As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 10, 2003.
                                                   Registration No. 333-

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549-1004
                           --------------------------
                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                           --------------------------

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

       STATE OF DELAWARE                               38-0572515
-------------------------------                    -------------------
(State or other jurisdiction of                     (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                    Identification No.)

  300 Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan            48265-3000
--------------------------------------------           ----------
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)               (Zip Code)

                                 GENERAL MOTORS
                         SAVINGS-STOCK PURCHASE PROGRAM
                   FOR SALARIED EMPLOYEES IN THE UNITED STATES
                   -------------------------------------------
                            (Full title of the plan)

                    PETER R. BIBLE, CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER
                           General Motors Corporation
              300 Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan 48265-3000
                                 (313) 556-5000
            --------------------------------------------------------
            (Name, address and telephone number, including area code,
                              of agent for service)

                                 GENERAL MOTORS
                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
    ========================================================================
                                     Proposed     Proposed
                                      maximum      maximum
                        Amount       offering     aggregate     Amount of
Title of securities     to be        price per    offering     registration
  to be registered     registered      share*       price*         fee
-------------------  -------------  ----------  ------------  -------------


Common Stock,
 $1-2/3 par value  30,000,000 shares  $41.55   $1,246,500,000  $100,841.85


Interests in the General
  Motors Savings-Stock
  Purchase Program for
  Salaried Employees in
  the United States**

   ========================================================================
 *Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee.
**In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this
  registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be
  offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein.



<PAGE>


                                     PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3.  Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

         The documents listed below are incorporated by reference in this
registration statement:

         (a)(1) The Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year-ended December 31,
2002, (hereinafter referred to as the "2002 Form 10-K") filed by General Motors
Corporation (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "General Motors" or the
"Corporation") pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, (hereinafter referred to as the "1934 Act") with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (hereinafter referred to as the "Commission"); and (2) the
General Motors Savings-Stock Purchase Program for Salaried Employees in the
United States (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "Program") Annual Report
on Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 (hereinafter referred to as
the "2002 Form 11-K"), filed pursuant to Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act;

         (b)(1) The Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March
31, 2003 and June 30, 2003 filed by the Corporation pursuant to Section 13 or
15(d) of the 1934 Act; and (2) The Current Reports on Form 8-K filed January 3,
2003, January 9, 2003(2)*, January 10, 2003*(amendment), January 16, 2003,
February 3, 2003, February 13, 2003*, February 25, 2003, February 27, 2003*,
February 28, 2003, March 3, 2003 (2), March 7, 2003, March 19,2003, March 20,
2003, April 1, 2003, April 10, 2003, April 14, 2003, April 15, 2003*, April 23,
2003, May 1, 2003, May 15, 2003, June 3, 2003, June 6, 2003, June 10, 2003*,
July 12, 2003*, June 13, 2003, June 19, 2003 (3; 1 an amendment), June 20, 2003
(2), July 2, 2003, July 16, 2003, July 17, 2003*, July 23, 2003*, July 24, 2003,
August 1, 2003, September 3, 2003, September 12, 2003 and September 29, 2003
were filed by the Corporation pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the 1934
Act; and

         (c) the description of General Motors common stock, $1-2/3 par value
(hereinafter referred to as "$1-2/3 par value common stock"), contained in
Article Fourth of the General Motors Corporation Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, as amended (Restated Certificate of Incorporation), filed as
Exhibit 3(i) to the Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 6, 2000,
filed pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act.

         All documents subsequently filed by the Corporation pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the 1934 Act, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been
sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be a part
thereof from the date of filing of such documents.

Item 5.  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

         The legality of the $1-2/3 par value common stock offered hereby has
been passed upon by Martin I. Darvick, Attorney, Legal Staff of the Corporation.
Mr. Darvick owns shares of $1-2/3 par value common stock and Class H common
stock and has options to purchase additional shares of $1-2/3 par value common
stock.


