CIS

- GM and UzAvtoSanoat move closer to GM-Uzbekistan joint venture
- Mid-term potential to build 250,000 Chevrolets per year in Uzbekistan

2008-02-26, Incheon, Korea – General Motors Corp. and UzAvtoSanoat of Uzbekistan signed a series of agreements today at GM Daewoo Auto & Technology (GM Daewoo) in the presence of Republic of Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov, who is making a visit to Korea.

According to today’s agreements:

* The Chevrolet Lacetti will be assembled in Uzbekistan within this year from component kits supplied by GM Daewoo. The Chevrolet Lacetti will be the fourth Chevrolet model built by UzAvtoSanoat in Uzbekistan, joining the Chevrolet Captiva, Chevrolet Epica and Chevrolet Tacuma.

2008-01-10, DETROIT – GM Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner announced today that Chris Gubbey, currently chairman and managing director, GM Holden Ltd., will be appointed GM Europe vice president and managing director, GM Russia and CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), effective February 1. Chris Gubbey, 51, succeeds Warren P. Browne, 56, who assumes a new role as executive director, GM Europe business development, where he will lead GM’s growth strategy for Turkey.

“Russia is quickly becoming one of the largest car markets in the world, and GM achieved the number one position among non-domestic manufacturers with sales of more than 250,000 units,” said Wagoner. “In his new role, Gubbey will continue to drive our expansion in this vital high growth market.”