SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D.C. 20549-1004





                                    FORM 8-K
                CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



          Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported) August 14, 2002
                                 ------- -------




                         HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
              -----------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




      STATE OF DELAWARE               0-26035                 52-1106564
----------------------------   -----------------------    -------------------
(State or other jurisdiction        (Commission            (I.R.S. Employer
 of incorporation or organization)   File Number)         Identification No.)




                          200 North Sepulveda Boulevard
                          El Segundo, California 90245
                         -------------------------------
                                 (310) 662-9688
                                ----------------
               (Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
        including area code, of registrants' principal executive office)














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ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

     On August 14, 2002, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
of Hughes  Electronics  Corporation  (Hughes)  complied  with the  certification
requirement of 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by submitting such  certifications by correspondence
to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The statements are attached hereto as
Exhibits 99(a) and 99(b).


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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.


                                          HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
                                          ------------------------------
                                                  (Registrant)



                                       By
Date August 14, 2002                   /s/Michael J. Gaines
     ---------------                   -----------------------------------
                                       (Michael J. Gaines,
                                        Chief Financial Officer)


















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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.


99(a) Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to
      Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

99(b) Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to
      Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D.C. 20549-1004

                                    FORM 8-K
                CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

          Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported) August 14, 2002
                                 ------- -------

                         HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
              -----------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

      STATE OF DELAWARE               0-26035                 52-1106564
----------------------------   -----------------------    -------------------
(State or other jurisdiction        (Commission            (I.R.S. Employer
 of incorporation or organization)   File Number)         Identification No.)

                          200 North Sepulveda Boulevard
                          El Segundo, California 90245
                         -------------------------------
                                 (310) 662-9688
                                ----------------
               (Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
        including area code, of registrants' principal executive office)

                                      - 1 -

ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

     On August 14, 2002, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
of Hughes  Electronics  Corporation  (Hughes)  complied  with the  certification
requirement of 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by submitting such  certifications by correspondence
to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The statements are attached hereto as
Exhibits 99(a) and 99(b).

                                      # # #
                                      =====

                                    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.

                                          HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
                                          ------------------------------
                                                  (Registrant)

                                       By
Date August 14, 2002                   /s/Michael J. Gaines
     ---------------                   -----------------------------------
                                       (Michael J. Gaines,
                                        Chief Financial Officer)

                                      - 2 -

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.

99(a) Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to
      Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

99(b) Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to
      Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002