--------------------------
*  Reports submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission under Item 9,
   Regulation FD Disclosure. Pursuant to General Instruction B of Form 8-K the
   reports submitted under Item 9 are not deemed to be "filed" for the purpose
   of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and we are not subject
   to the liabilities of that section. We are not incorporating, and will not
   incorporate by reference these reports into a filing under the Securities Act
   or the Exchange Act.



                                      II-1


<PAGE>


                               PART II (continued)

Item 6.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

         Under Section 145 of the Delaware Corporation Law, the Corporation is
empowered to indemnify its directors and officers in the circumstances therein
provided.

         The Corporation's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended,
provides that no director shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director,
except for liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the
Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or
which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under
Section 174, or any successor provision thereto, of the Delaware Corporation
Law, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper
personal benefit.

         Under Article Fifth of its By-Laws, the Corporation shall indemnify and
advance expenses to every director and officer (and to such person's heirs,
executors, administrators or other legal representatives) in the manner and to
the full extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists, or may
hereafter be amended, against any and all amounts (including judgments, fines,
payments in settlement, attorneys' fees and other expenses) reasonably incurred
by or on behalf of such person in connection with any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative,
or investigative ("a proceeding"), in which such director or officer was or is
made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved by reason of
the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or
is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer,
employee, fiduciary, or member of any other corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust, organization, or other enterprise. The Corporation shall not be
required to indemnify a person in connection with a proceeding initiated by such
person if the proceeding was not authorized by the Board of Directors of the
Corporation. The Corporation shall pay the expenses of directors and officers
incurred in defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition
("advancement of expenses"); provided, however, that the payment of expenses
incurred by a director or officer in advance of the final disposition of the
proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by the director or
officer to repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that
the director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified under Article Fifth of
the By-Laws or otherwise. If a claim for indemnification or advancement of
expenses by an officer or director under Article Fifth of the By-Laws is not
paid in full within ninety days after a written claim therefor has been received
by the Corporation, the claimant may file suit to recover the unpaid amount of
such claim and, if successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid
the expense of prosecuting such claim. In any such action the Corporation shall
have the burden of proving that the claimant was not entitled to the requested
indemnification or advancement of expenses under applicable law. The rights
conferred on any person by Article Fifth of the By-Laws shall not be exclusive
of any other rights which such person may have or hereafter acquire under any
statute, provision of the Corporation's Restated Certificate of Incorporation or
By-Laws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or
otherwise.

         The Corporation is insured against liabilities which it may incur by
reason of Article Fifth of its By-Laws. In addition, directors and officers are
insured, at the Corporation's expense, against some liabilities which might
arise out of their employment and not be subject to indemnification under
Article Fifth of the By-Laws.



                                      II-2


<PAGE>


                               PART II (continued)

Item 6.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers (concluded).

         Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), is permitted to directors and officers of
the Corporation pursuant to the abovementioned provisions, or otherwise, the
Corporation has been informed that in the opinion of the Commission such
indemnification is against public policy, as expressed in said Act, and is
therefore unenforceable.

         Pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors on December
1, 1975, the Corporation to the fullest extent permissible under law will
indemnify, and has purchased insurance on behalf of, directors or officers of
the Corporation, or any of them, who incur or are threatened with personal
liability, including expenses, under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974, as amended, or any amendatory or comparable legislation or regulation
thereunder.

Item 8.  Exhibits.

Exhibit Number                                                        Page No.
--------------                                                        --------

