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) June 8, 1998
                                  -------------




                           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
                                                         --------------

















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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

      The General Motors Corporation  Restated  Certificate of Incorporation has
been  restated to integrate  into one document  all of the  currently  effective
provisions  of  the  document  and to  delete  all  provisions  that  have  been
superseded  by  prior  amendments  to  the  document.   The  Corrected  Restated
Certificate of  Incorporation  of General  Motors  Corporation  incorporates  by
reference the  Certificates  of  Designations  pertaining to the Series B 9 1/8%
Preference  Stock,  the Series D 7.92%  Preference  Stock and the Series G 9.12%
Preference Stock of General Motors Corporation.


ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

      (c) Exhibits

      Exhibit 3(i) Corrected  Restated  Certificate of  Incorporation of General
      Motors Corporation, as amended to June 8, 1998.





                                    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    July 30, 1998
        -----------------
                                            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) June 8, 1998
                                  -------------

                           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

      The General Motors Corporation  Restated  Certificate of Incorporation has
been  restated to integrate  into one document  all of the  currently  effective
provisions  of  the  document  and to  delete  all  provisions  that  have  been
superseded  by  prior  amendments  to  the  document.   The  Corrected  Restated
Certificate of  Incorporation  of General  Motors  Corporation  incorporates  by
reference the  Certificates  of  Designations  pertaining to the Series B 9 1/8%
Preference  Stock,  the Series D 7.92%  Preference  Stock and the Series G 9.12%
Preference Stock of General Motors Corporation.

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

      (c) Exhibits

      Exhibit 3(i) Corrected  Restated  Certificate of  Incorporation of General
      Motors Corporation, as amended to June 8, 1998.

                                    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    July 30, 1998
        -----------------
                                            By
                                            s/Peter R. Bible
                                            -------------------------------
                                            (Peter R. Bible,
                                             Chief Accounting Officer)

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