UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                            Washington, DC 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) October 6, 2006



                           GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)



            STATE OF DELAWARE                  1-143           38-0572515
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        (State or other jurisdiction of     (Commission     (I.R.S. Employer
        Incorporation or Organization)      File Number)   Identification No.)

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



      Registrant's telephone number, including area code (313) 556-5000
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ITEM 5.02  Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
           Appointment of Principal Officers.

General Motors Corporation confirmed today that it had accepted the resignation
of Jerome B. York from its Board of Directors. Mr. York was a member of the
Investment Funds Committee and the Public Policy Committee of the Board.

Mr. York's letter, which is attached hereto as an exhibit and incorporated
herein by reference, includes his description of the circumstances related to
his resignation. Also included as an exhibit is a news release reporting Mr.
York's resignation issued by GM on October 6, 2006.


ITEM 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits


Exhibit       Description
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  17          Letter from Jerome B. York, dated October 6, 2006
  99          News Release of General Motors Corporation, dated October 6, 2006






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                                   SIGNATURES

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
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                                          (Registrant)


Date:  October 6, 2006               By:  /s/PAUL W. SCHMIDT
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                                          (Paul W. Schmidt, Controller)