(4)(a)   General Motors Corporation Restated Certificate of
         Incorporation, as amended, filed as Exhibit 3(i) to the
         Current Report on Form 8-K of General Motors dated June 6,
         2000, and Amendment to Article Fourth of the Certificate of
         Incorporation - Division III - Preference Stock, by reason of
         the Certificates of Designations filed with the Secretary of
         State of the State of Delaware on September 14, 1987 and the
         Certificate of Decrease filed with the Secretary of State of
         the State of Delaware on September 29, 1987 (pertaining to
         the Six Series of Preference Stock contributed to the General
         Motors pension trusts), incorporated by reference to Exhibit
         19 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of General Motors for
         the quarter ended June 30, 1990 in the Form SE of General
         Motors dated August 6, 1990; as further amended by the
         Certificate of Designations filed with the Secretary of State
         of the State of Delaware on June 28, 1991 (pertaining to
         Series A Conversion Preference Stock), incorporated by
         reference to Exhibit 4(a) to Form S-8 Registration Statement
         No. 33-43744 in the Form SE of General Motors dated November
         1, 1991; as further amended by the Certificate of Designations
         filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware
         on December 9, 1991 (pertaining to Series B 9-1/8% Preference
         Stock), incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(a) to Form S-3
         Registration Statement No. 33-45216 in the Form SE of General
         Motors dated January 27, 1992; as further amended by the
         Certificate of Designations filed with the Secretary of State
         of the State of Delaware on February 14, 1992 (pertaining to
         Series C Convertible Preference Stock), incorporated by
         reference to Exhibit 3(a) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K
         of General Motors for the year ended December 31, 1991 in the
         Form SE of General Motors dated March 20, 1992; as further
         amended by the Certificate of Designations filed with the
         Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on July 15, 1992
         (pertaining to Series D 7.92% Preference Stock), incorporated
         by reference to Exhibit 3(a)(2) to the Quarterly Report on
         Form 10-Q of General Motors for the quarter ended June 30,
         1992 in the Form SE of General Motors dated August 10, 1992;
         as further amended by the Certificate of Designations filed
         with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on


                                      II-3
<PAGE>


                               PART II (continued)

Exhibit Number                                                        Page No.
--------------                                                        --------

Item 8.  Exhibits (concluded).

(4)(a)   December 15, 1992 (pertaining to Series G 9.12% Preference
         Stock), incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(a) to Form
         S-3 Registration Statement No. 33-49309 in the Form SE of
         General Motors dated January 25, 1993; and as further
         amended by the Certificate of Designations filed with the
         Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 24,
         1999 (pertaining to Series H 6.25% Automatically
         Convertible Preference Stock), incorporated by reference to
         Exhibit 4(a) to Form S-8 Registration Statement No.
         333-31846 in the Form SE of General Motors dated March 6,
         2000. .......................................................    N/A

 (4)(b)  By-Laws of General Motors Corporation, as amended,
         incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(ii) to the Current
         Report on Form 8-K of General Motors Corporation dated March
         2, 1998; as further amended, incorporated by reference to
         Exhibit 3(ii) to the Current Reports on Form 8-K of General
         Motors Corporation dated June 24, 1999, August 2,1999, March
         6, 2000, June 6, 2000, October 3, 2000, June 5, 2001 and
         December 4, 2001.............................................    N/A

 (5)(a)  Opinion and consent of Martin I. Darvick, Attorney, Legal
         Staff of General Motors, in respect of the legality of
         the securities to be registered hereunder....................   II-9

    (b)  The registrant undertakes that it will submit or has
         submitted the Program and any amendment thereto to the
         Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") in a timely manner and has
         made or will make all changes required by the IRS in order
         to qualify the Program.......................................    N/A

(23)(a)  Independent Auditors' Consent - Deloitte & Touche LLP........  II-10

    (b)  Consent of Martin I. Darvick, Attorney, Legal Staff of
         General Motors, included in Exhibit 5(a) above...............    N/A

Item 9.  Undertakings.

(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: (1) to file, during any period
in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
registration statement to include any material information with respect to the
plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or
any material change to such information in the registration statement; (2) that,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and
(3) to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of
the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.

(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Act, each filing of the registrant's annual
report pursuant to Section 13(a) of the 1934 Act and each filing of the
Program's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act that is
incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.


                                      II-4
<PAGE>


                               PART II (concluded)

Item 9.  Undertakings (concluded).

(h) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against
public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the
event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person
in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless
in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.





















                                      II-5
<PAGE>



                                   SIGNATURES

         The Registrant. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Detroit, State of Michigan, on October 7, 2003.


                                            GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
                                            (Registrant)

                                        By: /s/G. RICHARD WAGONER, JR.
                                            -------------------------------
                                            G. Richard Wagoner, Jr. Chairman
                                            and Chief Executive Offier


   Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has been signed below on this 7th day of October 2003 by the following
persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities indicated.



