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) January 9, 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


   General Motors  Corporation  ("GM") previously  disclosed that in response to
the increasingly  competitive global automotive industry,  it had begun studying
the  competitiveness  of each of its  lines of  business  (the  "Competitiveness
Studies").  The  Competitiveness  Studies  are  substantially  complete  and are
expected  to result in charges  against  income in the  fourth  quarter of 1997.
Previously, GM estimated that those charges would be approximately $2 billion to
$3 billion  after-taxes.  Currently,  GM  estimates  that the  charges for plant
closures,  asset impairments and other costs will be approximately $3 billion to
$4 billion  after-taxes  or $4.27 to $5.69 per share of $1-2/3 par value  common
stock. GM will continue to study its efficiency and cost  effectiveness  and, as
necessary, will initiate further competitiveness studies.


                                    * * *

                                   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    January 9, 1998
        -----------------
                                        By
                                            s/Wallace W. Creek
                                            -------------------------------
                                            (Wallace W. Creek, Comptroller)




























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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) January 9, 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

   General Motors  Corporation  ("GM") previously  disclosed that in response to
the increasingly  competitive global automotive industry,  it had begun studying
the  competitiveness  of each of its  lines of  business  (the  "Competitiveness
Studies").  The  Competitiveness  Studies  are  substantially  complete  and are
expected  to result in charges  against  income in the  fourth  quarter of 1997.
Previously, GM estimated that those charges would be approximately $2 billion to
$3 billion  after-taxes.  Currently,  GM  estimates  that the  charges for plant
closures,  asset impairments and other costs will be approximately $3 billion to
$4 billion  after-taxes  or $4.27 to $5.69 per share of $1-2/3 par value  common
stock. GM will continue to study its efficiency and cost  effectiveness  and, as
necessary, will initiate further competitiveness studies.

                                    * * *

                                   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    January 9, 1998
        -----------------
                                        By
                                            s/Wallace W. Creek
                                            -------------------------------
                                            (Wallace W. Creek, Comptroller)

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