GENERAL MOTORS CORP
SC 13G/A, 1995-07-07
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                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
                                               
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                                SCHEDULE 13G
          INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13D-1 AND 13D-2
                  UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                            
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                             (Amendment No. 2)*

                         General Motors Corporation
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                              (Name of Issuer)

        Class E Common Stock,                     
      par value $.10 per share                     370442 24 2
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   (Title of class of securities)                 (CUSIP number)

                                            
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 Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [_]. 


 (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous
 statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent
 of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no
 amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five
 percent or less of such class.)  (See Rule 13d-7.)

 *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
 person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
 securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
 would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
 deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
 Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
 section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act
 (however, see the Notes).









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 CUSIP No.       370442 24 2            13G           Page 2 of 7


      1       NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS:     Finance Committee of the
                                             Board of Directors of General
                                             Motors Corporation, as named
                                             fiduciary of certain pension
                                             funds.

              S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE    
              PERSONS:                       
                       

      2       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A            N/A
              GROUP:*                                             (a) [_]
                                                                  (b) [_]

      3       SEC USE ONLY

      4       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF     N/A
              ORGANIZATION:

    NUMBER OF     5  SOLE VOTING POWER:      N/A
     SHARES
  BENEFICIALLY    6  SHARED VOTING POWER:    157,713,220**
    OWNED BY
      EACH        7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE        N/A
    REPORTING        POWER:
   PERSON WITH
                  8  SHARED DISPOSITIVE      157,713,220**
                     POWER:

      9       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH     157,713,220**
              REPORTING PERSON:

      10      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)          N/A
              EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES:*                             [_]

      11      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9):    35.9%**
              
      12      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON:*       00
              



*  SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
** See Item 4.
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     ITEM 1.  NAME OF ISSUER AND ADDRESS

        (a)-(b)  This statement relates to the Class E Common Stock of
     General Motors Corporation ("GM").  The address of the principal
     executive offices of GM is 3044 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit,
     Michigan 48202.

     ITEM 2.  IDENTITY OF PERSON FILING

        (a)-(c)  This statement is being filed by the Finance Committee
     (the "Committee") of the Board of Directors of GM, in its capacity as
     named fiduciary in accordance with the Employee Retirement Income
     Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), with respect to the
     General Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan (the "Hourly Plan")
     and the General Motors Retirement Program for Salaried Employees (the
     "Salaried Plan" and, collectively with the Hourly Plan, the "Plans"). 
     The current members of the Committee are Charles T. Fisher, III, J.
     Willard Marriott, Jr., Edmund T. Pratt, John F. Smith, Jr., Thomas H.
     Wyman and, ex officio, John G. Smale, each of whom is a Director of GM
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     and a U.S. citizen.  The address of the Committee's principal business
     office is 3044 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, Michigan 48202.

        (d)-(e)  The title of the class of securities reported on herein is
     Class E Common Stock, par value $.10 per share ("Class E Common
     Stock"), of GM.  The CUSIP No. for such shares is 370442 24 2.

     ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-1(B), OR 13D-
     2(B), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:

            (a)  [_]  Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the
                      Act

            (b)  [_]  Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act
                

            (c)  [_]  Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of
                      the Act

            (d)  [_]  Investment Company registered under section 8 of the
                      Investment Company Act

            (e)  [_]  Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of
                      the Investment Advisers Act of 1940

            (f)  [x]  Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject
                      to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income
                      Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see
                      Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)

            (g)  [_]  Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Section
                      240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) (Note:  See Item 7)

            (h)  [_]  Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)
                









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     ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP

        (a)-(c)  Subject to the discussion below, as of June 30, 1995, the
     Committee may be deemed the beneficial owner, on behalf of the Plans
     (as defined in Item 2 above), for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 13(g)
     of the Act of a total of 157,713,220 shares of Class E Common Stock,
     representing approximately 35.9% of the shares of Class E Common Stock
     outstanding, as to all of which shares the Committee may be deemed to
     share the power to direct the voting or disposition thereof.

