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 5, 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

              On October 6, 1998,  General Motors Corporation (GM) issued a news
release   regarding  the  announcement  that  GM  is  streamlining  it's  global
automotive  business and has named G. Richard Wagoner,  Jr., President and Chief
Operating Officer. The news release was as follows:


              GENERAL MOTORS STREAMLINES GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS
               WAGONER NAMED PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

         DETROIT -- General  Motors  today  announced  the creation of a single,
unified global automotive organization designed to enable the company to respond
rapidly and decisively to local opportunities in all markets around the world by
fully leveraging the corporation's global capabilities.

         The new GM  Automotive  Operations  will be led by G. Richard  Wagoner,
Jr.,  who was  elected  Monday  president  and chief  operating  officer  of the
corporation by the General Motors Board of Directors. Wagoner also will become a
member of the board.  John F. Smith, Jr., will continue to serve as chairman and
chief  executive  officer.  Harry J.  Pearce  will  continue in his role as vice
chairman.

         The new global  organization  will  comprise  four  regions and will be
supported by a consolidated GM Automotive  Strategy Board, which takes the place
of several current boards, councils and alliances.

         "Intense  competition,  diverse global markets and the speed with which
the world is changing  politically,  economically and technologically call for a
faster and leaner  General  Motors,"  Smith  said.  "We are moving  swiftly to a
delayered  and  simplified   automotive  structure  --  one  that  more  clearly
identifies leadership and accountability for performance."

         According  to  Smith,   globalization  and   consolidation   have  been
long-stated company business  objectives.  However, to ensure the success of the
new organization,  General Motors first had to develop a set of common processes
between its North American  Operations  (NAO) and its  International  Operations
(IO).

         "By creating common business  processes and systems,  as well as common
vehicle platforms and components,  we have laid the foundation for NAO and IO to
become one General  Motors  organization,"  Wagoner said.  "During the past four
years,  the two  operations  have used these  processes  and systems to meld the
goals and  objectives  of two very diverse  organizations  and  cultures  into a
cohesive business plan."

         According to Smith,  formation of the new GM Automotive Operations is a
major step in a series of  corporate  streamlining  measures  that began in 1992
when NAO was  established  and the  purchasing  function was  consolidated  on a
worldwide basis.

<PAGE>
                                                    
         "The pace of simplifying  our automotive  operations and leveraging our
resources more efficiently has advanced this year with our decision to establish
Delphi  Automotive  Systems  as  a  separate  company  and  to  consolidate  our
traditional five North American car and truck operations into a single, stronger
and more  responsive  field sales  force,"  Smith said.  "The new GM  Automotive
Operations  is the  culmination  of our efforts to become a fast and lean global
force that will reward innovation and customer responsiveness."

         Louis R. Hughes,  who formerly  served as executive  vice president and
president  of GM's  International  Operations,  will now  report to Smith in the
newly created role of executive vice president of New Business Strategies.

         "Both Rick and Lou, as well as the entire  leadership  team,  have been
instrumental in turning  General Motors around from the difficult  period of the
late 80s and early 90s," Smith said.  "Their  commitment,  talent and experience
will  continue  to play a critical  role in building  upon our  momentum we have
established since 1992."

         The new GM Automotive  Operations is a matrixed  organization that will
consist  of  four  regions  (Asia/Pacific,   Europe,  North  America  and  Latin
America/Africa/Mid-East),  each led by a region president. Each region president
will have  responsibility  for all  operations  in that area,  with a particular
emphasis  on  satisfying  the needs and tastes of  customers  in the  respective
region.

         The region presidents  together with leaders of major functions such as
Design & Engineering  will constitute the GM Automotive  Strategy  Board,  which
will have the ultimate  responsibility for GM's automotive  business,  under the
direction of Wagoner, as GM's president.

         The GM Automotive Strategy Board will encompass the responsibilities of
a number of other  forums,  which will be  discontinued.  Those  forums  include
General Motors International  Operations,  International  Strategy Board, Global
Vehicle  Strategy  Team,  Global Truck  Alliance,  Global Car Alliance,  and the
Global Powertrain Alliance. The President's Council also will be discontinued.

