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Page 1 GM Supports Tsunami Relief Stockholder Forums Team with Auto GM supports tsunami relief Stockholder forums team Winning with integrity: Reinvented automobile The GM with auto shows in 2005 GM honored for governance no longer just a dream Foundation donated GM’s regional stockholder forums continue General Motors recent- GM’s push to reinvent the automobile, $1 million in 2005, with meetings planned for New ly received two impor- first revealed in the AUTOnomy and in cash to York, Detroit, San Diego, and Miami Beach. tant honors for out- Hy-wire concepts, became much more the Inter- national The meetings will be held in conjunction standing corporate real at January’s North American Keeping governance practices. International Auto Show in Detroit with Response either with auto shows or with GM’s Fund of the the GM Sequel concept vehicle. One of 25 Chevrolet 4WD Colorado you informed AutoShow in Motion, a hands-on driving GM won Treasury & American event that allows participants to test drive Risk Management “Today, with Sequel, the vision is real – pickup trucks donated by GM Thailand Red Cross and Chevrolet Sales Thailand to the about your GM vehicles on closed-circuit tracks and magazine’s first not yet affordable, but doable,” said to support Thai Red Cross Society delivers supplies compare them against the competition. annual Corporate Larry Burns, GM vice president of relief efforts for the tsunami relief effort. John Devine AutoShow in Motion teamed with forums Governance Award Research & Development and Planning. on behalf of victims of the recent tsunami investment for the first time last year in Chicago for “its proven record of innovative The technologies in Sequel, such as fuel disaster in Southeast Asia and Africa. in General Motors and Dallas. and effective governance practices.” cells, by-wire, and wheel hub motors, General Motors, through its foundation, The first 2005 The award was announced in T&RM’s developed October 2004 issue, noting that also is matching up to $1 million in contri- forum, set for so fast that, butions made by GM employees to the April 2 in “years before there in less than was Sarbanes-Oxley, International Response Fund of the New York, “The integrity three years, American Red Cross, UNICEF, and CARE. features there was GM.” GM was able Read the entire of your company GM also provided vehicles to assist in the Sky no limit for Saturn management to double movement of medical equipment and sup- presentations article on the and your people the range Dynamic 2007 Sky roadster takes the plies in areas affected by the disaster. Saturn brand to new heights. For a and a T&RM Web site at: is absolutely (to 300 // In a related event, the American Red snapshot of other new GM products, question- http: www.treasury essential, but you miles) and Cross last year presented one of its high- see story inside. and-answer andrisk.com. halve the can’t take it for est honors for corporate citizenship, the session, Also, Governance- 0-60 mph granted. You Circle of Humanitarians award, to GM and followed Mletrics Internationa acceleration Gary Cowger, president, GM the GM Foundation. The award recog- North America, addresses Dallas by compli- (GMI) – the corporate have to work it time (to nized GM’s contributions to the hurricane stockholder forum in conjunction mentary governance research every day and less than GM’s Larry Burns at the unveiling relief efforts of the Red Cross in Florida, with AutoShow in Motion. admission and rating agency – 10 seconds), never take your of the Sequel fuel cell concept vehicle other southeastern states, and Haiti. to the 2005 New York International again awarded GM a eye off the ball.” compared Automobile Show. “10,” its top overall to current fuel cell vehicles, Burns said. Look for meeting details online at governance rating. John Devine, Sequel’s performance is achieved with GM was one of only GM vice chairman http://investor.gm.com under and CFO, in technology available today. “That’s a “Calendar/Events.” Invitations will be 26 global companies real breakthrough,” Burns said, adding, STOCKHOLDER NEWS out of nearly 2,600 Treasury & Risk mailed to stockholders residing near the Management “GM’s goal is to design and validate a meetings. If you do not receive an invi- surveyed to receive magazine fuel cell propulsion system by 2010 that tation and would like to attend, call GMI’s top rating. is competitive with current internal 877-217-0038, Monday through Friday, The rating was announced in September combustion systems on durability and Stockholder News is published in March and September from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time, 2004 and followed a similar score for performance, and that ultimately can be by GM Stockholder Services: Mail Code 482-C38-B71, beginning three weeks before the GM in February of last year. built at scale affordably.” 