        The Committee is the named fiduciary (in accordance with ERISA) of
     the Plans and in such capacity has the power to appoint investment
     managers for holdings of GM securities contributed to the Plans.  On
     November 4, 1992, pursuant to an Exchange and Registration Agreement
     with GM, the Plans acquired from GM 26,098,448 shares of Class E
     Common Stock, which then represented approximately 11% of the issued
     and outstanding shares of Class E Common Stock, and also received a
     cash payment, all in exchange for certain shares of preference stock
     of GM previously contributed by GM to and then owned by the Plans. 
     The Prudential Insurance Company of America ("Prudential") had
     previously been appointed by the Committee as investment manager for
     the Plans with respect to such preference stock and Prudential acted
     for the Plans in such exchange and continued as investment manager
     with responsibility for the shares of Class E Common Stock issued in
     exchange therefor.  Pursuant to the terms of such appointment,
     Prudential had the power to vote and dispose of such shares of Class E
     Common Stock held by the Plans (until September 1, 1993).  The
     Committee did not direct Prudential with respect to the acquisition of
     such Class E Common Stock or subsequently with respect to the voting
     thereof or the disposition or continued ownership thereof by the
     Plans.

        On September 1, 1993, Bankers Trust Company ("Bankers Trust")
     succeeded Prudential as trustee and investment manager for the Plans
     with respect to such shares of Class E Common Stock, by appointment by
     the Committee.  Pursuant to the terms of such appointment, Bankers
     Trust had the power to vote and dispose of such shares of Class E
     Common Stock held by the Plans (until March 13, 1995).  The Committee
     did not direct Bankers Trust with respect to the voting or the
     disposition or continued ownership by the Plans of such shares of
     Class E Common Stock.

        On March 13, 1995, GM contributed to the Hourly Plan 173,163,187
     shares of Class E Common Stock, constituting approximately 39.5% of
     the then outstanding shares of Class E Common Stock.  The Committee
     had appointed United States Trust Company of New York ("U.S. Trust")
     to act for the Hourly Plan in connection with such contribution and on
     March 13, 1995, pursuant to such appointment, U.S. Trust became
     trustee and investment manager for the Hourly Plan with respect to
     such shares and also with respect to 16,924,032 shares of Class E
     Common Stock then held in trust for the Hourly Plan and managed by
     Bankers Trust, as discussed above.  Bankers Trust continued as trustee
     and investment manager on behalf of the Salaried Plan for the
     9,174,416 shares of Class E Common Stock it then held in trust for the
     Salaried Plan.  Accordingly, on March 13, 1995, U.S. Trust had the
     power to vote and dispose of 190,087,219 shares of Class E Common
     Stock owned by the Hourly Plan, representing approximately 43.3% of
     the then outstanding shares of Class E Common Stock, and Bankers Trust
     had the power to vote and dispose of 9,174,416 shares of Class E
     Common Stock owned by the Salaried Plan, representing approximately
     2.1% of the then outstanding shares of Class E Common Stock.  At March
     31, 1995, U.S. Trust and Bankers Trust continued to have the power to
     vote and to dispose of such shares, representing approximately the
     same percentage of the shares of Class E Common Stock outstanding at
     such date as at March 13, 1995.  In addition, at March 31, 1995
     various other independent investment managers for the Plans, who were
     appointed to act for the Plans by General Motors Investment Management
     Corporation ("GMIMCo"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of GM retained by
     the Committee to furnish certain investment management and
     administrative functions for the Plans, had the power to vote and
     dispose of a total of 541,800 shares of Class E Common Stock owned by
     the Plans and certain


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     shares of preference stock of GM that are convertible into 479,385
     shares of Class E Common Stock, representing together approximately
     0.2% of the shares of Class E Common Stock that would then be
     outstanding upon conversion of such shares of preference stock.  The
     Committee's deemed beneficial ownership at March 31, 1995 of the
     shares of Class E Common Stock owned by the Plans and managed by U.S.
     Trust, Bankers Trust and various other independent investment managers
     for the Plans as described above in this paragraph was reported on the
     Committee's Amendment No. 1 dated April 10, 1995 to its Schedule 13G
     information statement respecting Class E Common Stock.