         "This new streamlined  organization allows us to respond quickly to the
needs of customers in a specific  region,  while at the same time leveraging the
experience,  talent and  diversity  of our people  worldwide  and taking  better
advantage of leveraging our economies of scale and scope," Wagoner said.

         The GM Board of Directors  also  approved the  following  elections and
appointments to be effective immediately:

         Ronald L. Zarrella was elected an executive  vice  president of General
Motors  and  president  of GM North  America.  He and the other  three  regional
presidents will report to Wagoner.

         Other regional presidents include Michael J. Burns, GM Europe;  Richard
C. Nerod, GM Latin America, Africa and Mid-East, and Rudy A.  Schlais,  Jr.,  GM
Asia/Pacific.

<PAGE>

         Donald E.  Hackworth was elected a senior vice  president and continues
to head GM North  America Car Group and North  American  Manufacturing  and will
serve as a global process leader for manufacturing.

         Roy S. Roberts was elected vice president and group executive in charge
of the North American Vehicle Sales, Service and Marketing (VSSM) organization.

         Darwin E. Clark, a GM vice president,  was appointed vice president and
general manager, Field Sales, Service and Parts for North American VSSM.

         Kathleen S. Barclay was elected a GM vice president in charge of Global
Human Resources and GM University.

         Richard G.  "Skip"  LeFauve,  senior  vice  president  of Global  Human
Resources and  president of the GM University  will be retiring on Jan. 1, 1999.
During  his 41 years of  service,  LeFauve  distinguished  himself as leader and
innovator.  Among  his many  achievements,  his most  notable,  perhaps,  is his
leadership  from  1986 to 1997 of  Saturn,  which is  hailed  as one of the most
innovative and successful new brands in the history of the automotive industry.

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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    October 6, 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) October 5, 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
                                                         --------------
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS

              On October 6, 1998,  General Motors Corporation (GM) issued a news
release   regarding  the  announcement  that  GM  is  streamlining  it's  global
automotive  business and has named G. Richard Wagoner,  Jr., President and Chief
Operating Officer. The news release was as follows:

              GENERAL MOTORS STREAMLINES GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS
               WAGONER NAMED PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

         DETROIT -- General  Motors  today  announced  the creation of a single,
unified global automotive organization designed to enable the company to respond
rapidly and decisively to local opportunities in all markets around the world by
fully leveraging the corporation's global capabilities.

         The new GM  Automotive  Operations  will be led by G. Richard  Wagoner,
Jr.,  who was  elected  Monday  president  and chief  operating  officer  of the
corporation by the General Motors Board of Directors. Wagoner also will become a
member of the board.  John F. Smith, Jr., will continue to serve as chairman and
chief  executive  officer.  Harry J.  Pearce  will  continue in his role as vice
chairman.

         The new global  organization  will  comprise  four  regions and will be
supported by a consolidated GM Automotive  Strategy Board, which takes the place
of several current boards, councils and alliances.

         "Intense  competition,  diverse global markets and the speed with which
the world is changing  politically,  economically and technologically call for a
faster and leaner  General  Motors,"  Smith  said.  "We are moving  swiftly to a
delayered  and  simplified   automotive  structure  --  one  that  more  clearly
identifies leadership and accountability for performance."

         According  to  Smith,   globalization  and   consolidation   have  been
long-stated company business  objectives.  However, to ensure the success of the
new organization,  General Motors first had to develop a set of common processes
between its North American  Operations  (NAO) and its  International  Operations
(IO).

         "By creating common business  processes and systems,  as well as common
vehicle platforms and components,  we have laid the foundation for NAO and IO to
become one General  Motors  organization,"  Wagoner said.  "During the past four
years,  the two  operations  have used these  processes  and systems to meld the
goals and  objectives  of two very diverse  organizations  and  cultures  into a
cohesive business plan."