         Signature                                  Title
         ---------                                  ------


/s/G. RICHARD WAGONER, JR.                  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
-------------------------
(G. Richard Wagoner, Jr.)


/s/JOHN M. DEVINE                           Vice Chairman and
-----------------                           Chief Financial Officer
(John M. Devine)


/s/WALTER G. BORST                          Treasurer
------------------
(Walter G. Borst)


/s/PAUL W. SCHMIDT                          Controller
------------------
(Paul W. Schmidt)


/s/PETER R. BIBLE                           Chief Accounting Officer
-----------------
(Peter R. Bible)

















                                      II-6


<PAGE>


                             SIGNATURES - concluded

Signature                                   Title
---------                                   -----


/s/PERCY BARNEVIK                           Director
-----------------
(Percy Barnevik)


/s/JOHN H. BRYAN                            Director
----------------
(John H. Bryan)


/s/ARMANDO M. CODINA                        Director
--------------------
(Armando Codina)


/s/GEORGE M.C. FISHER                       Director
---------------------
(George M.C. Fisher)


/s/KAREN KATEN                              Director
--------------
(Karen Katen)


/s/KENT KRESA                               Director
-------------
(Kent Kresa)


/s/ALAN G. LAFLEY                           Director
-----------------
(Alan G. Lafley)


/s/PHILIP A. LASKAWY                        Director
--------------------
(Philip A. Laskawy)


/s/E. STANLEY O'NEAL                        Director
--------------------
 (E. Stanley O'Neal)


/s/ECKHARD PFEIFFER                         Director
--------------------
(Eckhard Pfeiffer)








                                      II-7

<PAGE>




         The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
the trustees have duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Detroit,
State of Michigan, on October 7, 2003.

                                           GENERAL MOTORS SAVINGS-STOCK
                                       PURCHASE PROGRAM FOR SALARIED EMPLOYEES
                                                IN THE UNITED STATES
                                       ---------------------------------------
                                                       (Program)




                                       By:  /s/Preston M. Crabill
                                            -------------------------------
                                            (Preston M. Crabill, Director)




























                                      II-8
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 10, 2003.
                                                   Registration No. 333-

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549-1004
                           --------------------------
                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                           --------------------------

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

       STATE OF DELAWARE                               38-0572515
-------------------------------                    -------------------
(State or other jurisdiction of                     (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                    Identification No.)

  300 Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan            48265-3000
--------------------------------------------           ----------
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)               (Zip Code)

                                 GENERAL MOTORS
                         SAVINGS-STOCK PURCHASE PROGRAM
                   FOR SALARIED EMPLOYEES IN THE UNITED STATES
                   -------------------------------------------
                            (Full title of the plan)

                    PETER R. BIBLE, CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER
                           General Motors Corporation
              300 Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan 48265-3000
                                 (313) 556-5000
            --------------------------------------------------------
            (Name, address and telephone number, including area code,
                              of agent for service)

                                 GENERAL MOTORS
                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
    ========================================================================
                                     Proposed     Proposed
                                      maximum      maximum
                        Amount       offering     aggregate     Amount of
Title of securities     to be        price per    offering     registration
  to be registered     registered      share*       price*         fee
-------------------  -------------  ----------  ------------  -------------

Common Stock,
 $1-2/3 par value  30,000,000 shares  $41.55   $1,246,500,000  $100,841.85

Interests in the General
  Motors Savings-Stock
  Purchase Program for
  Salaried Employees in
  the United States**

   ========================================================================
 *Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee.
**In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this
  registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be
  offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein.
PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3.  Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

         The documents listed below are incorporated by reference in this
registration statement:

         (a)(1) The Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year-ended December 31,
2002, (hereinafter referred to as the "2002 Form 10-K") filed by General Motors
Corporation (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "General Motors" or the
"Corporation") pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, (hereinafter referred to as the "1934 Act") with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (hereinafter referred to as the "Commission"); and (2) the
General Motors Savings-Stock Purchase Program for Salaried Employees in the
United States (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "Program") Annual Report
on Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 (hereinafter referred to as
the "2002 Form 11-K"), filed pursuant to Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act;

