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) November 24, 1997
                                  -----------------




                           GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
            -----------------------------------------------------
            (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                 48243-7301
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 November 24, 1997,  the  Delaware  Court of Chancery  held a hearing on
plaintiffs'  motion for expedited  proceedings in the consolidated class actions
challenging the Hughes  Transactions,  In re General Motors Class H Shareholders
Litigation,  Civil Action No. 15517.  The court denied  plaintiffs'  request for
expedited  discovery  and for the  scheduling  of a  hearing  on a motion  for a
preliminary injunction.

















































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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
                                            --------------------------
                                                   (Registrant)
Date    November 26, 1997
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                                         By
                                            s/Peter R. Bible
                                            -------------------------------
                                            (Peter R. Bible,
                                             Chief Accounting Officer)










































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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) November 24, 1997
                                  -----------------

                           GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
            -----------------------------------------------------
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

   100 Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan                 48243-7301
3044 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, Michigan                 48202-3091
--------------------------------------------                 ----------
  (Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code       (313)-556-5000
                                                         --------------

                                    - 1 -
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS

      On November 24, 1997,  the  Delaware  Court of Chancery  held a hearing on
plaintiffs'  motion for expedited  proceedings in the consolidated class actions
challenging the Hughes  Transactions,  In re General Motors Class H Shareholders
Litigation,  Civil Action No. 15517.  The court denied  plaintiffs'  request for
expedited  discovery  and for the  scheduling  of a  hearing  on a motion  for a
preliminary injunction.

                                    - 2 -

                                   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
                                            --------------------------
                                                   (Registrant)
Date    November 26, 1997
        -----------------
                                         By
                                            s/Peter R. Bible
                                            -------------------------------
                                            (Peter R. Bible,
                                             Chief Accounting Officer)

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