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Document And Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
Document And Entity Information - shares	Mar. 31, 2012	Apr. 27, 2012
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY
Entity Central Index Key	0001467858
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,565,855,125
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes

Condensed Consolidated Income Statements - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Net sales and revenue
Automotive sales and revenue	$ 37,328	$ 35,899
GM Financial revenue	431	295
Total net sales and revenue	37,759	36,194
Costs and expenses
Automotive cost of sales	32,910	31,685
GM Financial operating and other expenses	248	165
Automotive selling, general and administrative expense	2,973	2,994
Other automotive expenses, net	15	6
Goodwill impairment charges	617	395
Total costs and expenses	36,763	35,245
Operating income	996	949
Automotive interest expense	110	149
Interest income and other non-operating income, net	275	604
Loss on extinguishment of debt	18	0
Income before income taxes and equity income	1,143	1,404
Income tax expense	216	137
Equity income, net of tax and gain on disposal of investments	423	2,144
Net income	1,350	3,411
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(35)	(45)
Net income attributable to stockholders	1,315	3,366
Net income attributable to common stockholders	1,004	3,151
Earnings Per Share, Basic [Member]
Costs and expenses
Net income attributable to stockholders	1,315	3,366
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 1,004	$ 3,151
Basic
Basic earnings per common share	$ 0.64	$ 2.09
Weighted-average common shares outstanding	1,572	1,504
Earnings Per Share, Diluted [Member]
Costs and expenses
Net income attributable to stockholders	$ 1,315	$ 3,366
Basic
Weighted-average common shares outstanding	1,572	1,504
Diluted
Diluted earnings per common share	$ 0.60	$ 1.77
Weighted-average common shares outstanding	1,692	1,817
Automotive [Member]
Costs and expenses
Goodwill impairment charges	$ 617	$ 395
Loss on extinguishment of debt	$ 18

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 17,378	$ 16,071
Marketable securities	14,686	16,148
Restricted cash and marketable securities	924	1,005
Accounts and notes receivable	12,485	9,964
GM Financial finance receivables, net	3,314	3,251
Inventories	15,844	14,324
Equipment on operating leases, net	2,600	2,464
Other current assets and deferred income taxes	1,985	1,696
Total current assets	69,216	64,923
Restricted cash and marketable securities	1,151	1,228
GM Financial finance receivables, net	6,162	5,911
Equity in net assets of nonconsolidated affiliates	6,793	6,790
Property, net	24,275	23,005
Goodwill	28,433	29,019
Intangible assets, net	9,687	10,014
GM Financial equipment on operating leases, net	1,066	785
Other assets and deferred income taxes	3,411	2,928
Total non-current assets	80,978	79,680
Total Assets	150,194	144,603
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accounts payable (principally trade)	27,576	24,551
Accrued liabilities	23,651	22,875
Total current liabilities	56,577	53,226
Postretirement benefits other than pensions	6,832	6,836
Pensions	25,017	25,075
Other liabilities and deferred income taxes	12,754	12,442
Total non-current liabilities	53,477	52,386
Total Liabilities	110,054	105,612
Commitments and contingencies (Note 17)
Preferred stock
Common stock	16	16
Capital surplus (principally additional paid-in capital)	26,334	26,391
Retained earnings	8,283	7,183
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(5,768)	(5,861)
Total stockholders' equity	39,256	38,120
Noncontrolling interests	884	871
Total Equity	40,140	38,991
Total Liabilities and Equity	150,194	144,603
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred stock
Preferred stock	5,536	5,536
Total Equity	5,536	5,536
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred stock
Preferred stock	4,855	4,855
Total Equity	4,855	4,855
Automotive [Member]
ASSETS
Goodwill	27,155	27,741
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	1,557	1,682
Long-term debt	3,828	3,613
GM Financial [Member]
ASSETS
Goodwill	1,278	1,278
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	3,793	4,118
Long-term debt	$ 5,046	$ 4,420

Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Equity - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Capital Surplus [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss) [Member]	Noncontrolling Interests [Member]	Series A Preferred Stock [Member]	Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Balance at Dec. 31, 2010	$ 37,159	$ 15	$ 24,257	$ 266	$ 1,251	$ 979	$ 5,536	$ 4,855
Effect of adoption of amendments in ASU 2010-28 regarding goodwill impairment (Note 9)	(1,466)			(1,466)
Net income	3,411			3,366		45
Other comprehensive income	261				250	11
Purchase of noncontrolling interest shares	(100)		41		(7)	(134)
Stock based compensation	49		49
Cash dividends paid on Series A Preferred Stock and cumulative dividends on Series B Preferred Stock	(215)			(215)
Dividends declared or paid to noncontrolling interests	(18)					(18)
Other	5					5
Balance at Mar. 31, 2011	39,086	15	24,347	1,951	1,494	888	5,536	4,855
Balance at Dec. 31, 2011	38,991	16	26,391	7,183	(5,861)	871	5,536	4,855
Net income	1,350			1,315		35
Other comprehensive income	102				93	9
Exercise of common stock warrants	3		3
Stock based compensation	(60)		(60)
Cash dividends paid on Series A Preferred Stock and cumulative dividends on Series B Preferred Stock	(215)			(215)
Dividends declared or paid to noncontrolling interests	(28)					(28)
Other	(3)					(3)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2012	$ 40,140	$ 16	$ 26,334	$ 8,283	$ (5,768)	$ 884	$ 5,536	$ 4,855

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets Parenthetical (Parentheticals) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	2,000,000,000	2,000,000,000
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	5,000,000,000	5,000,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	1,565,842,758	1,564,727,289
Common stock, shares outstanding	1,565,842,758	1,564,727,289
Accounts and notes receivable, allowance	$ 390,000,000	$ 331,000,000
Gross finance receivables transferred to special purpose entities	3,357,000,000	3,295,000,000
Gross finance receivables transferred to special purpose entities noncurrent	5,742,000,000	5,773,000,000
Leased assets transferred to special purpose entities	$ 373,000,000	$ 274,000,000
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred stock, shares issued	276,101,695	276,101,695
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	276,101,695	276,101,695
Preferred stock, liquidation preference	$ 25	$ 25
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred stock, shares issued	100,000,000	100,000,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	100,000,000	100,000,000
Preferred stock, liquidation preference	$ 50	$ 50
Automotive [Member]
Short-term and current portion of long-term debt at GM Korea which the creditors do not have recourse to our general credit	$ 116,000,000	$ 171,000,000
Derivative liabilities at GM Korea which the creditors do not have recourse to our general credit	$ 26,000,000	$ 44,000,000

Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$ 2,499	$ (377)
Cash flows from investing activities
Expenditures for property	(1,994)	(1,322)
Available-for-sale marketable securities, acquisitions	(2,368)	(7,287)
Trading marketable securities, acquisitions	(2,198)	(157)
Available-for-sale marketable securities, liquidations	4,027	4,262
Trading marketable securities, liquidations	1,694	159
Acquisition of companies, net of cash acquired	56	(1)
Operating leases, liquidations	8	16
Proceeds from sale of business units/investments, net	0	4,805
Increase in restricted cash and marketable securities	(176)	(189)
Decrease in restricted cash and marketable securities	315	243
Purchases of finance receivables	(1,369)	(1,135)
Principal collections and recoveries on finance receivables	1,016	954
Net purchases of leased vehicles	(304)	(320)
Other investing activities	1	11
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(1,292)	39
Cash flows from financing activities
Net increase (decrease) in short-term debt	(146)	119
Proceeds from issuance of debt (original maturities greater than three months)	2,394	2,141
Payments on debt (original maturities greater than three months)	(2,057)	(1,714)
Payments to acquire noncontrolling interest	0	(100)
Dividends paid	(217)	(221)
Proceeds from issuance of stock	3	0
Other financing activities	(5)	(18)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(28)	207
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	128	183
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	1,307	52
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	16,071	21,256
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 17,378	$ 21,308

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Net income	$ 1,350	$ 3,411
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
Foreign currency translation adjustments	63	37
Cash flow hedging gains, net	0	23
Unrealized loss on securities	(4)	0
Defined benefit plans, net	43	201
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	102	261
Comprehensive income	1,452	3,672
Less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(44)	(56)
Comprehensive income attributable to stockholders	$ 1,408	$ 3,616

Nature Of Operations	3 Months Ended
Nature Of Operations	Mar. 31, 2012
Nature of Operations [Abstract]
Nature Of Operations	Nature of Operations General Motors Company, is sometimes referred to in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as “we,” “our,” “us,” “ourselves,” the “Company,” “General Motors,” or “GM.” General Motors Corporation is sometimes referred to in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for the periods on or before July 9, 2009, as “Old GM.” Old GM was renamed Motors Liquidation Company (MLC), which was dissolved on December 15, 2011 and transferred its remaining assets and liabilities to the Motors Liquidation Company GUC Trust (GUC Trust). We design, build and sell cars, trucks and automobile parts worldwide. We also provide automotive financing services primarily through General Motors Financial Company, Inc. (GM Financial). We analyze the results of our business through our five segments: GM North America (GMNA), GM Europe (GME), GM International Operations (GMIO), GM South America (GMSA) and GM Financial. Nonsegment operations are classified as Corporate. Corporate includes investments in Ally Financial, Inc. (Ally Financial), certain centrally recorded income and costs, such as interest, income taxes and corporate expenditures and certain nonsegment specific revenues and expenses.

Basis of Presentation and Recent Accounting Standards (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Basis Of Presentation

Basis of Accounting [Text Block]

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for interim financial information. Accordingly they do not include all of the information and notes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, composed of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary by management to fairly state our results of operations, financial position and cash flows. The operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the full year. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 (2011 Form 10-K) as filed with the SEC.