         (b)(1) The Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March
31, 2003 and June 30, 2003 filed by the Corporation pursuant to Section 13 or
15(d) of the 1934 Act; and (2) The Current Reports on Form 8-K filed January 3,
2003, January 9, 2003(2)*, January 10, 2003*(amendment), January 16, 2003,
February 3, 2003, February 13, 2003*, February 25, 2003, February 27, 2003*,
February 28, 2003, March 3, 2003 (2), March 7, 2003, March 19,2003, March 20,
2003, April 1, 2003, April 10, 2003, April 14, 2003, April 15, 2003*, April 23,
2003, May 1, 2003, May 15, 2003, June 3, 2003, June 6, 2003, June 10, 2003*,
July 12, 2003*, June 13, 2003, June 19, 2003 (3; 1 an amendment), June 20, 2003
(2), July 2, 2003, July 16, 2003, July 17, 2003*, July 23, 2003*, July 24, 2003,
August 1, 2003, September 3, 2003, September 12, 2003 and September 29, 2003
were filed by the Corporation pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the 1934
Act; and

         (c) the description of General Motors common stock, $1-2/3 par value
(hereinafter referred to as "$1-2/3 par value common stock"), contained in
Article Fourth of the General Motors Corporation Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, as amended (Restated Certificate of Incorporation), filed as
Exhibit 3(i) to the Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 6, 2000,
filed pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act.

         All documents subsequently filed by the Corporation pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the 1934 Act, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been
sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be a part
thereof from the date of filing of such documents.

Item 5.  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

         The legality of the $1-2/3 par value common stock offered hereby has
been passed upon by Martin I. Darvick, Attorney, Legal Staff of the Corporation.
Mr. Darvick owns shares of $1-2/3 par value common stock and Class H common
stock and has options to purchase additional shares of $1-2/3 par value common
stock.

--------------------------
*  Reports submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission under Item 9,
   Regulation FD Disclosure. Pursuant to General Instruction B of Form 8-K the
   reports submitted under Item 9 are not deemed to be "filed" for the purpose
   of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and we are not subject
   to the liabilities of that section. We are not incorporating, and will not
   incorporate by reference these reports into a filing under the Securities Act
   or the Exchange Act.

                                      II-1
PART II (continued)

Item 6.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

         Under Section 145 of the Delaware Corporation Law, the Corporation is
empowered to indemnify its directors and officers in the circumstances therein
provided.

         The Corporation's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended,
provides that no director shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director,
except for liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the
Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or
which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under
Section 174, or any successor provision thereto, of the Delaware Corporation
Law, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper
personal benefit.

         Under Article Fifth of its By-Laws, the Corporation shall indemnify and
advance expenses to every director and officer (and to such person's heirs,
executors, administrators or other legal representatives) in the manner and to
the full extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists, or may
hereafter be amended, against any and all amounts (including judgments, fines,
payments in settlement, attorneys' fees and other expenses) reasonably incurred
by or on behalf of such person in connection with any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative,
or investigative ("a proceeding"), in which such director or officer was or is
made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved by reason of
the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or
is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer,
employee, fiduciary, or member of any other corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust, organization, or other enterprise. The Corporation shall not be
required to indemnify a person in connection with a proceeding initiated by such
person if the proceeding was not authorized by the Board of Directors of the
Corporation. The Corporation shall pay the expenses of directors and officers
incurred in defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition
("advancement of expenses"); provided, however, that the payment of expenses
incurred by a director or officer in advance of the final disposition of the
proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by the director or
officer to repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that
the director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified under Article Fifth of
the By-Laws or otherwise. If a claim for indemnification or advancement of
expenses by an officer or director under Article Fifth of the By-Laws is not
paid in full within ninety days after a written claim therefor has been received
by the Corporation, the claimant may file suit to recover the unpaid amount of
such claim and, if successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid
the expense of prosecuting such claim. In any such action the Corporation shall
have the burden of proving that the claimant was not entitled to the requested
indemnification or advancement of expenses under applicable law. The rights
conferred on any person by Article Fifth of the By-Laws shall not be exclusive
of any other rights which such person may have or hereafter acquire under any
statute, provision of the Corporation's Restated Certificate of Incorporation or
By-Laws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or
otherwise.

