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GM Reports First Quarter 2010 Results


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GM achieves net income of $0.9 billion and EPS of $1.66

DETROIT, May 17, 2010 -- General Motors Company today announced its first quarter 2010 results, marked by revenue of $31.5 billion and operating income of $1.2 billion. Net income attributable to common stockholders was $0.9 billion, resulting in earnings per share on a diluted basis of $1.66.

GM's first quarter adjusted earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) was $1.7 billion, after adjusting for the favorable impact of the sale of the Saab brand.

GM North America had EBIT in the first quarter 2010 of $1.2 billion, up from a loss of $3.4 billion in the fourth quarter 2009. GM Europe had a loss before interest and taxes of $0.5 billion; an improvement of $0.3 billion from the fourth quarter. GM International Operations posted EBIT of $1.2 billion, up $0.5 billion from the fourth quarter.

Cash flow from operating activities was $1.7 billion and after adjusting for capital expenditures of $0.7 billion, free cash flow was $1.0 billion. GM ended the first quarter with $35.7 billion in cash and marketable securities, including funds in escrow.

"We're pleased with our first quarter performance, in particular achieving profitability," said Chris Liddell, vice chairman and chief financial officer. "In North America we are adding production to keep up with strong demand for new products in our four brands. We're also steadily growing in emerging markets, keeping our costs under control, generating positive cash flow and maintaining a strong balance sheet. These are all important steps as we lay the foundation for a successful GM."

GM's most recent annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly report on Form 10-Q provides information about these and other factors, which we may revise or supplement in future reports to the SEC.

                                     Exhibit 1

                      General Motors Company and Subsidiaries
                               Supplemental Material

                                    (Unaudited)

The accompanying tables and charts for securities analysts include earnings (loss) before interest and taxes (EBIT), adjusted EBIT and free cash flow which are not prepared in accordance with Accounting Principles Generally Accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) and have not been audited or reviewed by GM's independent auditors. EBIT, adjusted EBIT and free cash flow are considered non-GAAP financial measures.

Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding GM's operating results because they exclude amounts that management does not consider part of operating results when assessing and measuring the operational and financial performance of the organization. Management believes these measures allow it to readily view operating trends, perform analytical comparisons, benchmark performance among geographic regions and assess whether GM's plan to return to profitability is on target. Accordingly, GM believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful in allowing for greater transparency of GM's core operations and they are therefore used by management in its financial and operational decision-making.

While management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information, they are not operating measures under U.S. GAAP and there are limitations associated with their use. GM's calculation of these non-GAAP financial measures may not be completely comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies due to potential differences between companies in the method of calculation. As a result, the use of these non-GAAP financial measures has limitations and should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, other measures such as Net income (loss) or Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders. Due to these limitations, these non-GAAP financial measures are used as a supplement to U.S. GAAP measures.

The following table summarizes the reconciliation of EBIT to its most comparable U.S. GAAP measure (dollars in millions):

                                Successor
                                ---------
                      Three      Three      July 10,
                      Months     Months       2009
                     Ended       Ended      Through
                      March    December
                        31,        31,     September
                        2010      2009      30, 2009
                     ------    ---------   ----------
  Operating
   segments
    GMNA(a)           $1,218     $(3,443)     $(1,377)
    GMIO(a)            1,194         738          460
    GME(a)              (506)       (814)           9
                        ----        ----          ---
    Total operating
     segments          1,906      (3,519)        (908)
  Corporate and
   eliminations          (82)       (527)         167
                         ---        ----          ---
  EBIT                 1,824      (4,046)        (741)
  Interest income         90          75          109
  Interest expense       337         329          365
  Income tax
   expense
   (benefit)             509        (861)        (139)
                         ---        ----         ----
  Net income (loss)
   attributable to
   stockholders       $1,068     $(3,439)       $(858)
                      ======     =======        =====

  __________

       Interest and income taxes are recorded centrally in Corporate;
       therefore, there are no reconciling items for GM's operating segments
   (a) between EBIT and Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders.