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of the Financial Statements

The condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP, which requires the use of estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets and liabilities at the reporting date and the amounts of revenue and expenses in the periods presented. We believe that the accounting estimates employed are appropriate and the resulting balances are reasonable; however, due to the inherent uncertainties in making estimates actual results could differ from the original estimates, requiring adjustments to these balances in future periods.

Change in Presentation of Financial Statements

In 2012 we changed the presentation of our condensed consolidated balance sheet, condensed consolidated statements of cash flows and certain footnotes to classify the assets and liabilities of GM Financial as current or non-current and to combine line items which were either of a related nature or not individually material. We have made corresponding reclassifications to the comparable information for all periods presented.

Venezuelan Exchange Regulations

Our Venezuelan subsidiaries utilize the U.S. Dollar as their functional currency because of the hyperinflationary status of the Venezuelan economy. The Venezuelan government has introduced foreign exchange control regulations which make it more difficult to convert Bolivar Fuerte (BsF) to U.S. Dollars. These regulations affect our Venezuelan subsidiaries' ability to pay non-BsF denominated obligations that do not qualify to be processed by the Venezuela currency exchange agency at the official exchange rates.

The aggregate net assets of our Venezuelan subsidiaries at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were $596 million and $438 million. At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 other consolidated entities have receivables from our Venezuelan subsidiaries of $482 million and $380 million. The total amounts pending government approval for settlement at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were BsF 2.7 billion (equivalent to $633 million) and BsF 2.3 billion (equivalent to $535 million), for which some requests have been pending from 2007.

Significant Non-Cash Activity

Investing Cash Flows

The following table summarizes the amounts of non-cash property additions that have been excluded from Expenditures for property within the investing activities section of the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows because no cash has been expended (dollars in millions):



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012		2011
Non-cash property additions	$	1,927	$	1,257

Recently Adopted Accounting Principles

In 2012 we adopted the provisions of Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2011-05, “Presentation of Comprehensive Income” (ASU 2011-05) that requires presentation of all non-owner changes in equity in one continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. We elected to provide a separate statement of comprehensive income for all periods presented. The amendments in this update do not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income (OCI) or when an OCI item must be reclassified to net income. The adoption of ASU 2011-05 did not affect our condensed consolidated statements of financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

ASU 2011-05 was modified in December 2011 by the issuance of ASU 2011-12, “Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05.” This update indefinitely defers certain provisions of ASU 2011-05 that require the disclosure of the amount of reclassifications of items from OCI to net income by component of net income and by component of OCI.

Acquisition And Disposals Of Businesses

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Acquisition And Disposals Of Businesses [Abstract]

Acquisition And Disposals Of Businesses

Acquisition of Businesses

Acquisition of GMAC South America LLC

In March 2012 we acquired from Ally Financial for cash of $29 million 100% of the outstanding equity interests of GMAC South America LLC whose only asset is GMAC de Venezuela CA (GMAC Venezuela) comprising the business and operations of Ally Financial in Venezuela. This acquisition provides us with a captive finance offering in Venezuela which we believe is important in maintaining market position and will provide continued sources of financing for our Venezuela dealers and customers.

We recorded the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of March 1, 2012, the date we obtained control, and have included GMAC Venezuela's results of operations and cash flows from that date forward. The following table summarizes the amounts recorded in connection with the acquisition of GMAC Venezuela, which are included in our GMSA segment (dollars in millions):



	March 1, 2012
Assets acquired and liabilities assumed
Cash	$	79
Other assets	11
Liabilities	(11		)
Bargain purchase gain	(50		)
Consideration paid	$	29

We determined the excess of net assets acquired over consideration paid was attributable to the measurement differences between the BsF denominated assets and liabilities valued using the official foreign exchange rate, as required by U.S. GAAP, and the enterprise value which has been discounted to reflect the uncertainty surrounding our ability to convert the BsF to U.S. Dollars and the risks of operating in a politically unstable country. The measurement differences do not qualify to be recorded in the application of the acquisition method of accounting, and we recorded the excess of net assets acquired over the consideration paid as a bargain purchase gain. The bargain purchase gain was recorded in Interest and other non-operating income, net. We did not provide pro forma financial information because we do not believe the information is material.

Acquisition of Additional GM Korea Interests

In March 2011 we completed the acquisition of an additional 6.9% interest in GM Korea Company (GM Korea) for cash of $100 million. The transaction was accounted for as an equity transaction as we retain the controlling financial interest in GM Korea. This transaction reduced our equity attributable to Noncontrolling interests by $134 million and our Accumulated other comprehensive income by $7 million and increased our Capital surplus by $41 million. We now own 77.0% of the outstanding shares of GM Korea.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for a business combination (or series of individually immaterial business combinations) completed during the period, including background, timing, and recognized assets and liabilities. The disclosure may include leverage buyout transactions (as applicable).

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Marketable Securities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Marketable Securities [Abstract]

Marketable Securities

We measure the fair value of our marketable securities using a market approach where identical or comparable prices are available, and an income approach in other cases. We obtain the majority of the prices used in this valuation from a pricing service. Our pricing service utilizes industry-standard pricing models that consider various inputs, including benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads and benchmark securities as well as other relevant economic measures. We conduct an annual review of valuations provided by our pricing service, which includes discussion and analysis of the inputs used by the pricing service to provide prices for the types of securities we hold. These inputs include prices for comparable securities, bid/ask quotes, interest rate yields, and prepayment spreads. Based on our review we believe the prices received from our pricing service are a reliable representation of exit prices.

The following tables summarize information regarding marketable securities (dollars in millions):



	March 31, 2012
			Unrealized				Fair		Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Cash and cash equivalents
Available-for-sale securities
U.S. government and agencies	$	5,001	$	—	$	—	$	5,001	$	—	$	5,001	$	—
Sovereign debt	380		—		—		380		—		380		—
Certificates of deposit	438		—		—		438		—		438		—
Money market funds	981		—		—		981		981		—		—
Corporate debt	5,180		—		—		5,180		—		5,180		—
Total marketable securities classified as cash equivalents	$	11,980	$	—	$	—	11,980		$	981	$	10,999	$	—
Cash, time deposits, and other cash equivalents							5,398
Total cash and cash equivalents							$	17,378
Marketable securities - current
Available-for-sale securities
U.S. government and agencies	$	3,622	$	1	$	—	$	3,623	$	—	$	3,623	$	—
Sovereign debt	77		1		—		78		—		78		—
Certificates of deposit	42		—		—		42		—		42		—
Corporate debt	4,260		5		3		4,262		—		4,262		—
Total available-for-sale securities	$	8,001	$	7	$	3	8,005		—		8,005		—
Trading securities
Equity			$	5	$	—	39		39		—		—
Sovereign debt(a)			91		8		6,565		—		6,565		—
Other debt			1		—		77		—		77		—
Total trading securities			$	97	$	8	6,681		39		6,642		—
Total marketable securities - current							14,686		39		14,647		—
Marketable securities - non-current
Available-for-sale securities
Equity(b)	$	404	$	—	$	5	399		399		—		—
Total marketable securities - non-current	$	404	$	—	$	5	399		399		—		—
Total marketable securities							$	15,085	$	438	$	14,647	$	—
Restricted cash and marketable securities
Available-for-sale securities
Money market funds	$	1,264	$	—	$	—	$	1,264	$	1,264	$	—	$	—
Sovereign debt	16		—		—		16		—		16		—
Other	163		—		—		163		—		163		—
Total marketable securities classified as restricted cash and marketable securities	$	1,443	$	—	$	—	1,443		$	1,264	$	179	$	—
Restricted cash, time deposits, and other restricted cash equivalents							632
Total restricted cash and marketable securities							$	2,075

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(a)	Unrealized gains/losses are primarily related to remeasurement of Canadian dollar (CAD) denominated securities.


(b)	Represents our seven percent ownership in Peugeot S.A. (PSA) acquired in connection with our agreement with PSA to create a long-term and broad-scale global strategic alliance. The shares are subject to certain trading restrictions until May 29, 2012. The investment is recorded in Other assets and deferred income taxes.



	December 31, 2011
			Unrealized				Fair		Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Cash and cash equivalents
Available-for-sale securities
U.S. government and agencies	$	239	$	—	$	—	$	239	$	—	$	239	$	—
Sovereign debt	490		—		—		490		—		490		—
Certificates of deposit	2,028		—		—		2,028		—		2,028		—
Money market funds	1,794		—		—		1,794		1,794		—		—
Corporate debt	5,112		—		—		5,112		—		5,112		—
Total available-for-sale securities	$	9,663	$	—	$	—	9,663		1,794		7,869		—
Trading securities
Sovereign debt(a)			$	8	$	—	497		—		497		—
Total trading securities			$	8	$	—	497		—		497		—
Total marketable securities classified as cash equivalents							10,160		$	1,794	$	8,366	$	—
Cash, time deposits, and other cash equivalents							5,911
Total cash and cash equivalents							$	16,071
Marketable securities - current
Available-for-sale securities
U.S. government and agencies	$	5,214	$	2	$	—	$	5,216	$	—	$	5,216	$	—
Sovereign debt	143		—		—		143		—		143		—
Certificates of deposit	178		—		—		178		—		178		—
Corporate debt	4,566		3		4		4,565		—		4,565		—
Total available-for-sale securities	$	10,101	$	5	$	4	10,102		—		10,102		—
Trading securities
Equity			$	—	$	5	34		34		—		—
Sovereign debt(a)			18		33		5,936		—		5,936		—
Other debt			1		2		76		—		76		—
Total trading securities			$	19	$	40	6,046		34		6,012		—
Total marketable securities - current							$	16,148	$	34	$	16,114	$	—
Restricted cash and marketable securities
Available-for-sale securities
Money market funds	$	1,363	$	—	$	—	$	1,363	$	1,363	$	—	$	—
Sovereign debt	15		—		—		15		—		15		—
Other	161		3		—		164		—		164		—
Total marketable securities classified as restricted cash and marketable securities	$	1,539	$	3	$	—	1,542		$	1,363	$	179	$	—
Restricted cash, time deposits, and other restricted cash equivalents							691
Total restricted cash and marketable securities							$	2,233

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(a)	Unrealized gains/losses are primarily related to remeasurement of CAD denominated securities.



