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General Motors — Investor Presentation (August 2005)

88 slides from General Motors's investor presentation, Aug 30, 2005

  1. Slide 1: Global Product Development Update

    bal Product Development , aA Update Jon Lauckner im Vice President cy a Global Program Management

  2. Slide 2: Global Approach to Product Development

    Global Approach to Product Development Global Product Development Wagoner, Clarke, Henderson, Lutz Kempston-Darkes =~ Vice Chairman | Regional President | Souesecet | wamaiomon]| ezceea, | eae” Smith onan Queen Lauckner Vehicle Line Executives Global Architectures & Regional Architectures

  3. Slide 3: Concepts Drive Global Product

    Concepts Drive _Global Produc Global Portfolio Global Architectures Manufacturing Flexibility = Improved efficiencies ™ Generate global solutions m Leverage globally ® Plug and play solutions ® Better economies of scale ® Bill of Material re-use ® Global Bill of Process = Common tooling concepts m L

  4. Slide 4: Global Product Planning

    Global Product Planning ™@ Focus on biggest, fastest growing, most profitable markets ” @ Leverage converged architectures, “Look Share’ potentials across regions @ Reconfigure Planning organization from “Regional” to “Global Segment” to maximize common solutions ™ Increased emphasis on advanced con

  5. Slide 5: Global Design

    Global Design Sao Paulo, Brazil

  6. Slide 6: Global Engineering

    Global Engineering One Regional Engineering Center Takes Global Responsibility for an Architecture @ Led by Global Vehicle Chief Engineer ™@ Engineering Center staff supplemented with subject matter experts from around the globe ™@ Responsible for developing architecture, lead vehicle, and bandwidth

  7. Slide 7: Global Program Management

    Global Program Management Global Vehicle Development Team Structure Dee eoesracam > Regional Vehicle Line Teams (@ecractleameertey (Product Execution) Region 1 Region 2 Region 3 Functions: Engineering, Manufacturing Purchasing, etc.

  8. Slide 8: Compact Crossover

    Compact Crossover luxury RWD

  9. Slide 9: Expected Business Results

    Expected Business Results ® Reduction in vehicle architecture count by 50% Better economies of scale in component sourcing — Global footprint eering and.manufacturing costs per reduced @ Global architectures will drive better execution — Faster to market — Higher quality & Great products at low cost

  10. Slide 10: Paul Ballew, Global Market and Industry Analysis

    CC an ! Pw poate. J Paul Ballew Executive Director Global Market and Industry An alysis x

  11. Slide 11: Large Truck Market Remains an Important Key to U.S. Sales Strategy

    Large Truck Market Remains an Important Key to U.S. Sales Strategy @ 3.4 million unit market — with sub-segments still expanding @ Still very profitable despite competitive and market pressures (due in part to richening mix) ™ GM leadership is at the center of our U.S. market strategy — Profitabilit

  12. Slide 12: Large Pickup and Large Utility Industry

    Large Pickup and Large Utility Industry —— Large Pickup —— Large Utility/Large Lux Utility EX} 2,500 ——— = S 2,000 8 = 1,500 = Ee a ————————— 500 0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 SAAR CYTD large Pickup 2,186 2,189 2,344 «2,254 «2,373 2,537 2,728 Lge Ute/igelux 718 764 874 898 937 906 851

  13. Slide 13: GM Large Pickup and Large Utility Sales

    GM Large Pickup and Large Utility Sales —— Large Pickup —— Large Utility ~~ Large Lux Utility 1,400 1,200 3 = 1,000 en 3B 800 £ ‘= 600 400 —" "4 200 0 1999 2000 + -2001.:««-2002:~«S«2003««-2004_2005SAAR cyID Large Pickup 845 831 979 944 974 975 1,165 Large Utility 361 391 505 505 491 458 435 = Lux U

  14. Slide 14: Large Pickup ATPs Month Moving Average

    Large Pickup ATPs 6 Month Moving Average $28.5 we N x uu $27,305 Thousands $26,181

  15. Slide 15: Industry Large Pickup Crew Cab Penetration

    Industry Large Pickup Crew Cab Penetration 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 1999CYTD 2005CYTD 2005 o/(u) June June 1999 10% 6.7% 51.2% 44.5 p.p. June June 2004 2005 June 2003 June 2002 June 2001 June 2000 June 1999

  16. Slide 16: Large Utility ATPs Month Moving Average

    Large Utility ATPs 6 Month Moving Average $36.0 $35,650 $35,089 Thousands

  17. Slide 17: Escalade/Denali as a Percent of Large and Large Luxury Utilities

    Escalade/Denali as a Percent of Large and Large Luxury Utilities 16% 14% 12% 10% 8% 1999CYTD 2005CYTD 2005 o/(u) June June 4.5% 13.6% June June June June June June June 1999 2000 2001 ~—.2002 2003 2004 2005 ee