                      General Motors Company and Subsidiaries
                               Supplemental Material

                                    (Unaudited)

The following tables summarize the reconciliation of adjusted EBIT to EBIT and free cash flow to Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (dollars in millions):

                                               Successor
                             Three Months  Three Months    July 10, 2009
                                 Ended         Ended          Through
                               March 31,   December 31,    September 30,
                                  2010          2009            2009
                              ----------  -------------   --------------
  Adjusted EBIT                    $1,701          $(954)           $(631)
  Adjustments                         123         (3,092)            (110)
                                      ---         ------             ----
  EBIT                             $1,824        $(4,046)           $(741)
                                   ======        =======            =====

  Free Cash Flow                     $991        $(2,919)          $1,976
  Capital expenditures                755          1,033              881
                                      ---          -----              ---
  Net cash provided by (used
   in) operating activities        $1,746        $(1,886)          $2,857
                                   ======        =======           ======

In the three months ended March 31, 2010 Adjustments included the following:

     Gain of $123 million as a result of the sale of Saab to Spyker Cars
   o NV.

In the three months ended December 31, 2009 Adjustments included the following:

     Settlement loss of $2.6 billion related to the termination of GM's UAW
     hourly retiree medical plan and Mitigation Plan, under which GM
     agreed that an independent VEBA would be formed to pay certain
   o healthcare costs of UAW hourly retirees and their beneficiaries;
     Impairment charge of $270 million related to GM's investment in GMAC
   o common stock;
     Charges of $150 million related to the settlement of existing Delphi
     obligations upon consummation of the Delphi Master Disposition
     Agreement and GM's agreement to fund the wind-down costs of certain
   o Delphi facilities; and
     Loss on extinguishment of debt of $101 million related to the
     repayment of secured long-term debt of $400 million (in connection
     with the purchase of the remaining noncontrolling interest in CAMI
   o Automotive, Inc.).

In the period July 10, 2009 through September 30, 2009 Adjustments included the following:

   o Charges of $110 million to record reserves against advances to Delphi.

                      General Motors Company and Subsidiaries
                               Supplemental Material

                                    (Unaudited)

                                         Successor  Predecessor
                                         ---------  -----------
                                            Three       Three
                                           Months      Months
                                           Ended       Ended
                                         March 31,   March 31,
                                            2010        2009
                                        ----------  ----------

  Worldwide Production Volume (units in
   thousands)(a)
    GMNA - Cars                                 244         116
    GMNA - Trucks                               424         255
                                                ---         ---
    Total GMNA                                  668         371
    GME                                         357         267
    GMIO (b)(c)                               1,060         692
                                              -----         ---
    Total Worldwide                           2,085       1,330
                                              =====       =====

  __________

       Production volume represents the number of vehicles manufactured by
       GM's and Old GM's assembly facilities and also includes vehicles
   (a) produced by certain joint ventures.
       Includes Shanghai General Motors Co., Ltd. (SGM), SAIC-GM Wuling
       Automobile Co., Ltd. (SGMW), FAW-GM Light Duty Commercial Vehicle
       Co., Ltd. (FAW-GM) and SAIC GM Investment Ltd. (HKJV) joint venture
   (b) production.
       Ownership of 34% in SGMW and 50% in FAW-GM, under the joint venture
       agreements, allows for significant rights as a member as well as the
       contractual right to report SGMW and FAW-GM production volume in
       China. These entities are not consolidated for financial reporting
       purposes. Income and losses related to these entities are recorded in
   (c) Equity income, net of tax.

                      General Motors Company and Subsidiaries
                               Supplemental Material

                                    (Unaudited)

                                     Successor  Predecessor
                                     ---------  -----------
                                        Three       Three
                                       Months      Months
                                       Ended       Ended
                                     March 31,   March 31,
                                        2010        2009
                                    ----------  ----------

  Vehicle Unit Deliveries (units in
   thousands)(a)(b)(c)
    United States
     Chevrolet - Cars                       156          93
     Chevrolet - Trucks                     182         154
     Cadillac                                29          24
     Buick                                   32          21
     GMC                                     69          54
     Other                                    8          67
                                            ---         ---
     Total United States                    477         413
     Canada, Mexico and Other                86          88
                                            ---         ---
     Total GMNA(d)                          563         501
                                            ---         ---
    GME
     Opel/Vauxhall                          295         297
     Chevrolet                              107         100
     Other                                    3          11
                                            ---         ---
     Total GME(e)                           405         407
                                            ---         ---
    GMIO
     Chevrolet                              455         324
     Buick                                  122          82
     GM Daewoo                               28          19
     Holden                                  36          29
     Wuling                                 334         231
     FAW-GM                                  27           -
     Cadillac                                 4           2
     Other                                   23          22
                                            ---         ---
     Total GMIO(e)(f)(g)                  1,030         709
                                          -----         ---
    Total Worldwide                       1,998       1,617
                                          =====       =====