	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Classification of Restricted cash and marketable securities
Current	$	924	$	1,005
Non-current	1,151		1,228
Total restricted cash and marketable securities	$	2,075	$	2,233

We maintained trading securities of $84 million as compensating balances to support letters of credit of $70 million at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011. We have access to these securities in the normal course of business; however, the letters of credit may be withdrawn if the minimum collateral balance is not maintained.

Sales proceeds from investments in marketable securities classified as available-for-sale and sold prior to maturity were $427 million and $117 million in the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.

The following table summarizes the amortized cost and the fair value of investments classified as available-for-sale within cash equivalents, marketable securities and restricted cash by contractual maturity at March 31, 2012 (dollars in millions):



	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	16,897	$	16,898
Due after one year through five years	2,144		2,148
Total contractual maturities of available-for-sale securities	$	19,041	$	19,046

Finance Receivables, Net

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Finance Receivables, net [Abstract]

Financing Receivables [Text Block]

GM Financial Finance Receivables, net

The following table summarizes GM Financial finance receivables, net (dollars in millions):



	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Current	$	3,314	$	3,251
Non-current	6,162		5,911
Total GM Financial finance receivables, net	$	9,476	$	9,162

The following table summarizes the components of GM Financial finance receivables, net (dollars in millions):



	March 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
Pre-acquisition finance receivables, outstanding balance	$	3,675		$	4,366
Pre-acquisition finance receivables, carrying amount	$	3,358		$	4,027
Post-acquisition finance receivables, net of fees	6,326			5,314
Total finance receivables	9,684			9,341
Less: allowance for loan losses on post-acquisition finance receivables	(208		)	(179		)
Total GM Financial finance receivables, net	$	9,476		$	9,162

The following table summarizes activity for finance receivables (dollars in millions):



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Pre-acquisition finance receivables, carrying amount, beginning of period	$	4,027		$	7,299
Post-acquisition finance receivables, beginning of period	5,314			924
Loans purchased	1,396			1,138
Charge-offs	(51		)	(2		)
Principal collections and other	(920		)	(852		)
Change in carrying amount adjustment on the pre-acquisition finance receivables	(82		)	(166		)
Balance at end of period	$	9,684		$	8,341

The following table summarizes the carrying amount and estimated fair value of GM Financial finance receivables, net (dollars in millions):



	March 31, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
GM Financial finance receivables, net	$	9,476	$	9,760	$	9,162	$	9,386

GM Financial determined the fair value of finance receivables using Level 2 and Level 3 inputs within a cash flow model. The Level 3 inputs reflect assumptions regarding expected prepayments, deferrals, delinquencies, recoveries and charge-offs of the loans within the finance receivable portfolio. The cash flow model produces an estimated amortization schedule of the finance receivables which is the basis for the calculation of the series of cash flows that derive the fair value of the portfolio. The series of cash flows are calculated and discounted using a weighted-average cost of capital using unobservable debt and equity percentages, an unobservable cost of equity and an observable cost of debt based on companies with a similar credit rating and maturity and maturity profile as the portfolio. Macroeconomic factors could negatively affect the credit performance of the portfolio and therefore could potentially affect the assumptions used in our cash flow model.

GM Financial purchases finance contracts from automobile dealers without recourse, and accordingly, the dealer has no liability to GM Financial if the consumer defaults on the contract. Finance receivables are collateralized by vehicle titles and GM Financial has the right to repossess the vehicle in the event the consumer defaults on the payment terms of the contract.

At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 the accrual of finance charge income has been suspended on delinquent finance receivables based on contractual amounts due of $350 million and $439 million.

GM Financial reviews its pre-acquisition portfolio for differences between contractual cash flows and the cash flows expected to be collected from its initial investment in the pre-acquisition portfolio to determine if the difference is attributable, at least, in part to credit quality. At March 31, 2012 as a result of improvements in credit performance of the pre-acquisition portfolio, which resulted in an increase of expected cash flows of $167 million, GM Financial transferred the excess non-accretable discount to accretable yield. GM Financial will recognize this excess as finance charge income over the remaining life of the portfolio.

The following table summarizes accretable yield (dollars in millions):



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Balance at beginning of period	$	737		$	1,201
Accretion of accretable yield	(136		)	(202		)
Transfer from non-accretable discount	167			—
Balance at end of period	$	768		$	999

The following table summarizes the allowance for post-acquisition loan losses (dollars in millions):



	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Current	$	161	$	136
Non-current	47		43
Total allowance for post-acquisition loan losses	$	208	$	179

The following table summarizes activity for the allowance for post-acquisition loan losses (dollars in millions):



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Balance at beginning of period	$	179		$	26
Provision for loan losses	48			39
Charge-offs	(51		)	(2		)
Recoveries	32			2
Balance at end of period	$	208		$	65

Credit Quality

Credit bureau scores, generally referred to as FICO scores, are determined during GM Financial's automotive loan origination process. The following table summarizes the credit risk profile of finance receivables by FICO score band, determined at origination (dollars in millions):



	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
FICO score less than 540	$	2,371	$	2,133
FICO score 540 to 599	4,356		4,167
FICO score 600 to 659	2,598		2,624
FICO score greater than 660	676		756
Balance at end of period(a)	$	10,001	$	9,680

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(a)	Balance at end of period is the sum of pre-acquisition finance receivables - outstanding balance and post-acquisition finance receivables, net of fees.

Delinquency

The following summarizes the contractual amount of finance receivables, which is not materially different than the recorded investment, more than 30 days delinquent, but not yet in repossession, and in repossession, but not yet charged off (dollars in millions):



	March 31, 2012				March 31, 2011
	Amount		Percent of Contractual Amount Due		Amount		Percent of Contractual Amount Due
Delinquent contracts
31-to-60 days	$	318	3.2	%	$	333	3.8	%
Greater-than-60 days	125		1.2	%	135		1.5	%
Total finance receivables more than 30 days delinquent	443		4.4	%	468		5.3	%
In repossession	25		0.3	%	26		0.3	%
Total finance receivables more than 30 days delinquent and in repossession	$	468	4.7	%	$	494	5.6	%

An account is considered delinquent if a substantial portion of a scheduled payment has not been received by the date such payment was contractually due. Delinquencies may vary from period to period based upon the average age of the portfolio, seasonality within the calendar year and economic factors.

Securitizations

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Securitizations (Abstract)

Securitizations

The following table summarizes securitization activity and cash flows from consolidated special purpose entities (SPEs) used for securitizations (dollars in millions):



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012		2011
Receivables securitized	$	1,916	$	849
Net proceeds from securitization	$	1,800	$	800
Servicing Fees
Variable interest entities	$	59	$	49
Net Distributions from Trusts
Variable interest entities	$	451	$	143

GM Financial retains servicing responsibilities for receivables transferred to certain securitization SPEs. At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 GM Financial serviced finance receivables that have been transferred to certain SPEs of $8.5 billion and $7.9 billion.

At March 31, 2012 a Canadian subsidiary of GM Financial serviced leased assets of $0.9 billion for a third party.

Inventories

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

The following table summarizes the components of Inventories (dollars in millions):



	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Productive material, supplies and work in process	$	6,745	$	6,486
Finished product, including service parts	9,099		7,838
Total inventories	$	15,844	$	14,324

Equity In Net Assets Of Nonconsolidated Affiliates

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information [Abstract]

Equity In Net Assets Of Nonconsolidated Affiliates

Equity in Net Assets of Nonconsolidated Affiliates

Nonconsolidated affiliates are entities in which an equity ownership interest is maintained and for which the equity method of accounting is used, due to the ability to exercise significant influence over decisions relating to their operating and financial affairs.

The following table summarizes information regarding Equity income, net of tax and gain on disposal of investments (dollars in millions):



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012		2011
China JVs	$	419	$	448
New Delphi (including gain on disposition)	—		1,727
Others	4		(31		)
Total equity income, net of tax and gain on disposal of investments	$	423	$	2,144

We received dividends from nonconsolidated affiliates of $21 million and $0 in the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011. At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 we had undistributed earnings including dividends declared but not received of $2.0 billion and $1.6 billion related to our nonconsolidated affiliates.

