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                                                    GMnext Introductory Video Transcript
Rick Wagoner
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Hello, and welcome to GMnext.
I'm Rick Wagoner.

On September 16th, 2008, GM will mark the start of our second century. This is an important milestone for all of us, especially as we
drive a major transformation of GM to position us to compete successfully around the globe.

The Centennial also raises the question that's always been one of the most interesting parts of our business: "What's next?"

What strategies, what technologies, what designs will reshape GM, the automotive industry and personal transportation in our second
century?

Beginning right now, and over the next year, we're going to offer some answers to those questions.

And we're going to start today, by sharing the insights of some of our co-workers from around the world.

For example...

Sheila Jain Sarver
Director, Engineering and Operations
General Motors Technical Centre ­ India

In just four years, the GM Bangalore Engineering Center has grown to more than 1,000 employees, most of them young, technically
savvy Indian nationals.

In other words, GM isn't telling India what they need, we're asking them. And they're answering by working on the kinds of vehicles
emerging markets like India will demand in the future.

That's what it means to be global.

It's about more than geography. It's also about our commitment to our customers, our potential, our resources, and our expertise.

Christopher Borroni-Bird
Director, Advanced Technology
Vehicle Concept
Warren Technical Center

For the first time in history, more than half the world's people live in cities.

So, even if we do build a clean, safe vehicle, if it's difficult to maneuver or park a lot of potential customers just aren't going to bother.

That points up one of the most interesting challenges facing GM in its next century: combining multiple emerging technologies to give
customers everywhere the best integrated solutions possible.

Frank Weber
Global Vehicle Line Executive and Global Vehicle Chief Engineer, E-Flex System

You cannot change the industry by working in silos.

You have to leverage expertise from everywhere in the organization. And you need a certain type of person with the ambition to create
something that has never been seen before.
Put those people together as we have and you have the potential to fundamentally change the way the world looks at automobiles.


Mike Devereux
General Director
Digital Marketing/Customer Relationship Management

We're also changing the way we communicate, moving aggressively from traditional to digital media, enabling a
two-way dialogue that really connects with customers.

It gives people the chance to hear about our quality and design from customers who actually own and use our products.

It's a great example of how fast GM can respond to change.

Jelani Aliyu
Lead Designer
Chevrolet Volt Concept

When you look at the confident stance of a thoroughbred or a cheetah, those are design proportions that are understood and appreciated
in every culture.

That's what will keep GM a leader in its second century: vehicles like Volt that show we can create practical solutions that balance
beauty, technology and excitement at the same time.

Bryan Nesbitt
Vice President ­ Design
General Motors North America

Creating electric vehicles requires making new choices and inventing new solutions.

Sure, there are good, rational business reasons for moving in this direction.

But these are also the kinds of challenges designers and engineers dream about.

We are redesigning transportation for the new century.

Grace Ao
Lead Planner
Global Talent Management

When you look at the growth of emerging markets and the challenges of global competition, it's clear that we need a workforce that's
smart, diverse, and with a global mindset.

That makes talent management and development critically important to our future.

Through our work in talent management, we're actually helping to shape the company's leadership, by identifying the right people and
developing them through the right kinds of assignments.


Hector de Hoyos
Manufacturing Director
General Motors North America
Manufacturing
The more advanced the technology and design, the more important the question: "Can we build it consistently, with the highest quality,
and at the lowest cost?"

The Global Manufacturing System is our answer.

It's how we're sharing best practices, creating common systems and engaging our entire workforce.

It's the key to the future of the organization.

Iemraan Brown
General Motors South Africa Liaison Manager
H3 Global

When you can produce a product in South Africa for launch in the Middle East, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Europe, using
engineering expertise from South Africa, Brazil, Mexico and North America - that's what being global really means.

And we're steadily getting more global.

I see it as GM's biggest competitive advantage in the next 100 years.

Marilyn Coulter
Assembler ­ Final One
General Motors Lansing Delta Township Assembly

Change is what the new Lansing Delta plant is all about.

It's more efficient. It's designed to build much higher quality into our products.

But there are some things I think are going to stay exactly the same.

Whether it's building the best quality we can, or collecting Toys for Tots, or running blood and bone marrow drives, we're dedicated to our
customers and communities.

And that's not just Lansing Delta, that's GM everywhere.

Rick Wagoner:

GMnext, and this website, are focused on dialogue among consumers, social and traditional media, employees,
union partners, dealers and suppliers -- all with the goal
of defining, developing and realizing "what's next."

For example, we have dozens of members of the GM team participating in this digital forum today. Search out the issues that interest
you most. Ask us questions, get our insights, create relationships.

I hope you'll take the time to explore, contribute and return -- frequently.

Ultimately, that's what GMnext is all about: getting input, ideas and insight from all of you and the rest of the world, as we build our
second century.

So let's get started.