About the cover ‘Lost stockholder’ status Stay up to date on GM GM honored for quality The all-new 2007 Looking for breaking news about General GM was recognized as the top performer in Saturn Aura midsize has roots in British custom TM Motors or up-to-date information about the 2006 Strategic Vision Total Quality Index blends Saturn’s Stockholders often go to GM’s financial results? Current and histor- for the second year in a row. GM led five of new European- great lengths to protect ical information is available on the GM the study’s 20 vehicle categories, beating out influenced design and their stockholdings and corporate Web site at www.gm.com under Toyota, Honda, and Nissan. Segment winners high levels of refine- dividend checks – buying “The Company” and then “News & Events.” included the Chevrolet HHR, , ment with the brand’s home safes, renting bank Chevrolet Corvette Coupe and Convertible, customer-focused 2007 Saturn Aura XR’s Saturn hits high gear: For financial results, go to http://www. available Morocco deposit boxes, and locking and the Chevrolet Silverado HD (2500/3500) purchase and owner- gm.com/company/investor_information/ ship experience. The Brown interior The 2007 Saturn Aura XR mailboxes. pickup truck. The Strategic Vision survey NEWS earnings/. Aura is available in the entry XE model and, embodies the dynamic But even with such safe- measures consumer likes and dislikes and The right to as shown on the cover, uplevel XR. new direction for the guards, stockholders may escheat can be dealership experiences. 2006 annual meeting voting results R stop receiving dividends – traced back to In the J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Initial Saturn brand. and even temporarily lose British com- ITEM SM Forums continue in 2006 mon law, when 1 Nomination and election of directors: Percy N. Barnevik; Quality Study , GM received the Gold Plant Story inside. ownership of their stock – abandoned land Erskine B. Bowles; John H. Bryan; Armando M. Codina; Quality Award recognizing quality among GM’s series of regional forums for retail if they fail to keep their was returned George M.C. Fisher; Karen Katen; Kent Kresa; North and South American plants for the stockholders began this year with a meet- mailing address up to date to the king as a Ellen J. Kullman; Philip A. Laskawy; Eckhard Pfeiffer; ing held in conjunction with the Chicago matter of right. fifth consecutive year. The award went to with the company that issued G. Richard Wagoner, Jr.; and Jerome B. York were elected, Auto Show. In addition to presentations Today, it means with each director receiving at least 455,078,065 votes.* the Oshawa 2 plant in Ontario, Canada, their stock and cash their that a state has 2 Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche for which builds the Pontiac Grand Prix and by GM management and a question-and- dividend checks. the power to LaCrosse. Oshawa 2 also earned the answer session, the Chicago forum fea- acquire title the year 2006 If a change of address is not to abandoned FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN award in 2005. Additionally, GM earned tured product demonstrations, including 456,464,395 6,707,225 8,278,542 reported, state laws provide property within two segment recipients in the study – the an in-depth review of the newly redesigned its borders for 3 Stockholder proposal regarding prohibition on Chevrolet Silverado 1500 for “Highest Chevrolet Impala SS. As other forums are that a stockholder’s shares which there is no awarding, repricing, or renewing stock options and any uncashed dividend apparent owner. FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN Ranked Large Pickup in Initial Quality” and scheduled for the year, stockholders resid- checks may ultimately be 23,749,450 344,238,781 9,490,427 the Pontiac Grand Prix for “Highest Ranked ing in the vicinity of these meetings will transferred or “escheated” 4 Stockholder proposal regarding publication of a report Large Car in Initial Quality.” Overall, 11 GM be mailed invitations with instructions on global warming/cooling vehicles were among the top three in their for registration. to the state of the stockholder’s last regis- FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN tered address. This means the state can 10,632,805 352,097,988 14,747,865 segments. The study measures new-vehicle become custodian of the stockholder’s 5 Stockholder proposal regarding separation of roles of quality at 90 days of ownership.** assets after a certain length of time. chairman and chief executive officer GM dealers also provide excellent service, FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN Stockholders or their heirs can reclaim 67,948,685 299,778,495 9,751,478 according to the J. D. Power and Associates SM their property from the state, but they can 6 Stockholder proposal regarding recouping unearned 2006 Customer Service Index (CSI) Study . avoid this process by always reporting a incentive bonuses Buick and Cadillac finished second and third change of address to the stock transfer FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN in the rankings, with all other GM divisions 158,230,828 209,854,694 9,393,136 outscoring the industry average. The study Stockholder Services STOCKHOLDE agent and cashing all dividend checks; 7 Stockholder proposal regarding cumulative voting SHN 906 FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN measures satisfaction of vehicle owners GM’s registered stockholders should Stockholder News is published in March and September contact our transfer agent, Computer- 203,042,562 163,193,010 11,243,086 who visit dealerships for service during by GM Stockholder Services: Mail Code 482-C38-B71, 2007 Saturn Aura XR share, at 800-331-9922. If stock is held 8 Stockholder proposal regarding majority voting for the first three years 300 Renaissance Center, P.O. Box 300, Detroit, election of directors MI 48265-3000, 313-667-1500, www.gm.com. through a broker or bank, stockholders FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN of ownership. 