  18. Slide 18: Expectations for Large Utility Market Are More Cautious

    Expectations for Large Utility Market Are More Cautious H Not anticipating market will reach previous peaks, even with the launch of the next generation @ Portions of the market have declined significantly and will remain under pressure due to competitive alternatives and operating costs/image Howev

  19. Slide 19: West Texas Intermediate Oil

    West Texas Intermediate Oil — United States Average $/Barrel — Wrexas Intermediate (in 2000 U.S.§) $90 ‘——— Spot Oil Price: West Texas Intermediate $80 [Prior 1982=Posted Price] ($/Barrel) $70 i) 1) $40 $30 $20 $10 $0 1974 1979 1984 1989 1994 1999 2004

  20. Slide 20: Large Truck — Market Outlook

    Large Truck — Market Outlook m@ A number of changes in the last few years have resulted in a more challenging environment: — Competition — Age of portfolio — Gas prices — Development of utility alternatives ™ Our strategy is to address these and others: — Best in class product — including fuel econo

  21. Slide 21: GMNA Turnaround

    SPenna Tu Winaround, .

  22. Slide 22: General Motors Functions

    General Motors GME Product Development [Manufacturing/Labor Relations Purchasing [Powertrain Sales/Service/Marketing [Quality [Human Resources [Finance R&iD/Strategic Planning sas ‘Communications Legal/Public Policy

  23. Slide 23: Globalizing General Motors

    Globalizing General Motors @ Global management of key functions moving at rapid pace — Benefitting from ground work of past decade — Well accepted by organization ™@ Provides ability to deepen expertise and leverage it consistently around the world ™ Tangible results being realized in key areas — Pr

  24. Slide 24: 2005 Priorities/Targets

    2005 Priorities/Targets @ Priorities — $4.00-$5.00 EPS* (GRv) — Operating cash flow of $2B™* (ERS) — Capital spending of $8B — Grow global volume @ Regional/Sector Income Targets — North America: $500M (ERS) — Europe: $(500)M — LAAM: $100M — Asia-Pacific: $600M — GMAC: >$2,500M cial items; at curren

  25. Slide 25: GMNA 2005 CYTD Results

    GMNA 2005 CYTD Results Net Income* U.S. Market Share™* — Retail Share** 1st Half $(2.5)B 271% 25.6% — Daily Rental Volume™* 429K units U.S. Inventory*™* Annual Capacity 696K units 5.0M units ase on GM website for recor Versus Prior Year Down $3.3B Flat Up 0.6 p.p. Down 49K units or 10% Down 465K uni

  26. Slide 26: What Happened at GMNA in 2005?

    What Happened at GMNA in 2005? m@ Weaker sales mix ™ Increased brand-building marketing spend ™@ Pressure on material cost, including cost of product excellence @ Higher health care costs Significant reduction in dealer inventories

  27. Slide 27: U.S. Dealer Inventory

    U.S. Dealer Inventory << Down 543K Units > 2.0 15 1.0 1.0 Dec 2004 Mar 2005 June 2005 July 2005

  28. Slide 28: GMNA Turnaround Plan

    GMNA Turnaround Plan @ Product excellence ® Revitalize sales and marketing strategy ™ Accelerate cost reduction and quality improvements m@ Address health care burden

  29. Slide 29: Progress in Product Excellence

    Progress in Product Excellence ™@ Strong sales of recent launch products ™@ Focus on “Best Products” paying dividends with enthusiast press, others ™@ New products in 2006/2007 concentrated in most profitable/largest/fastest growing segments ™@ Going forward, will reap significant benefits from glob

  30. Slide 30: Product Excellence - Fuel Economy Leadership

    Product Excellence - Fuel Economy Leadership ™ GM leads in number of products getting 30 mpg or more ™ Intense focus on range of fuel economy improvement technologies — Industry leader in E85 flexible fuel vehicles — Aggressive roll-out planned for Displacement on Demand and Six Speed transmissions

  31. Slide 31: Progress in Sales and Marketing Strategy

    Progress in Sales and Marketing Strategy ® Clear alignment of brands/products/ distribution § First step in shifting to value focus successful: moving to next phase ™ Focus on key markets ® Clear roadmap on distribution channel

  32. Slide 32: Progress in Quality

    Progress in Quality ® Consistent recognition for quality achievement — J.D. Power — Strategic Vision — Leveraging in advertising m “Moving Left” in vehicle development process ™ Outlook for 2006/2007 launches very solid