Investment in China JVs

The following table summarizes our direct ownership interests in our Chinese joint ventures, collectively referred to as China JVs:



	March 31, 2012		March 31, 2011
Shanghai General Motors Co., Ltd. (SGM)	49	%	49	%
Shanghai GM Norsom Motor Co., Ltd. (SGM Norsom)	25	%	25	%
Shanghai GM Dong Yue Motors Co., Ltd. (SGM DY)	25	%	25	%
Shanghai GM Dong Yue Powertrain (SGM DYPT)	25	%	25	%
SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile Co., Ltd. (SGMW)	44	%	44	%
FAW-GM Light Duty Commercial Vehicle Co., Ltd. (FAW-GM)	50	%	50	%
Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center Co., Ltd.	50	%	50	%
Shanghai OnStar Telematics Co., Ltd. (Shanghai OnStar)	40	%	40	%
Shanghai Chengxin Used Car Operation and Management Co., Ltd. (Shanghai Chengxin Used Car)	33	%	33	%
SAIC General Motors Sales Co., Ltd. (SGMS)	49	%

Sales and income of our China JVs are not consolidated into our financial statements; rather, our proportionate share of the earnings of each joint venture is reflected as Equity income, net of tax and gain on disposal of investments.

SGM is a joint venture established in 1997 by Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) (51%) and us (49%). SGM has interests in three other joint ventures in China: SGM Norsom, SGM DY and SGM DYPT. These three joint ventures are jointly held by SGM (50%), SAIC (25%) and us (25%). These four joint ventures are engaged in the production, import, and sale of a comprehensive range of products under the brands of Buick, Chevrolet and Cadillac. SGM also has interests in Shanghai OnStar (20%) and Shanghai Chengxin Used Car (33%).

SGMS is a joint venture established in November 2011 by SAIC (51%) and us (49%) to engage in the sales of the imported brands of Buick, Chevrolet and Cadillac and the sales of automobiles manufactured by SGM.

Sale of New Delphi

In March 2011 we sold our Class A Membership Interests in Delphi Automotive LLP (New Delphi) to New Delphi for $3.8 billion. The Class A Membership Interests sold represented 100% of our direct and indirect interests in New Delphi and 100% of New Delphi's Class A Membership Interests issued and outstanding. The sale terminated any direct and indirect obligation to loan New Delphi up to $500 million under a term loan facility established in October 2009 when New Delphi was created and the Class A Membership Interests were issued. New Delphi had not borrowed under this loan facility. In March 2011 we recorded a gain of $1.6 billion related to the sale in Equity income, net of tax and gain on disposal of investments. Our existing supply contracts with New Delphi were not affected by this transaction.

Investment in HKJV

In March 2011 the fair value of our investment in SAIC GM Investment Limited (HKJV) was determined to be less than its carrying amount. HKJV is our joint venture which controls our automotive operations in India. The loss in value was determined to be other than temporary and, therefore, we recorded an impairment charge of $39 million in the three months ended March 31, 2011. In addition we recorded other charges totaling $67 million related to our investment in the HKJV.

We have provided SAIC Motor Hong Kong Investment Limited (SAIC-HK), a 50% equity holder in HKJV, an option to not participate in future capital injections, which would otherwise be required under certain circumstances. Upon election to exercise the option SAIC-HK would be relieved from providing up to $173 million in future capital injections. The related option liability was $88 million and total unrealized losses were $64 million at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

A Monte Carlo option-pricing model was used to estimate the fair value of the option liability which is a Level 3 measure. The key inputs into the option pricing model were the expected volatility, risk-free rate, expected term, fair value of HKJV and expected amounts of the future funding requirement. The fair value estimate of the option is most sensitive to the fair value of HKJV, which is unobservable. A discounted cash flow methodology was utilized to estimate the fair value of HKJV. A decrease in the fair value of HKJV will result in an increase in the fair value of the option liability.

Transactions with Nonconsolidated Affiliates

Nonconsolidated affiliates are involved in various aspects of the development, production and marketing of cars, trucks and automobile parts. We purchase component parts and vehicles from certain nonconsolidated affiliates for resale to dealers. The following tables summarize the effects of transactions with nonconsolidated affiliates (dollars in millions):



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012		2011
Results of Operations
Automotive sales and revenue	$	583	$	835
Automotive purchases, net	$	103	$	792
Automotive selling, general and administrative expense	$	2	$	8
Automotive interest expense	$	6	$	5
Interest income and other non-operating income (expense), net	$	15	$	(2	)



	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Financial Position
Accounts and notes receivable, net	$	2,167	$	1,785
Accounts and notes payable	$	347	$	342
Deferred revenue and customer deposits	$	154	$	150



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Cash Flows
Operating	$	563		$	63
Investing	$	(37	)	$	—

- Definition

The entire disclosure for equity investment, or group of investments, for which combined disclosure is appropriate, including: (a) the name of each investee and percentage of ownership of common stock, (b) accounting policies for investments in common stock, (c) difference between the amount at which the investment is carried and the amount of underlying equity in net assets and the accounting treatment of the difference, (d) the total fair value of each identified investment for which a market value is available, (e) summarized information as to assets, liabilities, and results of operations of the investees (for investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries, common stock of joint ventures, or other investments using the equity method), and (f) material effects of possible conversions, exercises, or contingent issuances of the investee. Other disclosures include (a) the names of any investee in which the investor owns 20 percent or more of the voting stock and investment is not accounted for using the equity method, and the reasons why not, and (b) the names of any investee in which the investor owns less than 20 percent of the voting stock and the investment is accounted for using the equity method, and the reasons why it is.

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Goodwill

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Goodwill [Abstract]

Goodwill Disclosure [Text Block]

Goodwill

The following tables summarize the changes in the carrying amounts of Goodwill (dollars in millions):



	GMNA		GME			GMIO			GMSA		Total Automotive			GM Financial		Total
Balance at January 1, 2012	$	26,399	$	581		$	610		$	151	$	27,741		$	1,278	$	29,019
Impairment charges	—		(590		)	(27		)	—		(617		)	—		(617		)
Effect of foreign currency translation and other	1		9			15			6		31			—		31
Balance at March 31, 2012	$	26,400	$	—		$	598		$	157	$	27,155		$	1,278	$	28,433

Accumulated impairment charges at December 31, 2011	$	—	$	(2,482	)	$	(270	)	$	—	$	(2,752	)	$	—	$	(2,752	)
Accumulated impairment charges at March 31, 2012	$	—	$	(3,072	)	$	(297	)	$	—	$	(3,369	)	$	—	$	(3,369	)

We adopted the provisions of ASU 2010-28 "When to Perform Step 2 of the Goodwill Impairment Test for Reporting Units with Zero or Negative Carrying Amounts" (ASU 2010-28) on January 1, 2011 and performed Step 2 of the goodwill impairment testing analysis for our GME reporting unit which had a negative carrying amount resulting in the recognition of a cumulative-effect adjustment to Retained earnings. GME continued to have a negative carrying amount and because it was more likely than not further goodwill impairment existed at March 31, 2012 and 2011 we recorded further Goodwill impairment charges in the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.

In the three months ended March 31, 2012 we determined that the carrying amount for our GM Korea reporting unit continued to exceed its fair value and that goodwill impairment existed. We recorded a Goodwill impairment charge in the three months ended March 31, 2012 within our GMIO segment.

The following tables summarize the Goodwill impairment charges recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 (dollars in millions):



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
	GMNA		GME		GMIO		GMSA		Total Automotive		GM Financial		Total
Impairment charges	$	—	$	590	$	27	$	—	$	617	$	—	$	617



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
	GMNA		GME		GMIO		GMSA		Total Automotive		GM Financial		Total
Effect of Adoption of ASU 2010-28(a)	$	—	$	1,466	$	—	$	—	$	1,466	$	—	$	1,466
Impairment charges	—		395		—		—		395		—		395
Total impairment of goodwill	$	—	$	1,861	$	—	$	—	$	1,861	$	—	$	1,861

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(a)	Impairment charges of $1.5 billion were recorded as a cumulative-effect adjustment to beginning Retained earnings upon the adoption of ASU 2010-28.

The Goodwill impairment charges recorded as a result of the initial adoption of ASU 2010-28 in the three months ended March 31, 2011 and the event-driven goodwill impairment tests in the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 represent the net decreases in implied goodwill resulting primarily from decreases in the fair value-to-U.S. GAAP differences attributable to those assets and liabilities that gave rise to goodwill upon our application of fresh-start reporting, as discussed in Note 32 to our consolidated financial statements in our 2011 Form 10-K. The net decreases resulted primarily from a decrease in our nonperformance risk and an improvement in our incremental borrowing rates since July 10, 2009. At certain of the testing dates the net decrease also resulted from an increase in the high quality corporate bond rates utilized to measure our employee benefit obligations and a decrease in credit spreads between high quality corporate bond rates and market interest rates for companies with similar nonperformance risk. In addition, for the purpose of deriving an implied goodwill balance, deterioration in the business outlook for GME resulted in a reduction in the fair value of certain tax attributes and an increase in the fair value of estimated employee benefit obligations.

When performing our goodwill impairment testing, the fair values of our reporting units were determined based on valuation techniques using the best available information, primarily discounted cash flow projections. We make significant assumptions and estimates about the extent and timing of future cash flows, growth rates, market share and discount rates that represent unobservable inputs into our valuation methodologies. The cash flows are estimated over a significant future period of time, which makes those estimates and assumptions subject to a high degree of uncertainty. Where available and as appropriate, comparative market multiples and the quoted market price of our common stock are used to corroborate the results of the discounted cash flow method. Assumptions used in our discounted cash flow analysis that have the most significant effect on the estimated fair values of our reporting units include:

•Our estimated weighted-average cost of capital (WACC);

•Our estimated long-term growth rates; and

•Our estimate of industry sales and our market share.

