SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D.C. 20549-1004





                                    FORM 8-K
                    CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



          Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported) October 4, 1999
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                           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   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
 of incorporation)                                         Identification No.)




   100 Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan                 48265-1000
3044 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, Michigan                 48202-3091
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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 5.  OTHER EVENTS


     On October 4, 1999,  General Motors  Corporation  announced that Sony Corp.
Chief  Executive  Officer  and  President  Nobuyuki  Idei  joined  GM's Board of
Directors. The press release is as follows:

                      SONY PRESIDENT AND CEO NOBUYUKI IDEI
                   JOINS THE GENERAL MOTORS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

     DETROIT -- The election of Nobuyuki Idei to the General  Motors (NYSE:  GM)
Board of  Directors  was  announced  today by GM  Chairman  and Chief  Executive
Officer John F. Smith, Jr.

     Idei, 61, has been chief executive  officer of Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) since
June 1999. He had served as co-chief  executive  officer since May 1998,  and as
president, chief operating officer and representative director since April 1995.
Prior to that, Idei had been managing director of Sony since 1994.

     The election of Idei,  which is effective Nov. 1, 1999,  increases the size
of the GM Board to 16 members, 13 of whom are independent, outside directors.

     "Idei's  strong  background  in  international  marketing,  his key role in
moving Sony into the digital age, and enhancing the  company's  renowned  design
and brand  image bring to the GM board an  invaluable  level of  experience  and
global perspective," Smith said. "He'll bring to the board a wealth of knowledge
and experience regarding the Asia Pacific region -- a key growth market for GM."

     Commenting  on his  appointment,  Idei  said,  "I am  honored  to have been
elected  a member  of the  board of GM, a  leading  company  that I have  always
admired and  respected.  Although GM's core business is different  from ours, we
share a common  objective  and that is to supply the best  possible  products to
consumers  in the 21st  century.  As a member of their  Board,  I hope to gain a
better  understanding of their global management  philosophy,  and contribute my
knowledge of the electronics industry in the digital network era."

     Idei has held several key  positions at Sony since he joined the company in
1960. He was instrumental in the  establishment of Sony's  compact-disc  market,
and  strengthening  the company's  video-cassette-recording  (VCR) business.  He
played a key role in the  establishment  of  Sony's  European  market  presence,
particularly  through  the  opening  of Sony  France in the late 1960s and early
1970s.  And  since  becoming  president,  he  has  led  Sony's  entry  into  the
information-technology business and the company's efforts in the digital-network
arena.

     Idei is a native of Tokyo, where he currently resides.  He is a graduate of
Waseda University,  Faculty of Politics and Economics in Tokyo. He also attended
L'Institut des Hautes Etudes Internationales in Geneva, Switzerland.


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                                    SIGNATURE

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 6, 1999
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                                       By
                                            s/Peter R. Bible
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                                            (Peter R. Bible,
                                             Chief Accounting Officer)














































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