  __________

  (a)  Includes HUMMER, Saturn and Pontiac vehicle sales data.
  (b)  Includes Saab vehicle sales data through February 2010.
  (c)  Vehicle sales data may include rounding differences.
  (d)  Vehicle sales represent sales to the ultimate customer.
        Vehicle sales primarily represent estimated sales to the
  (e)   ultimate customer.
  (f)  Includes SGM, SGMW, FAW-GM and HKJV joint venture sales.
        Ownership of 34% in SGMW and 50% in FAW-GM under the joint
        venture agreements allows for significant rights as a member
        as well as contractual rights to report SGMW and FAW-GM
        joint venture vehicle sales in China as a part of global
        market share. These entities are not consolidated for
        financial reporting purposes. Income and losses related to
  (g)   these entities are recorded in Equity income, net of tax.

                      General Motors Company and Subsidiaries
                               Supplemental Material

                                    (Unaudited)

                                        Successor   Predecessor
                                        ---------   -----------
                                           Three        Three
                                          Months       Months
                                          Ended        Ended
                                        March 31,    March 31,
                                           2010         2009
                                       ----------   ----------

  Market Share(a)
    United States - Cars                      14.8%        15.3%
    United States - Trucks                    22.0%        21.3%
    Total United States                       18.4%        18.4%
    Total GMNA(b)                             17.8%        18.0%
    Total GME(c)                               8.5%         9.0%
    Total GMIO(c)(d)(e)                       10.3%        10.0%
    Total Worldwide                           11.2%        11.2%

  U.S. Retail/Fleet Mix
    % Fleet Sales - Cars                      40.6%        19.9%
    % Fleet Sales - Trucks                    24.5%        15.2%
    Total Vehicles                            30.9%        17.1%

  GMNA Capacity Utilization(f)                84.8%        37.7%

  __________

         Includes HUMMER, Saab, Saturn and Pontiac vehicle
  (a)    sales data.
         Vehicle sales represent sales to the ultimate
  (b)    customer.
         Vehicle sales primarily represent estimated sales to
  (c)    the ultimate customer.
         Includes SGM, SGMW, FAW-GM and HKJV joint venture
  (d)    sales.
         Ownership of 34% in SGMW and 50% in FAW-GM, under
         the joint venture agreements, allows for significant
         rights as a member as well as the contractual right
         to report SGMW and FAW-GM joint venture vehicle
         sales in China as part of global market share. These
         entities are not consolidated for financial
         reporting purposes. Income and losses related to
         these entities are recorded in Equity income, net of
  (e)    tax.
  (f)   Two shift rated, annualized.

                                         Successor     Predecessor
                                         ---------     -----------
                                          March 31,    December 31,
                                            2010           2009
                                         ----------   -------------
  Worldwide Employment (thousands)
    GMNA(a)                                      103            103
    GME(b)(c)                                     45             50
    GMIO(d)                                       57             62
                                                 ---            ---
    Total Worldwide                              205            215
                                                 ===            ===

    United States - Salaried                      26             26
    United States - Hourly                        52             51

  __________

         Beginning with the three months ended March 31, 2010
         substantially all of the 1,200 Corporate employees are
  (a)    included in GMNA.
         Decrease in GME primarily reflects reduction of 3,200
         employees due to the sale of Saab and reduction of 800
  (b)    hourly employees in Germany.
         GME hourly inactive employees are no longer included in
         GME's totals. GME hourly inactive employees excluded in
         the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 were 2,300
  (c)    and 2,500 employees.
         Decrease in GMIO reflects a reduction of 2,400 employees
         due to the sale of GM's India Operations and the
         reclassification of 2,700 hourly employees to contract
  (d)    status.

                                  Successor    Predecessor
                                  ---------    -----------
                                Three Months  Three Months
                                    Ended         Ended
                                   March 31,     March 31,
                                     2010          2009
                                  ----------    ----------
   Worldwide Payroll (billions)          $3.0          $2.9

                      General Motors Company and Subsidiaries
                  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

                      (In millions, except per share amounts)
                                    (Unaudited)

                                                   Successor   Predecessor
                                                   ---------   -----------
                                                 Three Months  Three Months
                                                     Ended         Ended
                                                   March 31,     March 31,
                                                      2010          2009
                                                  ----------    ----------