  33. Slide 33: Progress in Cost Reduction

    Progress in Cost Reduction m Intense focus on high leverage areas m Enhance sourcing footprint — leverage low cost country presence, global architectures @ Achieve productivity improvement targets and targeted manning levels @ Increase capacity utilization

  34. Slide 34: Address Health Care Burden

    Address Health Care Burden m Biggest uncompetitive “line item” is health care — Cost disadvantage of over $4 billion vs. Toyota, others ® Currently in active discussions with UAW

  35. Slide 35: GMNA Performance — Key Drivers for 2006 CY

    GMINA Performance — Key Drivers for 2006 CY = Volume/Mix >t @ Net Price = Material vy * ™ Health Care * = Structural Cost /Other *

  36. Slide 36: Closing

    Closing ® Transitioning to run business with strong focus on global leverage of key functions — Yielding results already, will see much more ® All business units except GMNA remain on or above track m@ GMNA Turnaround Plan being implemented in vigorous and highly focused manner — Progress encouragin

  37. Slide 37: Sales and Marketing

    Sales aint Marketing mY pdat “ee Mark LaNeve GMNA Vice President Vehicle Sales, Service and tla

  38. Slide 38: Agenda

    Agenda @ Sales Recap @ U.S. Market Growth Plan — GM Brand Assessment — Value Promise and other strategic moves — Key Market Strategy — PBG Channel Alignment ™ Closing Remarks

  39. Slide 39: July Sales and Share Summary

    July Sales and Share Summary Sales % Change | Share Pt. Change July 530,027 19.8% 28.7% (Oy) CYTD 2,882,397 4.6% 271% 0.0 Inventory (7/31/05) 695,642 Compared to (7/31/04) (465,000) ™@ Best July since 1986 @ All divisions up year-over-year Mi Chevy ahead of Ford by 56,000 units i Cadillac moves into

  40. Slide 40: U.S. Market Growth Plan

    U.S. Market Growth Plan Als Clearly differentiate all divisional brands and roles . Go to market with a “Total Value Proposition” . Focus on key markets Become a consistent world-class retail channel

  41. Slide 41: Clearly Differentiate All Divisional Brands and Roles

    Clearly Differentiate All Divisional Brands and Roles Action Plans — Deliver eight distinct brands to the market @ Brand positioning must be comprehended in product planning, design, engineering and marketing & Differentiate media selection by brand and by market @ Exploit recent improved share of v

  42. Slide 42: U.S. Market Overview

    U.S. Market Overview Mainstream Luxury Focus Brands VW Audi Toyota Lexus Scion Nissan Infiniti Honda Acura _ Lincoin aquar,Volvo) Mercury; Mazda _. Mercedes Benz Chrysler, Jeep dillac Buick, Pontiac, GMC HUMMER, Saab Saturn Die

  43. Slide 43: Brand Positioning

    Brand Positioning Performance Luxury ee

  44. Slide 44: Go to Market Strategy

    Go to Market Strategy Volume Focus Low base prices 1 Aggressive marketing m EZ Spec m Balanced fleet presence Value Focus = Competitive base prices = Competitive incentives m Reduced fleet emphasis Premium Focus 1m Brand-driven marketing 1 Up-level trim and special edition emphasis 1 Limited fleet p

  45. Slide 45: Go to Market with a Total Value Proposition

    Go to Market with a “Total Value Proposition” (Total Value Promise) Action Plans ™@ Compelling MSRPs that represent value Competitive incentives and financing | Total @ Simplified option packaging strategy Value Improved ®@ Great content, features and technology Residual (OnStar and StabiliTrak) Val

  46. Slide 46: IntelliChoice.com — Web Shopping Example

    IntelliChoice.com — Web Shopping Example @ GM was not price competitive Malibu $19,200 Accord $17,095 x Camry $19,025 5 Kester) Sams Exeneet

  47. Slide 47: Competitive Web Shopping

    Competitive Web Shopping @ For the 2006 MY, we plan to Malibu $17,990 be price competitive with Accord $17,095 “value” vehicles Camry $19,025 L_exnwes eaTuats | ecord ecord $17,095 2006 MY competitive pricing still being announced

  48. Slide 48: June/July Employee Discount

    June/July Employee Discount & Divisional messages were on brand strategy (e.g., Buick quality) m@ Excellent message alignment between corporate and division communications ™@ 100% of Dealer LMG advertising mirrored corporate advertising ™@ Consumer recall of June/July campaign at an all time high (8