         The Corporation is insured against liabilities which it may incur by
reason of Article Fifth of its By-Laws. In addition, directors and officers are
insured, at the Corporation's expense, against some liabilities which might
arise out of their employment and not be subject to indemnification under
Article Fifth of the By-Laws.

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PART II (continued)

Item 6.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers (concluded).

         Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), is permitted to directors and officers of
the Corporation pursuant to the abovementioned provisions, or otherwise, the
Corporation has been informed that in the opinion of the Commission such
indemnification is against public policy, as expressed in said Act, and is
therefore unenforceable.

         Pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors on December
1, 1975, the Corporation to the fullest extent permissible under law will
indemnify, and has purchased insurance on behalf of, directors or officers of
the Corporation, or any of them, who incur or are threatened with personal
liability, including expenses, under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974, as amended, or any amendatory or comparable legislation or regulation
thereunder.

Item 8.  Exhibits.

Exhibit Number                                                        Page No.
--------------                                                        --------

(4)(a)   General Motors Corporation Restated Certificate of
         Incorporation, as amended, filed as Exhibit 3(i) to the
         Current Report on Form 8-K of General Motors dated June 6,
         2000, and Amendment to Article Fourth of the Certificate of
         Incorporation - Division III - Preference Stock, by reason of
         the Certificates of Designations filed with the Secretary of
         State of the State of Delaware on September 14, 1987 and the
         Certificate of Decrease filed with the Secretary of State of
         the State of Delaware on September 29, 1987 (pertaining to
         the Six Series of Preference Stock contributed to the General
         Motors pension trusts), incorporated by reference to Exhibit
         19 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of General Motors for
         the quarter ended June 30, 1990 in the Form SE of General
         Motors dated August 6, 1990; as further amended by the
         Certificate of Designations filed with the Secretary of State
         of the State of Delaware on June 28, 1991 (pertaining to
         Series A Conversion Preference Stock), incorporated by
         reference to Exhibit 4(a) to Form S-8 Registration Statement
         No. 33-43744 in the Form SE of General Motors dated November
         1, 1991; as further amended by the Certificate of Designations
         filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware
         on December 9, 1991 (pertaining to Series B 9-1/8% Preference
         Stock), incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(a) to Form S-3
         Registration Statement No. 33-45216 in the Form SE of General
         Motors dated January 27, 1992; as further amended by the
         Certificate of Designations filed with the Secretary of State
         of the State of Delaware on February 14, 1992 (pertaining to
         Series C Convertible Preference Stock), incorporated by
         reference to Exhibit 3(a) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K
         of General Motors for the year ended December 31, 1991 in the
         Form SE of General Motors dated March 20, 1992; as further
         amended by the Certificate of Designations filed with the
         Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on July 15, 1992
         (pertaining to Series D 7.92% Preference Stock), incorporated
         by reference to Exhibit 3(a)(2) to the Quarterly Report on
         Form 10-Q of General Motors for the quarter ended June 30,
         1992 in the Form SE of General Motors dated August 10, 1992;
         as further amended by the Certificate of Designations filed
         with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on

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PART II (continued)

Exhibit Number                                                        Page No.
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Item 8.  Exhibits (concluded).