         According to Smith,  formation of the new GM Automotive Operations is a
major step in a series of  corporate  streamlining  measures  that began in 1992
when NAO was  established  and the  purchasing  function was  consolidated  on a
worldwide basis.
"The pace of simplifying  our automotive  operations and leveraging our
resources more efficiently has advanced this year with our decision to establish
Delphi  Automotive  Systems  as  a  separate  company  and  to  consolidate  our
traditional five North American car and truck operations into a single, stronger
and more  responsive  field sales  force,"  Smith said.  "The new GM  Automotive
Operations  is the  culmination  of our efforts to become a fast and lean global
force that will reward innovation and customer responsiveness."

         Louis R. Hughes,  who formerly  served as executive  vice president and
president  of GM's  International  Operations,  will now  report to Smith in the
newly created role of executive vice president of New Business Strategies.

         "Both Rick and Lou, as well as the entire  leadership  team,  have been
instrumental in turning  General Motors around from the difficult  period of the
late 80s and early 90s," Smith said.  "Their  commitment,  talent and experience
will  continue  to play a critical  role in building  upon our  momentum we have
established since 1992."

         The new GM Automotive  Operations is a matrixed  organization that will
consist  of  four  regions  (Asia/Pacific,   Europe,  North  America  and  Latin
America/Africa/Mid-East),  each led by a region president. Each region president
will have  responsibility  for all  operations  in that area,  with a particular
emphasis  on  satisfying  the needs and tastes of  customers  in the  respective
region.

         The region presidents  together with leaders of major functions such as
Design & Engineering  will constitute the GM Automotive  Strategy  Board,  which
will have the ultimate  responsibility for GM's automotive  business,  under the
direction of Wagoner, as GM's president.

         The GM Automotive Strategy Board will encompass the responsibilities of
a number of other  forums,  which will be  discontinued.  Those  forums  include
General Motors International  Operations,  International  Strategy Board, Global
Vehicle  Strategy  Team,  Global Truck  Alliance,  Global Car Alliance,  and the
Global Powertrain Alliance. The President's Council also will be discontinued.

         "This new streamlined  organization allows us to respond quickly to the
needs of customers in a specific  region,  while at the same time leveraging the
experience,  talent and  diversity  of our people  worldwide  and taking  better
advantage of leveraging our economies of scale and scope," Wagoner said.

         The GM Board of Directors  also  approved the  following  elections and
appointments to be effective immediately:

         Ronald L. Zarrella was elected an executive  vice  president of General
Motors  and  president  of GM North  America.  He and the other  three  regional
presidents will report to Wagoner.

         Other regional presidents include Michael J. Burns, GM Europe;  Richard
C. Nerod, GM Latin America, Africa and Mid-East, and Rudy A.  Schlais,  Jr.,  GM
Asia/Pacific.
Donald E.  Hackworth was elected a senior vice  president and continues
to head GM North  America Car Group and North  American  Manufacturing  and will
serve as a global process leader for manufacturing.

         Roy S. Roberts was elected vice president and group executive in charge
of the North American Vehicle Sales, Service and Marketing (VSSM) organization.

         Darwin E. Clark, a GM vice president,  was appointed vice president and
general manager, Field Sales, Service and Parts for North American VSSM.

         Kathleen S. Barclay was elected a GM vice president in charge of Global
Human Resources and GM University.

         Richard G.  "Skip"  LeFauve,  senior  vice  president  of Global  Human
Resources and  president of the GM University  will be retiring on Jan. 1, 1999.
During  his 41 years of  service,  LeFauve  distinguished  himself as leader and
innovator.  Among  his many  achievements,  his most  notable,  perhaps,  is his
leadership  from  1986 to 1997 of  Saturn,  which is  hailed  as one of the most
innovative and successful new brands in the history of the automotive industry.

                                      # # #

                                    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    October 6, 1998
        ---------------
                                                 By
                                                 s/Peter R. Bible
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                 (Peter R. Bible,
                                                  Chief Accounting Officer)