The valuation methodologies utilized to perform our goodwill impairment testing were consistent with those used in our application of fresh-start reporting on July 10, 2009 and in subsequent annual or event-driven goodwill impairment tests and utilized Level 3 measures. Because the fair value of goodwill can be measured only as a residual amount and cannot be determined directly we calculated the implied goodwill for GME and GM Korea in the same manner that goodwill is recognized in a business combination pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 805, "Business Combinations." The valuations used in our goodwill impairment testing are reviewed internally by personnel with appropriate expertise and, when deemed necessary, third party specialists are utilized to assist in deriving certain unobservable inputs and/or calculating certain fair value estimates.

The following table summarizes the Goodwill balances and key assumptions, which are unobservable, utilized for each of our reporting units that required a Step 2 analysis (dollars and vehicles in millions):



							Industry Sales(a)(b)		Market Share(a)(b)
	Goodwill(c)		WACC		Long-Term Growth Rates		2011/2012	2015/2016	2011/2012		2015/2016
GME - At January 1, 2011	$	3,053	17.0	%	0.5	%	18.4	22.0	6.6	%	7.4	%
GME - At March 31, 2011	$	1,661	16.5	%	0.5	%	18.4	22.0	6.6	%	7.4	%
GME - At March 31, 2012	$	594	17.5	%	0.5	%	19.1	21.9	6.2	%	6.3	%
GM Korea - At March 31, 2012	$	564	14.8	%	3.0	%	81.0	97.1	1.4	%	1.1	%

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(a)	Industry sales and market share for GM Korea are based on global industry volumes because GM Korea exports vehicles globally.


(b)	GME amounts at January 1, 2011 and March 31, 2011 are 2011 through 2015 and GME amounts at March 31, 2012 are 2012 through 2016. GM Korea amounts are 2012 through 2015.


(c)	Goodwill balance is before any adjustments for Goodwill impairment charges.

The WACCs considered various factors including bond yields, risk premiums and tax rates; the terminal values were determined using a growth model that applied a reporting unit's long-term growth rate to its projected cash flows beyond the forecast period; and industry sales and a market share for each reporting unit included annual estimates through the forecast period. In addition, minimum operating cash needs that incorporate specific business, economic and regulatory factors giving rise to varying cash needs were estimated.

During our Step 2 analyses we determined the fair values of these reporting units had not increased sufficiently to give rise to implied goodwill other than the goodwill arising from the fair value-to-U.S. GAAP differences attributable to those assets and liabilities that gave rise to goodwill upon our application of fresh-start reporting. On our testing dates our Step 2 analyses indicated GME's and GM Korea's implied goodwill was less than their recorded goodwill; therefore, Goodwill was adjusted at the various dates indicated in the table above.

Future goodwill impairments that may be material could be recognized should the recent economic uncertainty continue, our equity price decline on a sustained basis, global economies enter into another recession and industry growth stagnates, or should we release deferred tax asset valuation allowances in certain tax jurisdictions (which could occur in the near future if additional positive evidence becomes available).

In these circumstances future goodwill impairments would largely be affected by decreases in the fair value-to-U.S. GAAP differences that have occurred subsequent to our application of fresh-start reporting. The decrease may occur upon: (1) an improvement in our credit rating; (2) a decrease in credit spreads between high quality corporate bond rates and market interest rates thus resulting in a decrease in the spread between our employee benefit related obligations under U.S. GAAP and their fair values; and/or (3) a change in the fair values of our estimated employee benefit obligations. A decrease would also occur upon reversal of our deferred tax asset valuation allowances. Any decreases in the fair value-to-U.S. GAAP differences that result in goodwill impairment would have a negative effect on our earnings that could be material.

Our fair value estimates for event-driven impairment tests assume the achievement of the future financial results contemplated in our forecasted cash flows and there can be no assurance that we will realize that value. The estimates and assumptions used are subject to significant uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, and there is no assurance that anticipated financial results will be achieved.

Intangible Assets, Net

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]

Intangible Assets, Net

Intangible Assets, net

The following table summarizes the components of Intangible assets, net (dollars in millions):



	March 31, 2012							December 31, 2011
		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
Technology and intellectual property		$	7,763	$	5,393	$	2,370	$	7,751	$	5,081	$	2,670
Brands		5,440		414		5,026		5,410		374		5,036
Dealer network and customer relationships		2,169		354		1,815		2,138		322		1,816
Favorable contracts		519		220		299		514		200		314
Other		17		15		2		17		14		3
Total amortizing intangible assets		15,908		6,396		9,512		15,830		5,991		9,839
Non amortizing in process research and development		175				175		175				175
Total intangible assets		$	16,083	$	6,396	$	9,687	$	16,005	$	5,991	$	10,014

Amortization expense related to intangible assets was $398 million and $503 million in the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.

The following table summarizes estimated amortization expense related to intangible assets in each of the next five years (dollars in millions):



	Estimated Amortization Expense
2013	$	1,229
2014	$	611
2015	$	313
2016	$	314
2017	$	311

Variable Interest Entities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Variable Interest Entities [Abstract]

Variable Interest Entities [Text Block]

Variable Interest Entities

Consolidated VIEs

Automotive

Variable interest entities (VIEs) that we do not control through a majority voting interest that are consolidated because we are the primary beneficiary include certain vehicle assembling, manufacturing and selling venture arrangements, the most significant of which is GM Egypt. At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011: (1) Total assets recognized for these consolidated VIEs were $493 million and $463 million, which were comprised of Cash and cash equivalents, Accounts and notes receivables, net, Inventories and Property, net; and (2) Total liabilities were $309 million and $298 million, which were comprised of Accounts payable (principally trade) and Accrued and other liabilities. Liabilities recognized as a result of consolidating VIEs generally do not represent claims against us or our other subsidiaries and assets recognized generally are for the benefit of the VIEs' operations and cannot be used to satisfy our obligations. In the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 Total net sales and revenue recorded for these consolidated VIEs were $236 million and $110 million and Net income (loss) was $(5) million and $3 million.

GM Korea, a non-wholly owned consolidated subsidiary that we control through a majority voting interest, is also a VIE because in the future it may require additional subordinated financial support. The creditors of GM Korea's short-term debt of $116 million and $171 million, current derivative liabilities of $26 million and $44 million and long-term debt of $6 million and $7 million at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 do not have recourse to our general credit. In February 2011 we provided a guarantee to a minority shareholder in GM Korea to repurchase GM Korea's preferred shares according to the redemption schedule should GM Korea not repurchase the shares. This guarantee decreased the amount of long-term debt which did not have recourse to our general credit in the three months ended March 31, 2011.

Automotive Financing - GM Financial

GM Financial finances its loan and lease origination volume through the use of credit facilities and securitization trusts that issue asset-backed securities to investors. GM Financial retains a residual interest in these entities and is not required to provide any additional financial support to its sponsored credit facilities and securitization SPEs. The SPEs are considered VIEs because they do not have sufficient equity at risk and are consolidated because GM Financial has the power over those activities that most significantly affect the economic performance of the SPEs. The finance receivables, leased assets and other assets held by these subsidiaries are not available to our creditors or creditors of our other subsidiaries. Refer to Notes 5, 6 and 13 for additional information on GM Financial's involvement with the SPEs.

Nonconsolidated VIEs

Automotive

VIEs that are not consolidated include certain vehicle assembling, manufacturing and selling venture arrangements and other automotive related entities to which we provided financial support including Ally Financial and HKJV. We concluded these entities are VIEs because they do not have sufficient equity at risk or may require additional subordinated financial support. We currently lack the power through voting or similar rights to direct those activities of these entities that most significantly affect their economic performance. Our variable interests in these nonconsolidated VIEs include accounts and notes receivable, equity in net assets, guarantees and financial support, some of which were provided to certain current or previously divested suppliers in order to ensure that supply needs for production were not disrupted due to a supplier's liquidity concerns or possible shutdowns.

The following table summarizes the amounts recorded for nonconsolidated VIEs and the related off-balance sheet guarantees and maximum exposure to loss, excluding Ally Financial that is disclosed in Note 22 (dollars in millions):



	March 31, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Carrying Amount		Maximum Exposure to Loss		Carrying Amount		Maximum Exposure to Loss
Assets
Accounts and notes receivable, net	$	8	$	8	$	1	$	1
Equity in net assets of nonconsolidated affiliates	193		189		190		186
Other assets	1		1		1		1
Total assets	$	202	$	198	$	192	$	188

Liabilities
Other liabilities	$	197			$	198

Off-Balance Sheet
Loan commitments			$	15			$	15
Other liquidity arrangements(a)			227				220
Total off-balance sheet arrangements			$	242			$	235

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(a)	Amounts at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 represented additional contingent future capital funding requirements related to HKJV.

Refer to Note 22 for additional information on Ally Financial, including our maximum exposure to loss under agreements with Ally Financial and our recorded investment in Ally Financial. Refer to Note 8 for additional information on our investment in HKJV.

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Disclosure of the significant judgments and assumptions made in determining whether a variable interest (as defined) held by the entity requires the variable interest entity (VIE) (as defined) to be consolidated and (or) disclose information about its involvement with the VIE, individually or in aggregate (as applicable); the nature of restrictions, if any, on the consolidated VIE's assets and on the settlement of its liabilities reported by an entity in its statement of financial position, including the carrying amounts of such assets and liabilities; the nature of, and changes in, the risks associated with involvement in the VIE; how involvement with the VIE affects the entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows; the lack of recourse if creditors (or beneficial interest holders) of the consolidated VIE have no recourse to the general credit of the primary beneficiary (if applicable); the terms of arrangements, giving consideration to both explicit arrangements and implicit variable interests, if any, that could require the entity to provide financial support to the VIE, including events or circumstances that could expose the entity to a loss; the methodology used by the entity for determining whether or not it is the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity; the significant factors considered and judgments made in determining that the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance are shared (as defined); the carrying amounts and classification of assets and liabilities of the VIE included in the statement of financial position; the entity's maximum exposure to loss, if any, as a result of its involvement with the VIE, including how the maximum exposure is determined and significant sources of the entity's exposure to the VIE; a comparison of the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities and the entity's maximum exposure to loss; information about any liquidity arrangements, guarantees, and (or) other commitments by third parties that may affect the fair value or risk of the entity's variable interest in the VIE; whether or not the entity has provided financial support or other support (explicitly or implicitly) to the VIE that it was not previously contractually required to provide or whether the entity intends to provide that support, including the type and amount of the support and the primary reasons for providing the support; and supplemental information the entity determines necessary to provide.