(4)(a)   December 15, 1992 (pertaining to Series G 9.12% Preference
         Stock), incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(a) to Form
         S-3 Registration Statement No. 33-49309 in the Form SE of
         General Motors dated January 25, 1993; and as further
         amended by the Certificate of Designations filed with the
         Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 24,
         1999 (pertaining to Series H 6.25% Automatically
         Convertible Preference Stock), incorporated by reference to
         Exhibit 4(a) to Form S-8 Registration Statement No.
         333-31846 in the Form SE of General Motors dated March 6,
         2000. .......................................................    N/A

 (4)(b)  By-Laws of General Motors Corporation, as amended,
         incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(ii) to the Current
         Report on Form 8-K of General Motors Corporation dated March
         2, 1998; as further amended, incorporated by reference to
         Exhibit 3(ii) to the Current Reports on Form 8-K of General
         Motors Corporation dated June 24, 1999, August 2,1999, March
         6, 2000, June 6, 2000, October 3, 2000, June 5, 2001 and
         December 4, 2001.............................................    N/A

 (5)(a)  Opinion and consent of Martin I. Darvick, Attorney, Legal
         Staff of General Motors, in respect of the legality of
         the securities to be registered hereunder....................   II-9

    (b)  The registrant undertakes that it will submit or has
         submitted the Program and any amendment thereto to the
         Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") in a timely manner and has
         made or will make all changes required by the IRS in order
         to qualify the Program.......................................    N/A

(23)(a)  Independent Auditors' Consent - Deloitte & Touche LLP........  II-10

    (b)  Consent of Martin I. Darvick, Attorney, Legal Staff of
         General Motors, included in Exhibit 5(a) above...............    N/A

Item 9.  Undertakings.

(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: (1) to file, during any period
in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
registration statement to include any material information with respect to the
plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or
any material change to such information in the registration statement; (2) that,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and
(3) to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of
the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.

(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Act, each filing of the registrant's annual
report pursuant to Section 13(a) of the 1934 Act and each filing of the
Program's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act that is
incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.

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PART II (concluded)

Item 9.  Undertakings (concluded).

(h) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against
public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the
event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person
in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless
in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

                                      II-5
SIGNATURES

         The Registrant. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Detroit, State of Michigan, on October 7, 2003.

                                            GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
                                            (Registrant)

                                        By: /s/G. RICHARD WAGONER, JR.
                                            -------------------------------
                                            G. Richard Wagoner, Jr. Chairman
                                            and Chief Executive Offier

   Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has been signed below on this 7th day of October 2003 by the following
persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities indicated.

         Signature                                  Title
         ---------                                  ------

/s/G. RICHARD WAGONER, JR.                  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
-------------------------
(G. Richard Wagoner, Jr.)

/s/JOHN M. DEVINE                           Vice Chairman and
-----------------                           Chief Financial Officer
(John M. Devine)

/s/WALTER G. BORST                          Treasurer
------------------
(Walter G. Borst)

/s/PAUL W. SCHMIDT                          Controller
------------------
(Paul W. Schmidt)

/s/PETER R. BIBLE                           Chief Accounting Officer
-----------------
(Peter R. Bible)

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SIGNATURES - concluded

Signature                                   Title
---------                                   -----

/s/PERCY BARNEVIK                           Director
-----------------
(Percy Barnevik)

/s/JOHN H. BRYAN                            Director
----------------
(John H. Bryan)

/s/ARMANDO M. CODINA                        Director
--------------------
(Armando Codina)

/s/GEORGE M.C. FISHER                       Director
---------------------
(George M.C. Fisher)

/s/KAREN KATEN                              Director
--------------
(Karen Katen)

/s/KENT KRESA                               Director
-------------
(Kent Kresa)

/s/ALAN G. LAFLEY                           Director
-----------------
(Alan G. Lafley)

/s/PHILIP A. LASKAWY                        Director
--------------------
(Philip A. Laskawy)

/s/E. STANLEY O'NEAL                        Director
--------------------
 (E. Stanley O'Neal)

/s/ECKHARD PFEIFFER                         Director
--------------------
(Eckhard Pfeiffer)

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The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
the trustees have duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Detroit,
State of Michigan, on October 7, 2003.

                                           GENERAL MOTORS SAVINGS-STOCK
                                       PURCHASE PROGRAM FOR SALARIED EMPLOYEES
                                                IN THE UNITED STATES
                                       ---------------------------------------
                                                       (Program)

                                       By:  /s/Preston M. Crabill
                                            -------------------------------
                                            (Preston M. Crabill, Director)

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