300 Renaissance Center, P.O. Box 300, Detroit, scheduled forum. MI 48265-3000, 313-667-1500, www.gm.com. SHN 305 March 2005 • Volume 11 • Issue 1 Bob Lutz, GM vice chairman of product development OnStar and StabiliTrak and chairman of GM North America, introduces the 2004 financial results 2005 business objectives 2006 Cadillac STS-V. General Motors Corporation GM Chairman and Chief Executive Officer to be standard equipment 2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 reported adjusted 2004 earn- Rick Wagoner told securities analysts meet- GM announced in January that two proven ings from continuing opera- ing in Detroit in January that GM is main- life-saving safety technologies – OnStar® and tions of $3.6 billion, or $6.40 taining its intense drive to grow global rev- electronic stability control (ESC) – will become per diluted share, led by enue, increase earnings, and generate cash. standard features for retail customers in the record earnings from finan- “We’re following a road map that we believe United States and Canada, covering all seg- cial services and a 12-percent will deliver strong results,” Wagoner said. ments and prices except for some commer- improvement in automotive “Continuing to introduce great cars and cial vehicles. earnings. These results – trucks is key to our success as we leverage The expansion of OnStar-equipped vehicles in line with GM’s original Rick Wagoner our global presence to grow the business,” will be comp-leted in 2007. OnStar is recog Saturn Aura guidance – compare to Wagoner said. “We’ve made strong and nized as the Concept earnings of $3.2 billion, or $5.62 per share, in consistent progress during the past decade auto indus- 2003. Adjusted revenue rose 4.5 percent to a streamlining our operations, improving man- try bench- GM showcases new products record $193 billion. ufacturing productivity and quality, improv- mark for Consolidated net income for 2004, including ing our product-development process, and safety, secu- The first two major auto shows of the year, the Los Angeles Auto Show and the North special items, totaled $3.7 billion, or $6.51 expanding our global footprint. We plan to rity, and per share, compared with $3.8 billion, or leverage these advantages going forward.” information American International Auto Show in Detroit, $7.14 per share, in 2003. services represented important venues for GM to Other points made by senior GM leaders and has showcase new products that are revitalizing 2006 Chevrolet “GM reported solid overall results in included: been cred- GM’s brands. HHR 2LT 2004, despite challenging competitive • 2005 earnings per share are targeted ited with At Pontiac, the all-new Torrent provides a conditions in many markets around the at $4-$5 helping to strong entry into the compact sport utility globe,” said GM Chairman and Chief • GM expects to generate $2 billion in OnStar Command Center: For more save scores vehicle (SUV) segment. The G6 adds a great- Executive Officer Rick Wagoner. operating cash flow in 2005 information, visit www.onlyGM.com. of lives. looking coupe and retractable hardtop “We believe strongly that the auto business • GM’s financial services subsidiary, ESC, sold as StabiliTrak®, is standard on many convertible to the G6 family of sporty is a growth business and we intend to fully GMAC, will continue to be a significant GM full-size SUVs and will expand to midsize midsize cars. participate in that growth with a steady contributor to GM’s financial performance SUVs this year. Remaining GM SUVs and vans Chevrolet has fused heritage cues and cadence of new, best-in-segment cars and • Attaining annual earnings of $10 per will have StabiliTrak standard by the end of modern design elements to create the trucks in all major markets around the globe,” share remains a goal achievable as early 2007. It will be standard on all GM cars and new HHR, along with the new Impala Wagoner said. as 2007 trucks sold to retail customers by the end of and Monte Carlo – solid entries in the GM’s adjusted earnings from continuing • Rising health-care costs remain 2010. StabiliTrak helps a driver maintain midsize segment. Chevy also unveiled the operations totaled $569 million, or $1.01 a challenge vehicle control during challenging or unex- 500-horsepower Corvette Z06, the most 2006 Pontiac G6 per share in the fourth quarter of 2004, pected driving conditions, such as ice, snow, powerful street car GM has ever produced. Convertible down from $838 million, or $1.47 per share Get annual meeting and wet pavement. Cadillac continues its renaissance with the in the fourth quarter of 2003. Including documents electronically GM North America President Gary Cowger said, special items and discontinued operations, adrenaline of the 440-horsepower STS-V, Register to receive GM annual meeting “Only GM offers a full range of cars, trucks, GM reported net income of $630 million, or giving the best European performance sedans materials via the Internet.
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