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Property, net

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Property, net [Abstract]

Depreciation, Amortization and Impaiment of Long-Lived Assets and Equipments on Operating Leases

Depreciation, Amortization and Impairment Charges

The following table summarizes depreciation, amortization and impairment charges related to Property, net, Equipment on operating leases, net and GM Financial equipment on operating leases, net (dollars in millions):



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012		2011
Depreciation and amortization of long-lived assets	$	892	$	928
Impairment charges of long-lived assets(a)	$	31	$	26
Depreciation of equipment on operating leases	$	92	$	80
Impairment charges of equipment on operating leases	$	55	$	39

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(a)	The fair value of related assets was determined to be $0 in the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 measured utilizing Level 3 inputs. Fair value measurements of long-lived assets utilized projected cash flows discounted at a rate commensurate with the perceived business risks related to the assets involved.

The following table summarizes equipment on operating leases to daily rental car companies measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs on a nonrecurring basis (dollars in millions):



			Fair Value Measurements on a Nonrecurring Basis
	Fair Value Measures		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Three months ended March 31, 2012	$	937	$	—	$	—	$	937
Three months ended March 31, 2011	$	926	$	—	$	—	$	926

Impairment of vehicles leased to daily rental car companies with guaranteed repurchase obligations is determined to exist if the expected cash flows are lower than the carrying amount of the vehicle. We have multiple, distinct portfolios of vehicles leased to rental car companies and may have multiple impairments within a period. Expected cash flows include all estimated net revenue and costs associated with the sale to daily rental car companies through disposal at auction. The fair value measurements are determined, reviewed and approved on a monthly basis by personnel with appropriate knowledge of transactions with daily rental car companies and auction transactions.

The following table summarizes the significant quantitative unobservable inputs and assumptions used in the fair value measurement of Equipment on operating leases, net in the three months ended March 31, 2012 (dollars in millions):



	Valuation Technique	Significant Unobservable Input	Amount
Impaired equipment on operating leases	Cash flow	Estimated net revenue	$	960
		Estimated cost	$	1,015

Debt (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt

Automotive

The following table summarizes the carrying amount and fair value of debt (dollars in millions):



	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Carrying amount	$	5,385	$	5,295
Fair value(a)	$	5,865	$	5,467

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(a)	The fair value of debt included $4.7 billion measured utilizing Level 2 inputs and $1.2 billion measured utilizing Level 3 inputs at March 31, 2012. The fair value of debt included $4.4 billion measured utilizing Level 2 inputs and $1.1 billion measured utilizing Level 3 inputs at December 31, 2011

The Level 2 fair value measurements utilize a discounted cash flow model. The valuation is reviewed internally by personnel with appropriate expertise in valuation methodologies. This model utilizes observable inputs such as contractual repayment terms and benchmark forward yield curves plus a spread that is intended to represent our nonperformance risk for secured or unsecured obligations. We estimate our nonperformance risk using our corporate credit rating, the rating on our secured revolver, yields on traded bonds of companies with comparable credit ratings and risk profiles. We acquire the benchmark yield curves and nonperformance risk spread from independent sources that are widely used in the financial industry. In certain circumstances, we adjust the valuation of debt for additional nonperformance risk or potential prepayment probability scenarios. We may use a probability weighting of prepayment scenarios when the stated rate exceeds market rates and the instrument contains prepayment features. The prepayment scenarios are adjusted to reflect the views of market participants. The fair value measurements subject to additional adjustments for nonperformance risk or prepayment have been categorized within Level 3.

In the three months ended March 31, 2012 we prepaid and retired a debt obligation of $39 million with a carrying value of $21 million. We recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of $18 million which primarily represented the unamortized debt discount.

Automotive Financing - GM Financial

The following table summarizes the current and non-current portion of debt (dollars in millions):



	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	$	3,793	$	4,118
Long-term debt	5,046		4,420
Total GM Financial debt	$	8,839	$	8,538

The following table summarizes the carrying amount and fair value of debt (dollars in millions):



		March 31, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Level	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Credit facilities
Medium-term note facility	3	$	254	$	254	$	294	$	294
Syndicated warehouse facility	2	277		277		621		621
Lease funding facilities	2	248		248		181		181
Bank funding facility	2	—		—		3		3
Total credit facilities		779		779		1,099		1,099
Securitization notes payable
Securitization notes payable	1	6,820		6,884		6,938		6,946
Private securitization 2012-PP1	3	739		744
Total securitization notes payable		7,559		7,628		6,938		6,946
Senior notes and convertible senior notes(a)	2	501		531		501		511
Total GM Financial debt		$	8,839	$	8,938	$	8,538	$	8,556

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(a)	Senior notes and convertible senior notes are included in GM Financial Long-term debt.

The carrying value of the syndicated warehouse facility and lease funding facilities is considered to be a reasonable estimate of fair value because these facilities have variable rates of interest and maturities of approximately one year. The fair value of bank funding facility and senior notes and convertible senior notes are based on quoted market prices, when available. If quoted prices are not available, the market value is estimated by discounting future net cash flows expected to be settled using a current risk-adjusted rate.

GM Financial uses observable and unobservable inputs to estimate fair value of the medium-term note facility. Observable inputs are used regarding an advance rate on the receivables to generate an estimated debt amount as well as the interest rate used to calculate the series of estimated principal payments. Those series of interest payments are discounted using an unobservable interest rate based on the most recent securitization in order to estimate fair value which would approximate the replacement value.

Securitization notes payable includes the 2012-PP1 Trust, for which GM Financial uses observable and unobservable inputs to estimate fair value. Unobservable inputs are related to the structuring of the debt into various classes, which is based on public securitizations issued during the same time frame. Observable inputs are used by obtaining active prices based on the securitization debt issued during the same time frame. These observable inputs are then used to create expected market prices (unobservable input), which are then applied to the debt classes in order to estimate fair value which would approximate market value.

Credit Facilities

The following table summarizes further details regarding terms and availability of GM Financial's credit facilities at March 31, 2012 (dollars in millions):



	Facility Amount		Advances Outstanding		Assets Pledged		Restricted Cash Pledged(a)
Syndicated warehouse facility	$	2,000	$	277	$	367	$	7
U.S. lease warehouse facility(b)	$	600	—		—		—
Canada lease warehouse facility(c)	$	600	248		373		2
Medium-term note facility(d)			254		276		84
			$	779	$	1,016	$	93

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(a)	These amounts do not include cash collected on finance receivables pledged of $29 million which is included in Restricted cash and marketable securities.


(b)	In January 2012 GM Financial extended the maturity date of the lease warehouse facility for lease originations in the U.S. to January 2013. Borrowings on the facility are collateralized by leased assets.


(c)	Borrowings on the facility are collateralized by leased assets. The facility amount represents CAD $600 million at March 31, 2012, and the advances outstanding amount represents CAD $248 million at March 31, 2012.


(d)	The revolving period under this facility has ended and the outstanding debt balance will be repaid over time based on the amortization of the receivables pledged until October 2016 when any remaining amount outstanding will be due and payable.

Securitization Notes Payable

Securitization notes payable represents debt issued by GM Financial in securitization transactions. The following table summarizes securitization notes payable (dollars in millions):



	March 31, 2012								December 31, 2011
Year of Transactions	Maturity Dates(a)		Original Note Amounts	Original Weighted- Average Interest Rates	Total Receivables Pledged		Note Balance		Note Balance
2006	January 2014	$	1,200	5.4%	$	—	$	—	$	63
2007	April 2014 - March 2016	$	1,000 - 1,500	5.3% - 5.5%	402		379		794
2008	October 2014 - April 2015	$	500 - 750	6.0% - 10.5%	416		146		171
2009	January 2016 - July 2017	$	227 - 725	2.7% - 7.5%	354		258		298
2010	June 2016 - April 2018	$	200 - 850	2.2% - 3.8%	1,790		1,575		1,756
2011	February 2017 - March 2019	$	800 - 1,000	2.4% - 2.9%	3,723		3,458		3,813
2012	June 2019 - July 2019	$	800 - 1,000	2.5% - 2.9%	1,771		1,711
					$	8,456	7,527		6,895
Purchase accounting premium							32		43
Total securitization notes payable							$	7,559	$	6,938

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(a)	Maturity dates represent final legal maturity of securitization notes payable. Securitization notes payable are expected to be paid based on amortization of the finance receivables pledged to the trusts.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants.

