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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001225208-06-000085.txt : 20060104
<SEC-HEADER>0001225208-06-000085.hdr.sgml : 20060104
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20060104103452
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001225208-06-000085
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20051231
FILED AS OF DATE:		20060104
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20060104

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ONEAL E STANLEY
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001182337

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-00043
		FILM NUMBER:		06504851

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2126700420

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		MERRILL LYNCH CORPORATE SECRETARY
		STREET 2:		222 BROADWAY, 17TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10038

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GENERAL MOTORS CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000040730
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MOTOR VEHICLES & PASSENGER CAR BODIES [3711]
		IRS NUMBER:				380572515
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		300 RENAISSANCE CTR
		STREET 2:		MAIL CODE: 482-C34-D71
		CITY:			DETROIT
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			48265-3000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3135565000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		300 RENAISSANCE CTR
		STREET 2:		MAIL CODE: 482-C34-D71
		CITY:			DETROIT
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			48265-3000
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        <issuerName>GENERAL MOTORS CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>GM</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001182337</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>ONEAL E STANLEY</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>300 RENAISSANCE CENTER</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>DETROIT</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState></rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>48265-3000</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>General Motors Common Stock, $1-2/3 Par Value</value>
            </securityTitle>
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                    <value>1000</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>GM Stock $1-2/3 Par Value Restricted Stock Units</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>0</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2005-12-31</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>7781</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
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            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>17069</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeTransaction>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>GM Stock $1-2/3 Par Value Option (Right to Buy)</value>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>50.46</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2003-01-07</value>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2012-01-08</value>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>General Motors Common Stock, $1-2/3 Par Value</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Restricted Stock Units credited pursuant to Rule 16b-3 qualified GM Compensation Plan for Non-employee Directors.  Deferred compensation, equal to the retainers earned during the year, is credited annually on each December 31.  The deferred compensation is converted into Restricted Stock Units at the average daily closing market price of GM Common Stock for such year.  The amounts credited during the year also include dividend equivalents on such Restricted Stock Units.  Pursuant to such Plan, the Restricted Stock Units are deferred until after the director's retirement from GM and are paid in cash.  The Restricted Stock Units convert on a one for one basis.  The price of zero is fictional and only used for purposes of facilitating the electronic filing of this Form.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Director stock option granted pursuant to Section 16b-3 qualified  General Motors Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors. The stock option vests in three equal annual installments, with the first installment exercisable on the date indicated.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Martin I. Darvick, Attorney in Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-01-04</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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