        On June 14 and 15, 1995, the Hourly Plan, as directed by U.S.
     Trust, sold a total of 40,550,000 shares of Class E Common Stock
     (thereby reducing the Hourly Plan's ownership of shares of Class E
     Common Stock by more than 5% of such shares outstanding) and the
     Salaried Plan, as directed by Bankers Trust, sold a total of 2,000,000
     shares of Class E Common Stock, in each case pursuant to a registered
     public offering.  In addition, between March 31, 1995 and June 30,
     1995, the Plans sold an aggregate of 19,600 shares of Class E Common
     Stock, as directed by various other independent investment managers
     for the Plans appointed by GMIMCo, as described above, pursuant to
     open market transactions.  Accordingly, at June 30, 1995, U.S. Trust
     had the power to vote and dispose of 149,537,219 shares of Class E
     Common Stock owned by the Hourly Plan, representing approximately
     34.1% of the then outstanding shares of Class E Common Stock, and
     Bankers Trust had the power to vote and dispose of 7,174,416 shares of
     Class E Common Stock owned by the Salaried Plan, representing
     approximately 1.6% of the then outstanding shares of Class E Common
     Stock.  In addition, at June 30, 1995, various other independent
     investment managers for the Plans, appointed by GMIMCo, had the power
     to vote and dispose of a total of 522,200 shares of Class E Common
     Stock owned by the Plans and certain shares of preference stock of GM
     that are convertible into 479,385 shares of Class E Common Stock,
     representing together approximately 0.2% of the shares of Class E
     Common Stock that would then be outstanding upon conversion of such
     shares of preference stock.

        Although the Committee does not exercise voting or dispositive
     powers with respect to the Class E Common Stock owned by the Plans, it
     may be deemed to be the beneficial owner, on behalf of the Plans, for
     purposes of Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Act of the shares of Class
     E Common Stock held in trust for the Plans by U.S. Trust and Bankers
     Trust because it has the right under certain circumstances to
     terminate within 60 days the appointment of U.S. Trust and/or Bankers
     Trust as trustees and investment managers for the Hourly Plan and
     Salaried Plan, respectively, with respect to such shares.  In
     addition, although the Committee does not exercise voting or
     dispositive powers with respect to the other shares of Class E Common
     Stock or the shares of GM preference stock convertible into shares of
     Class E Common Stock owned by the Plans and managed by other
     independent investment managers appointed by GMIMCo, it may be deemed
     to be the beneficial owner on behalf of the Plans for purposes of
     Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Act of such shares of Class E Common
     Stock because it has the power under certain circumstances to cause
     GMIMCo to terminate such appointments within 60 days.  Notwithstanding
     the foregoing, the filing of this statement is not an admission that
     the Committee is, for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the
     Act, the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this statement
     and such beneficial ownership is disclaimed.

     ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS

        If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the
     date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be a beneficial owner
     of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the
     following [_].
              


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     ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER
     PERSON

        Any dividends received in respect of the Class E Common Stock
     reported herein as well as the proceeds of any sale thereof are for
     the benefit of the Hourly Plan or the Salaried Plan, as the case may
     be.

     ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH
     ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY

        N/A

     ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP

        N/A

     ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP

        N/A

     ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION

        The following certification shall be included if the statement is
     filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b):  

        By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
     belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary
     course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not
     have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer
     of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a
     participant in any transaction having such purposes or effect.




































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                                    SIGNATURE

        After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
     belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is
     true, complete and correct.

                                                   July 7, 1995            
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                                                       Date


                                           /s/ R. Charles Tschampion       
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                                                     Signature


                                           R. Charles Tschampion, Managing
                                           Director, Investment Strategy &
                                           Asset Allocation and
                                           Representative of the Finance
                                           Committee of the Board of
                                           Directors of General Motors
                                           Corporation *                 
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                                                    Name/Title


        The original statement shall be signed by each person on whose
     behalf the statement is filed or his authorized representative.  If
     the statement is signed on behalf of a person by his authorized
     representative other than an executive officer or general partner of
     the filing person, evidence of the representative's authority to sign
     on behalf of such person shall be filed with the statement, provided,
     however, that a power of attorney for this purpose which is already on
     file with the Commission may be incorporated by reference.  The name
     and any title of each person who signs the statement shall be typed or
     printed beneath his signature.

     Note:  Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be
     filed with the Commission.

     ATTENTION:  INTENTIONAL MISSTATEMENTS OR OMISSIONS OF FACT CONSTITUTE
     FEDERAL CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS (SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001)










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          *  Certification of authorization to sign this statement
          has been filed as Exhibit 1 to the reporting person's
          Amendment No. 1 dated April 10, 1995 to its Schedule 13G
          information statement respecting Class E Common Stock.



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