OnStar Reaches Three-Million-Subscribers Milestone

OnStar by GM announced that it has reached the three-million-subscribers milestone, further validating GM's commitment to OnStar's viable, growing business model that emphasizes safety, security and peace of mind for its subscribers.

OnStar is the nation's leading provider of in-vehicle safety, security and information services using the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite network and wireless technologies. With the new Gen 6.1 system, GM & OnStar hope to further expand their subscriber base. The Gen 6.1 OnStar system allows subscribers to interact with OnStar's voice recognition system in Spanish, French or English. A simple push of a button an OnStar advisor can change the system to interact with the subscriber in their preferred language. The multi-lingual voice recognition system joins the other core OnStar services such as stolen vehicle location assistance, remote door unlock, roadside assistance, emergency services and automatic crash notification.

GM is the only automotive manufacturer committed to offering a full range of vehicles with safety protection before, during and after a collision. All OnStar-equipped vehicles come with Automatic Crash Notification. If air bags deploy, the system sends a signal to a highly trained OnStar Emergency Advisor, who contacts the vehicle to see if help is needed, and can contact an emergency responder to send for help. In many cases the occupants are severely injured and cannot speak for themselves. OnStar's GPS unit allows Advisors to tell emergency responders the vehicle's location. OnStar responds to at least one air bag deployment in the US or Canada every hour.

Additionally, the Gen 6.1 version of OnStar features the GM-exclusive Advanced Automatic Crash Notification system. The AACN system detects collisions, even rollovers, regardless of whether air bags deploy. AACN also transmits other crash data, such as the direction of impact force, the number of and which air bags deployed and the maximum change of impact velocity, so that emergency responders are more prepared with this critical information before they arrive at the accident scene.

General Motors says it will equip 3 million model-year 2006 vehicles in North America with its in-vehicle OnStar telematics system.
The number of cars with OnStar will grow from 1.4 million in 2004 models to 2.2 million in 2005. OnStar is factory-installed and currently available on about 50 models yet some models still cannot accommodate OnStar hardware. GM says the service eventually will be available in all its models in the future.

Each month OnStar receives more than 700 air-bag notifications following crashes. It also receives about 11,000 emergency assistance calls, and responds to about 600 stolen vehicle location requests, 19,000 requests for roadside assistance, 35,000 remote door-unlock requests, and 18,000 remote diagnostic requests.

About GM
General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM), the world's largest vehicle manufacturer, employs about 325,000 people globally. Founded in 1908, GM has been the global automotive sales leader since 1931. GM today has manufacturing operations in 32 countries and its vehicles are sold in 192 countries.

About OnStar
Available on more than 50 General Motor's models and select models from six other auto manufacturers, OnStar is the nation's leading provider of in-vehicle safety, security and information services. OnStar is a wholly owned subsidiary of GM and currently serves 2.5 million customers. For more information about OnStar, visit www.onstar.com.