  49. Slide 49: Employee Discount — Continuation

    Employee Discount — Continuation m Employee discount program continued on 2005 models as a sell-down tool — Program extended based on June/July performance and aligns with “Total Value Promise” — Net price vs. consumer cash play m™ Employee discount program announced on 2006 full-size utilities and

  50. Slide 50: Value Leaders for MY 2006

    Value Leaders for MY 2006 Saturn ION $12,490 Chevrolet HHR $15,990 Chevrolet Malibu $17,990 Chevrolet Uplander (SWB) $21,990 Chevrolet Impala (211) $21,990 Chevrolet Silverado Crew $27,990 Chevrolet Tahoe $34,990 Pontiac G6 (4 cyl.) $17,990 Pontiac Solstice $19,995 “HUMMER H3 $29,500

  51. Slide 51: ALG Month Residual Values

    ALG 36 Month Residual Values % of MSRP Vehicle Beginning of Model Year O6MY Impala LS 41% OSMY Impala Base 34% O6MY DTS 48% OSMY Deville Base EYES O6MY Gé Base 39% O5MY G6 Base 36% O6MY H3 51%

  52. Slide 52: GM Dealer Inventory

    GM Dealer Inventory 1,400,000 1,238,977 1,200,000-) 1,160,775 1,000,000 =1,000,000 July 2004 Dec 2004 July 2005 Dec 2005

  53. Slide 53: Daily Rental Walk Down Plan

    Daily Rental Walk Down Plan ® Weare reducing our daily rental volume and plan to continue ™ Examples of reduced/eliminated capacity: — Lansing (Grand Am, Classic) — Baltimore (Astro, Safari) — Oklahoma City-one shift (TrailBlazer EXT, Envoy XL) Daily Rental Sales (July CYTD 2005 vs. CYTD 2004) Ford

  54. Slide 54: Become a Consistent World-Class Retail Channel

    Become a Consistent World-Class Retail Channel Action Plans @ Channel alignment — Chevrolet — Saturn — Buick-Pontiac-GMC (BPG) = Cadillac/HUMMER/Saab ™@ Continued primary focus on BPG channel consolidation m@ Address operator, locations and facilities issues ™@ Continue to drive sales and CSI focus

  55. Slide 55: Running the Business

    Running the Business SIMPLIFY @ Everything begins with product, but it doesn’t stop there ™ Great brands are built on equal parts — Product — Image — Dealer/retail experience

  56. Slide 56: Global Purchasing and Supply Chain

    Glob furchas gy am Pats ate; Bo Andersson re Vice President te Global Purchasing and Supply Chain as

  57. Slide 57: Global Purchasing

    Global Purchasing m@ What We Do m How We Do It = Challenges and Opportunities

  58. Slide 58: Global Purchasing Summary

    Global Purchasing Summary ™@ Supply Base performance good in areas of Delivery, Quality and Launch ™@ Convergence of issues (raw material, global competition) presenting challenges ™@ GM's growth in Eastern Europe, Korea and China highlighting new opportunities ™@ Toregain and increase previous mome

  59. Slide 59: Our Goal Is to Manage GM's Global Supply Chain

    Our Goal Is to Manage GM’s Global Supply Chain and Help Us Build Competitive Advantage Managed by 4,000 Employees in 40 Countries

  60. Slide 60: Global Purchasing and Supply Chain Priorities

    Global Purchasing and Supply Chain Priorities © &© Chain Launch Global Logistics Capability Right Cost Priorities Aligned with Corporate Strategies

  61. Slide 61: Greater alignment with Global Engineering

    ® Greater alignment with Global Engineering ™ Product focused/global platforms ™ More focus on parts/components and opportunities ® More global focus on complexity reduction

  62. Slide 62: "20 in 3" What We Learned

    “20 in 3” What We Learned Has been effective to drive: @ Stretch mentality (internal and external) ®@ Multiple year focus/targets @ Purchasing/Engineering alignment ™@ Consistent metrics and message to Supply Base @ Development of new tools (e.g., Benchmark/ Teardown, Co-Sourcing and Value Chain) Dr

  63. Slide 63: "20 in 3" Results — Top Suppliers

    “20 in 3” Results — Top 28 Suppliers 50% S Annual Savings % 2000-2002 2003-2005 Improved Results vs. Prior Years

  64. Slide 64: Material Cost Reduction Over Time

    Material Cost Reduction Over Time Present Future + Competitive sourcing + Global platforms + Capabilities inlow cost regions + Restructure Supply Base + Deeper into value chain + Component sourcing — Raw material pressures + Footprint optimization — Reduced GMNA volume + Raw material mitigation — Ex

