas to GM in connection with various matters involving
GM that it has under investigation. These matters include GM's financial
reporting concerning pension and OPEB, certain transactions between General
Motors and Delphi, GM's recovery of recall costs from suppliers and supplier
price reductions or credits, and any obligation GM may have to fund pension and
OPEB costs in connection with Delphi's proceedings under Chapter 11 of the U.S.
Bankruptcy Code.

Separately, SEC and federal grand jury subpoenas have been served on GMAC
entities in connection with industry wide investigations into practices in the
insurance industry relating to loss mitigation insurance products such as finite
risk insurance.

GM and its subsidiaries are cooperating with all these investigations. GM has no
further comment at this time.


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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                          GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
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                                          (Registrant)

Date:  October 27, 2005              By:  /s/PETER R. BIBLE.
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                                          (Peter R. Bible,
                                           Chief Accounting Officer)