  Net sales and revenue                               $31,476       $22,431
                                                      -------       -------
  Costs and expenses
    Cost of sales                                      27,591        24,611
    Selling, general and administrative expense         2,684         2,497
    Other expenses, net                                    46           985
                                                          ---           ---
    Total costs and expenses                           30,321        28,093
                                                       ------        ------
     Operating income (loss)                            1,155        (5,662)
  Equity in loss of GMAC                                    -          (500)
  Interest expense                                       (337)       (1,230)
  Interest income and other non-operating
   income, net                                            485           425
  Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt                    (1)          906
                                                          ---           ---
  Income (loss) before income taxes and equity
   income                                               1,302        (6,061)
  Income tax expense (benefit)                            509          (114)
  Equity income, net of tax                               403            48
                                                          ---           ---
  Net income (loss)                                     1,196        (5,899)
  Less: Net income attributable to
   noncontrolling interests                               128            76
                                                          ---           ---
  Net income (loss) attributable to
   stockholders                                         1,068        (5,975)
  Less: Cumulative dividends on preferred
   stock                                                  203             -
                                                          ---           ---
  Net income (loss) attributable to common
   stockholders                                          $865       $(5,975)
                                                         ====       =======
  Earnings (loss) per share
  Basic
  Net income (loss) attributable to common
   stockholders                                         $1.73        $(9.78)
  Weighted-average common shares outstanding              500           611
  Diluted
  Net income (loss) attributable to common
   stockholders                                         $1.66        $(9.78)
  Weighted-average common shares outstanding              522           611

                      General Motors Company and Subsidiaries
                       Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

                        (In millions, except share amounts)
                                    (Unaudited)

                              Successor
                                March
                                  31,     December
                                  2010    31, 2009
                               ------     --------
                 ASSETS
  Current Assets
    Cash and cash
     equivalents                $23,310    $22,679
    Marketable securities           153        134
                                    ---        ---
    Total cash, cash
     equivalents and
     marketable securities       23,463     22,813
    Restricted cash              12,741     13,917
    Accounts and notes
     receivable (net of
     allowance of $188 and
     $250)                        8,694      7,518
    Inventories                  11,192     10,107
    Assets held for sale             60        388
    Equipment on operating
     leases, net                  2,319      2,727
    Other current assets and
     deferred income taxes        1,888      1,777
                                  -----      -----
    Total current assets         60,357     59,247
  Non-Current Assets
    Equity in net assets of
     nonconsolidated
     affiliates                   8,430      7,936
    Assets held for sale              -        530
    Property, net                18,432     18,687
    Goodwill                     30,487     30,672
    Intangible assets, net       13,690     14,547
    Other assets                  4,625      4,676
                                  -----      -----
    Total non-current
     assets                      75,664     77,048
                                 ------     ------
  Total Assets                 $136,021   $136,295
                               ========   ========
         LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
  Current Liabilities
    Accounts payable
     (principally trade)        $20,450    $18,725
    Short-term debt and
     current portion of
     long-term debt
     (including debt at GM
     Daewoo of $1,308 at
     March 31, 2010)              8,773     10,221
    Liabilities held for
     sale                            60        355
    Accrued expenses
     (including derivative
     liabilities at GM
     Daewoo of $339 at March
     31, 2010)                   22,755     23,134
                                 ------     ------
    Total current
     liabilities                 52,038     52,435
  Non-Current Liabilities
    Long-term debt
     (including debt at GM
     Daewoo of $740 at March
     31, 2010)                    5,401      5,562
    Liabilities held for
     sale                             -        270
    Postretirement benefits
     other than pensions          8,794      8,708
    Pensions                     26,492     27,086
    Other liabilities and
     deferred income taxes       13,245     13,279
                                 ------     ------
    Total non-current
     liabilities                 53,932     54,905
                                 ------     ------
  Total Liabilities             105,970    107,340
  Commitments and
   contingencies                  6,998      6,998
  Preferred stock, $0.01 par value
   (1,000,000,000 shares
   authorized, 360,000,000 shares
   issued and outstanding (each
   with a $25.00 liquidation
   preference) at March 31, 2010
   and December 31, 2009)
  Equity
    Common stock, $0.01 par
     value (2,500,000,000
     shares authorized,
     500,000,000 shares
     issued and outstanding
     at March 31, 2010 and
     December 31, 2009)               5          5
    Capital surplus
     (principally additional
     paid-in capital)            24,050     24,050
    Accumulated deficit          (3,529)    (4,394)
    Accumulated other
     comprehensive income         1,713      1,588
                                  -----      -----
    Total stockholders'
     equity                      22,239     21,249
    Noncontrolling interests        814        708
                                    ---        ---
    Total equity                 23,053     21,957
                                 ------     ------
  Total Liabilities and
   Equity                      $136,021   $136,295
                               ========   ========