  65. Slide 65: Supplier Integration — Seat System Example

    Supplier Integration — Seat System Example Strategies @ “Right” level of supplier integration Ai & Capitalize on opportunity for fi Bill of Material re-use of structures @ Optimize footprint for trim covers, leather and fabric The Key Is Finding Right Level of Supplier Integration to Maximize Value

  66. Slide 66: Restructuring of Supply Base - Capacity Utilization Example

    Restructuring of Supply Base - Capacity Utilization Example es) Current Status Open Future Status M Used © 50 50 40 40 30 30 20 20 10 10 0 C) A B ic D E A B c D E Suppliers Suppliers ® 5 global suppliers ® 4 global suppliers ™ 62% average capacity utilization ™ 80% average capacity utilization Conso

  67. Slide 67: Restructuring of Supply Base — Example

    Restructuring of Supply Base — Example a) a) Current/Future’ Management, Business Supplier A Supplier B Gy) Supplier C GS Supplier D (ERI) SupplierE = Ci) (eRe) (eRe) a Supplier F Gs Grow Fix Exit Supplier A Supplier C Supplier E Supplier B Supplier D Supplier F

  68. Slide 68: Supplier Footprint

    Supplier Footprint ™@ Develop local Supply Base for emerging markets — China, Korea, Eastern Europe @ Improve competitiveness in mature markets by sourcing right components to the right place globally — Centers of expertise and sustainable cost structure ™@ Supported by global organization and globa

  69. Slide 69: Raw Material Mitigation Strategies

    Raw Material Mitigation Strategies Material Mitigation Strategies @ Multi-year contracts Steel ™ Resale program for suppliers ™@ Reduce usage/improve yield Aluminum ™ Switch to steel (ex. 800 liftgate) Precious epi nriging Metals ™ Material substitution ™ Hedging Copper Lead ™ Hedging Magnesium

  70. Slide 70: Troubled Supplier Challenges

    Troubled Supplier Challenges m U.S. competitive pressures currently driving additional stress in domestic supply community @ Common themes in recent bankruptcies — Highly leveraged — Substantial merger/acquisition activity — Higher labor costs — High exposure of raw materials (petroleum, steel) ™ Pr

  71. Slide 71: Conclusions

    Conclusions ®@ Global Purchasing and Supply Chain has a long track record of contribution to GM ™ Currently have some challenges to work through ™ Strategies in place to overcome challenges and regain momentum

  72. Slide 72: John Devine, Vice Chairman & CFO

    John Devine es Ss ‘ Vice Chairman & CFO q 7 a

  73. Slide 73: Agenda

    Agenda = Economic/Auto Industry Update = GM Regional Business Update = Balance Sheet Strength

  74. Slide 74: Global Economic Update

    Global Economic Update @ Flattening of yield curve ™ Oil price increases have exceeded expectations ® Global economic growth remains healthy @ U.S. economic expansion remains solid ™ Western Europe shows some signs of a partial rebound m@ AP has regained growth momentum m LAAM economies continue to

  75. Slide 75: Global Auto Industry Overview

    Global Auto Industry Overview @ Industry growth keeping pace with economy — 2.6% annual unit growth thru 2014 — 6.2% annual revenue growth thru 2014 @ Brisk growth in emerging markets @ Richening of mix in more mature markets ™ Continued competitive pressure on products and pricing in key markets @

  76. Slide 76: Global Industry Growth (2004-2014)

    Global Industry Growth (2004-2014) sia Pacific +12.4M units or 73%

  77. Slide 77: Agenda

    Agenda = Economic/Auto Industry Update = GM Regional Business Update = Balance Sheet Strength

  78. Slide 78: GME

    GME m H1 net income loss of $66M*; Q2 profitable ®@ Market share thru July is 9.6%, up 0.1 p.p. ™ GMDAT products providing market share gains ™ Positive reaction to Zafira launch ® Solid material cost performance ® Pricing continues to be challenging ____ “Adjusted basis, see Q2 Earnings Release on

  79. Slide 79: GME Restructuring Update

    GME Restructuring Update m Expected headcount reduction of about 10,000 employees by end of 2005 ™ Modest amount of charge-offs in H2 ® Results starting to impact profitability ™ Continue focus on revenue optimization ®@ Pursuing growth opportunities in Eastern Europe and Russia

  80. Slide 80: GMLAAM

    GMLAAM @ H1 net income $79M m Market share thru July is up 0.3 p.p., while industry is up 20% ® Brazilian Real appreciation negatively impacting export profitability ® South Africa industry up 27% and GM share up 2.4 p.p. (GMSA volume up more than 54%) ™ Strong growth in Argentina, Venezuela and Mid

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