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Product Warranty Liability

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Product Warranty Liability [Abstract]

Product Warranty Liability [Text Block]

Product Warranty Liability

The following table summarizes activity for policy, product warranty, recall campaigns and certified used vehicle warranty liabilities (dollars in millions):



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Balance at beginning of period	$	6,600		$	6,789
Warranties issued and assumed in period	864			725
Payments	(916		)	(941		)
Adjustments to pre-existing warranties	233			117
Effect of foreign currency translation	60			78
Balance at end of period	$	6,841		$	6,768

Pensions And Other Postretirement Benefits Pension and OPEB (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits [Abstract]

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]

Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits

Contributions

We made a contribution in January 2011 to our U.S. hourly and salaried defined benefit pension plans of 61 million shares of our common stock valued at $2.2 billion for funding purposes at the time of contribution. The contributed shares qualified as a plan asset for funding purposes at the time of contribution and as a plan asset valued at $1.9 billion for accounting purposes in July 2011. This was a voluntary contribution above our funding requirements for the pension plans.

We continue to pursue various options to fund and derisk our pension plans, including continued changes to the pension asset portfolio mix to reduce funded status volatility and ceasing accrual of additional benefits in the U. S. salaried pension plan effective September 30, 2012. We are currently exploring other options that could result in a settlement of some of our pension liabilities.

Net Periodic Pension and OPEB Expense

The following tables summarize the components of net periodic pension and other postretirement benefits (OPEB) (income) expense (dollars in millions):



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
	U.S. Plans Pension Benefits			Non-U.S. Plans Pension Benefits			U.S. Plans Other Benefits			Non-U.S. Plans Other Benefits
Service cost	$	160		$	92		$	5		$	5
Interest cost	1,080			277			59			16
Expected return on plan assets	(1,332		)	(217		)	—			—
Amortization of prior service credit	—			—			(29		)	(2		)
Recognized net actuarial loss	—			8			13			1
Curtailments, settlements, and other (gains) losses	(21		)	28			—			—
Net periodic pension and OPEB (income) expense	$	(113	)	$	188		$	48		$	20



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
	U.S. Plans Pension Benefits			Non-U.S. Plans Pension Benefits			U.S. Plans Other Benefits		Non-U.S. Plans Other Benefits
Service cost	$	158		$	96		$	6	$	9
Interest cost	1,229			301			67		52
Expected return on plan assets	(1,674		)	(230		)	—		—
Amortization of prior service credit	—			—			—		(2		)
Recognition of net actuarial loss	—			—			1		—
Curtailments, settlements, and other losses	—			3			—		—
Net periodic pension and OPEB (income) expense	$	(287	)	$	170		$	74	$	59

Significant Plan Amendments, Benefit Modifications and Related Events

In January 2012 we amended the U.S. salaried pension plan to cease the accrual of additional benefits effective September 30, 2012. This amendment resulted in a curtailment which decreased the liability and decreased the net actuarial loss component of Accumulated other comprehensive income by $309 million. Active plan participants will receive additional contributions in the defined contribution plan starting in October 2012.

Remeasurements

In the three months ended March 31, 2012 certain pension plans in GME were remeasured as part of our Goodwill impairment testing, resulting in an increase of $150 million in Pensions and a pre-tax increase in the net actuarial loss component of Accumulated other comprehensive income.

In the three months ended March 31, 2011 certain pension plans in GME were remeasured as part of our Goodwill impairment testing, resulting in a decrease of $272 million in Pensions and a pre-tax increase in the net actuarial gain component of Accumulated other comprehensive income.

Refer to Note 9 for additional information on our Goodwill impairment.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for pension and other postretirement benefits.

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Derivative Financial Instruments and Risk Management

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Derivative Financial Instruments and Risk Management [Abstract]

Derivative Financial Instruments and Risk Management [Text Block]

Derivative Financial Instruments and Risk Management

Automotive

Derivatives and Hedge Accounting

In accordance with our risk management policy, we enter into a variety of foreign currency exchange rate and commodity derivative contracts to manage our exposure to fluctuations in certain foreign currency exchange rates and commodity prices. At March 31, 2012 our derivative instruments consisted primarily of forward contracts and options. At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 no outstanding derivative contracts were designated in hedging relationships. We manage our counterparty credit risk by monitoring the credit ratings of our counterparties and by requiring them to post collateral in certain circumstances. Certain of our agreements with counterparties require that we provide cash collateral. At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 no collateral was posted related to derivative instruments, and we did not have any agreements with counterparties to derivative instruments containing covenants requiring the maintenance of certain credit rating levels or credit risk ratios that would require the posting of collateral in the event that such covenants are violated.

Fair Value of Derivatives

The following tables summarize fair value measurements of our derivative instruments measured on a recurring basis (dollars in millions):



	March 31, 2012
	Derivative Assets						Derivative Liabilities
	Notional		Current(a)		Non-Current(b)		Current(c)		Non-Current(d)
Foreign currency	$	7,294	$	68	$	—	$	49	$	—
Commodity	3,240		16		9		2		—
Embedded	1,456		25		82		2		4
Total	$	11,990	$	109	$	91	$	53	$	4

	December 31, 2011
	Derivative Assets						Derivative Liabilities
	Notional		Current(a)		Non-Current(b)		Current(c)		Non-Current(d)
Foreign currency	$	6,507	$	64	$	—	$	46	$	—
Commodity	2,566		9		—		10		5
Embedded	1,461		28		124		1		5
Total	$	10,534	$	101	$	124	$	57	$	10

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(a)	Recorded in Other current assets and deferred income taxes.


(b)	Recorded in Other assets and deferred income taxes.


(c)	Recorded in Accrued liabilities.


(d)	Recorded in Other liabilities and deferred income taxes.



	March 31, 2012								December 31, 2011
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Foreign currency	$	—	$	68	$	—	$	68	$	—	$	64	$	—	$	64
Commodity	—		9		16		25		—		9		—		9
Embedded	—		3		104		107		—		4		148		152
Total	$	—	$	80	$	120	$	200	$	—	$	77	$	148	$	225

Liabilities
Foreign currency	$	—	$	49	$	—	$	49	$	—	$	46	$	—	$	46
Commodity	—		2		—		2		—		5		10		15
Embedded	—		6		—		6		—		6		—		6
Total	$	—	$	57	$	—	$	57	$	—	$	57	$	10	$	67

We measure the fair value our portfolio of foreign currency, commodity and embedded derivatives using industry accepted models. The significant Level 2 inputs used in the valuation of our derivatives include spot rates, forward rates, volatility and interest rates. These inputs are obtained from pricing services, broker quotes and other sources.

We entered into a power plant lease agreement which included the purchase of natural gas at a fixed price adjusted for movements in heavy fuel oil and coal indices as published by a German governmental agency. The natural gas agreement was determined to be a derivative for accounting purposes and is valued as a forward contract. This commodity derivative valuation uses Level 3 inputs. The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of our commodity derivative are coal and heavy fuel oil forward rates and supplier credit spreads. Significant increases (decreases) in the coal and heavy fuel oil index and supplier credit spread would result in significant decreases (increases) to the fair value measurement.

We are party to a long-term supply agreement which provides for pricing to be partially denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of the parties to the contract. This pricing feature was determined to be an embedded derivative which we have bifurcated for valuation and accounting purposes. This embedded derivative is valued using an industry accepted model which is considered a Level 3 input.

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of our embedded foreign currency derivative is the estimate of the Turkish central bank's Euro (EUR)/Turkish Lira (TRY) forward exchange rate and monthly volume commitment and vehicle mix. Significant decreases (increases) to EUR/TRY forward exchange rate and monthly volume commitment and vehicle mix would result in significant decreases (increases) to the fair value measurement.

The valuations are performed, reviewed and approved by personnel with appropriate expertise in valuation methodologies. For certain derivatives we compare our own valuations with valuations prepared by independent outside parties.

The following table summarizes the significant quantitative unobservable inputs and assumptions used in the fair value measurement of the derivatives at March 31, 2012:



	Valuation Technique	Significant Unobservable Input	Metric
Commodity	Discounted cash flow	Coal forward price in EUR(a)	€106.22
		Heavy fuel oil forward price in EUR(a)	€512.78
		Supplier nonperformance risk (average)	3.68%
Embedded	Discounted cash flow	Average EUR/TRY forward exchange rate(b)	€2.86
		Volume commitment and vehicle mix in EUR(c)	€1.0 billion

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(a)	Forward prices are estimated to be equivalents of the spot price as published by a governmental agency.


(b)	Calculated by adjusting market forward rates for the spread between current market and Turkish central bank spot prices.


(c)	Volume commitment is spread evenly on a monthly basis and vehicle mix is pursuant to management forecasts.

The following table summarizes the activity for our derivative investments measured using Level 3 inputs (dollars in millions):



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2012									Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
	Embedded			Commodity			Total			Embedded		Commodity		Total
Balance at beginning of period	$	148		$	(10	)	$	138		$	—	$	—	$	—
Total realized/unrealized gains (losses)(a)
Included in earnings	(43		)	4			(39		)	53		—		53
Included in other comprehensive income	4			—			4			4		—		4
Settlements	(5		)	(2		)	(7		)	—		—		—
Issuances	—			24			24			—		—		—
Balance at end of period	$	104		$	16		$	120		$	57	$	—	$	57

Amount of total gains (losses) in the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains (losses) relating to assets still held at the reporting date	$	(47	)	$	5		$	(42	)	$	53	$	—	$	53

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(a)	Realized and unrealized gains (losses) are recorded in Interest income and other non-operating income, net and foreign currency translation gains (losses) are recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income.

Gains (Losses) on Derivatives

The following table summarizes derivative gains (losses) recorded in Interest income and other non-operating income, net (dollars in millions):



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Foreign currency	$	(16	)	$	(10	)
Commodity	(6		)	—
Embedded	(43		)	59
Warrants	—			4
Total gains (losses) recorded in earnings	$	(65	)	$	53

Other Derivatives

In February 2011 we exercised warrants to purchase 4 million shares of a supplier's common stock at $2.76 per share and sold the shares and received proceeds of $48 million.