221,981,430 144,786,499 10,710,729 **Quality Study: Pontiac Grand Prix received the lowest number of problems per 100 should contact their broker or bank to vehicles among large cars and the Chevrolet Silverado LD (1500) received the low- provide a current address. * In addition, 2,221 votes were cast for each of the following: James Dollinger, est number of problems per 100 vehicles among large pickups in the proprietary SM Lucy Kessler, and John Lauve; and 2,021 votes were cast for each of the J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Initial Quality Study . Study based on responses following: John Chevedden, Dean Fitzpatrick, Louis Lauve III, Steve Mahac, 2006 Chevrolet from 63,607 new-vehicle owners, measuring 251 models and measures opinions after Erik Nielsen, Larry Parks, Danny Taylor, William Walde, and 90 days of ownership. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and William Woodward, M.D. Silverado 1500 perceptions of owners surveyed in February-April 2006. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com. September 2006 • Volume 12 • Issue 2 Saturn brand revitalized with new design direction FlexFuel vehicles to double GM Technical Center celebrates 50 years of innovation The revitalization of GM’s Saturn brand hits With more than two million The year 2006 marks the 50-year milestone high gear for 2007 with five new vehicles and ethanol flexible fuel vehicles on the road, for the General Motors Technical Center in a dynamic new design direction. GM is paving the way for greater reliance on Warren, Michigan, home base for scores of The Sky roadster introduced the brand’s new domestically produced biofuels, and less innovations that make GM vehicles today design track when it debuted this spring and reliance on petroleum. In June, Ford and more fun to drive, pleasing to the eye, and quickly sold out for the year. This fall, Saturn DaimlerChrysler joined GM to announce exciting to own. Tech Center advances also adds the Sky Red Line, offering 260 horse- plans to double contributed to improving the safety, clean- power from GM’s Ecotec 2.0L Turbo engine. annual production liness, fuel efficiency, affordability, and of vehicles capable quality of GM products. Saturn’s all-new midsize Aura (see cover) of running on The approximately one-mile-square com- blends the brand’s new design direction and renewable fuels to plex, designed in the “International Style” high levels of refinement in a fun-to-drive two million cars by renowned Finnish architect Eero Saarinen, sport sedan. and trucks by 2010. 2007 Red Line was built on the boyhood farm of former The first vehicle powered by GM’s new hybrid The production Michigan governor, Alex Groesbeck. It was The landmark Vehicle Engineering Center consolidates system, the Vue Green Line, will deliver an increase by dom- dedicated in 1956 but is still considered an vehicle engineering functions into a single state-of-the- art facility. EPA-estimated 27 mpg in the city estic automakers architectural gem today and is listed on the and 32 mpg on the highway – represents the National Register of Historic Places. host of advanced cars, including GM’s E85 single largest com- FlexFuel, hybrid, and fuel-cell vehicles. the best highway The Tech Center employs more than 17,000 mitment to renew- rating of any people who perform vehicle design and For half a century, the Tech Center has also able fuels in the SUV. It will engineering, manufacturing been the home of GM style and design, pro- nation’s history. also be GM Chairman and CEO engineering, and research ducing such classic vehicles as the Chevrolet Rick Wagoner visited Washington the lowest- Outlook’s second- The pledge toward and development for GM’s Impala, Corvette, and Camaro, as well as today’s priced and third-row in May to pledge GM’s support seats fold flat for more flexible fuel for flexible fuel vehicles. global operations. Its land- revitalized Cadillac brand, distinctive HUMMER, hybrid generous cargo- vehicles that can use mark Vehicle Engineering and hot new products like the Pontiac Solstice SUV on carrying capacity. E85 ethanol or biodiesel came in a letter Center, with 7,000 engineers and Saturn Sky roadsters. Today, the GM the market to all members of Congress from General under one roof, is the cen- Technical Center plays a major role in the at $22,995. 2007 Motors Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner and tral command center for all development of cars and trucks for GM brands the CEOs of Ford and DaimlerChrysler. The around the world, and hits like the new The Outlook is an all-new A GM technician of GM’s worldwide engineer- crossover utility engineered to letter reaffirmed what the CEOs told congres- (bottom-center) ing operations, including 12 Camaro Concept demonstrate that there’s provide an ideal balance of style, sional leadership in May: Renewable fuels is dwarfed by the different centers in four still much more to come. huge fan in the size, and capability, with seating can play an important role in achieving energy global regions. Standout new designs like this Buick Enclave Concept, a security by diversifying the sources used to world’s largest for up to eight. automotive Among the many ground- luxury crossover SUV, first took shape as clay models at the Tech Center’s Design Center. The Enclave production model fuel America’s transportation needs. wind tunnel at breaking technologies “Saturn customers will find an the Tech Center. will be available next summer as impressive combination of Building more flexible fuel vehicles, however, created by GM’s Tech Center a 2008 model. European design flair, refined is only one part of the solution. The CEOs employees are the industry’s first catalytic interiors, and terrific road noted that “vehicles alone will not get the converter, energy-absorbing steering col- manners,” said Jill Lajdziak, job done. To capitalize on this commitment, umn, production air bag, and first low-cost general manager, Saturn Division. Congress and the administration need to anti-lock braking system. StabiliTrak® –GM’s “And, like always, customer care continue to promote the production of bio- stability control system – and OnStar® by GM remains our top priority.” fuels, increase incentives for refueling infra- – the nation’s leading in-vehicle safety, secu- structure, and continue incentives for rity, and communications system – both 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line automakers to produce biofuel vehicles.” have their roots at the Tech Center, as do a