Automotive Financing - GM Financial

GM Financial is exposed to market risks arising from adverse changes in interest rates due to floating interest rate exposure on its credit facilities and on certain securitization notes payable and manages this exposure with interest rate swaps and caps. GM Financial had interest rate swaps and caps in asset positions with notional amounts of $1.7 billion and $2.0 billion at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011. GM Financial had interest rate swaps and caps in liability positions with notional amounts of $1.7 billion and $2.0 billion at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011. The fair value of these derivative financial instruments is insignificant.

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Commitments and Contingencies (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments And Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies

The following tables summarize information related to commitments and contingencies (dollars in millions):



	March 31, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Liability Recorded		Maximum Liability(a)		Liability Recorded		Maximum Liability(a)
Guarantees(b)
Operating leases	$	—	$	9	$	—	$	26
Ally Financial commercial loans	$	—	$	28	$	—	$	24
Third party commercial loans and other obligations	$	8	$	279	$	7	$	210
Other product-related claims	$	54	$	773	$	53	$	838

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(a)	Calculated as future undiscounted payments.


(b)	Excludes residual support and risk sharing programs and vehicle repurchase obligations related to Ally Financial.



	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
	Liability Recorded		Liability Recorded
Environmental liability(a)	$	171	$	169
Product liability	$	547	$	514
Other litigation-related liability and tax administrative matters(b)	$	1,274	$	1,196

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(a)	Includes $32 million and $34 million recorded in Accrued liabilities at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 and the remainder was recorded in Other liabilities and deferred income taxes.


(b)	Consists primarily of indirect tax-related litigation as well as various non-U.S. labor related matters.

Guarantees

We have provided guarantees related to the residual value of certain operating leases. These guarantees terminate in years ranging from 2016 to 2035. Certain leases contain renewal options.

We provide payment guarantees on commercial loans made by Ally Financial and outstanding with certain third parties, such as dealers or rental car companies. These guarantees either expire in 2012 through 2029 or are ongoing. We determined the fair value ascribed to the guarantees at inception and subsequent to inception to be insignificant based on the credit worthiness of the third parties. Refer to Note 22 for additional information on guarantees that we provide to Ally Financial.

We have agreements with third parties that guarantee the fulfillment of certain suppliers' commitments and other obligations. These guarantees expire in 2012 through 2016 or are ongoing, or upon the occurrence of specific events.

In some instances, certain assets of the party whose debt or performance we have guaranteed may offset, to some degree, the cost of the guarantee. The offset of certain of our payables to guaranteed parties may also offset certain guarantees, if triggered. At March 31, 2012 any proceeds we would receive from collateral were insignificant.

In connection with certain divestitures of assets or operating businesses, we have entered into agreements indemnifying certain buyers and other parties with respect to environmental conditions pertaining to real property we owned. We periodically enter into agreements that incorporate indemnification provisions in the normal course of business. It is not possible to estimate our maximum exposure under these indemnifications or guarantees due to the conditional nature of these obligations. Immaterial amounts have been recorded for such obligations as the majority of them are not probable or estimable at this time, and the fair value of the guarantees at issuance was insignificant.

In addition to the guarantees and indemnifying agreements previously discussed, we indemnify dealers for certain product liability related claims as subsequently discussed.

With respect to other product-related claims involving products manufactured by certain joint ventures, we believe that costs incurred are adequately covered by recorded accruals. These guarantees terminate in years ranging from 2020 to 2026.

Environmental Liability

Automotive operations, like operations of other companies engaged in similar businesses, are subject to a wide range of environmental protection laws, including laws regulating air emissions, water discharges, waste management and environmental remediation. We are in various stages of investigation or remediation for sites where contamination has been alleged. We are involved in a number of actions to remediate hazardous wastes as required by federal and state laws. Such statutes require that responsible parties fund remediation actions regardless of fault, legality of original disposal or ownership of a disposal site.

The future effect of environmental matters, including potential liabilities, is often difficult to estimate. An environmental reserve is recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be reasonably estimated. This practice is followed whether the claims are asserted or unasserted. Recorded liabilities are not reduced for possible recoveries from insurance carriers or other parties. Liabilities have been recorded for the expected costs to be paid over the periods of remediation for the applicable sites, which typically range from five to 30 years.

For many sites, the remediation costs and other damages for which we ultimately may be responsible may vary because of uncertainties with respect to factors such as the connection to the site or to materials there, the involvement of other potentially responsible parties, the application of laws and other standards or regulations, site conditions and the nature and scope of investigations, studies and remediation to be undertaken (including the technologies to be required and the extent, duration and success of remediation).

The final outcome of environmental matters cannot be predicted with certainty at this time. Subsequent adjustments to initial estimates are recorded as necessary based upon additional information obtained. In future periods, new laws or regulations, advances in remediation technologies and additional information about the ultimate remediation methodology to be used could significantly change our estimates. It is possible that the resolution of one or more environmental matters could exceed the amounts accrued in an amount that could be material to our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. At March 31, 2012 we estimate the remediation losses could range from $140 million to $330 million.

Product Liability

With respect to product liability claims involving our and Old GM's products, we believe that any judgment against us for actual damages will be adequately covered by our recorded accruals and, where applicable, excess liability insurance coverage. Although punitive damages are claimed in some of these lawsuits, and such claims are inherently unpredictable, accruals incorporate historic experience with these types of claims. Liabilities have been recorded for the expected cost of all known product liability claims plus an estimate of the expected cost for product liability claims that have already been incurred and are expected to be filed in the future for which we are self-insured. These amounts were recorded in Accrued liabilities.

We indemnify dealers for certain product liability related claims including products sold by Old GM. We monitor actual claims experience and make periodic adjustments to our estimates. Based on management's judgment concerning the projected number and value of both dealer indemnification obligations and product liability claims, we have applied actuarial methodologies and estimated the liability. We expect our product liability reserve to rise in future periods as new claims arise from incidents subsequent to July 9, 2009.

Other Litigation-Related Liability and Tax Administrative Matters

Various legal actions, governmental investigations, claims and proceedings are pending against us including matters arising out of alleged product defects; employment-related matters; governmental regulations relating to safety, emissions, and fuel economy; product warranties; financial services; dealer, supplier and other contractual relationships; tax-related matters not recorded pursuant to ASC 740, "Income Taxes" (indirect tax-related matters) and environmental matters.

With regard to the litigation matters discussed in the previous paragraph, reserves have been established for matters in which we believe that losses are probable and can be reasonably estimated, the majority of which are associated with indirect tax-related matters as well as various non-U.S. labor-related matters. Indirect tax-related matters are being litigated globally pertaining to value added taxes, customs, duties, sales, property taxes and other non-income tax related tax exposures. The various non-U.S. labor-related matters include claims from current and former employees related to alleged unpaid wage, benefit, severance, and other compensation matters. Certain South American administrative proceedings are indirect tax-related and may require that we deposit funds in escrow. Escrow deposits may range from $556 million to $772 million. Some of the matters may involve compensatory, punitive, or other treble damage claims, environmental remediation programs, or sanctions, that if granted, could require us to pay damages or make other expenditures in amounts that could not be reasonably estimated at March 31, 2012. We believe that appropriate accruals have been established for such matters based on information currently available. Reserves for litigation losses are recorded in Accrued liabilities and Other liabilities and deferred income taxes. Litigation is inherently unpredictable, however, and unfavorable resolutions could occur. Accordingly, it is possible that an adverse outcome from such proceedings could exceed the amounts accrued in an amount that could be material to our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows in any particular reporting period.

Commencing on or about September 29, 2010, current and former hourly employees of GM Korea filed six separate group actions in the Incheon District Court in Incheon, Korea. The cases allege that GM Korea failed to include certain allowances in its calculation of Ordinary Wages due under the Presidential Decree of the Korean Labor Standards Act. Although GM Korea intends to vigorously defend the claims asserted, at March 31, 2012 we have an accrual of 166 billion Korean Won (equivalent to $146 million) in connection with these cases. The current estimate of the value of plaintiffs' claims, if allowed in full, exceeds the accrual by 607 billion Korean Won (equivalent to $533 million) which represents the reasonably possible liability exposure. Both the scope of claims asserted and GM Korea's assessment of any or all of individual claim elements may change if new information becomes available.

On February 12, 2010 a claim was filed in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against General Motors of Canada Limited (GMCL) on behalf of a purported class of over 200 former GMCL dealers (the Plaintiff Dealers) which had entered into wind-down agreements with GMCL. In May 2009, in the context of the global restructuring of the business and the possibility that GMCL might be required to initiate insolvency proceedings, GMCL offered the Plaintiff Dealers the wind-down agreements to assist with their exit from the GMCL dealer network and to facilitate winding down their operations in an orderly fashion by December 31, 2009 or such other date as GMCL approved but no later than on October 31, 2010. The Plaintiff Dealers allege that the Dealer Sales and Service Agreements were wrongly terminated by GMCL and that GMCL failed to comply with certain disclosure obligations, breached its statutory duty of fair dealing and unlawfully interfered with the Plaintiff Dealers' statutory right to associate in an attempt to coerce the Plaintiff Dealers into accepting the wind-down agreements. The Plaintiff Dealers seek damages and assert that the wind-down agreements are rescindable. The Plaintiff Dealers' initial pleading makes reference to a claim “not exceeding” CAD $750 million, without explanation of any specific measure of damages. On March 1, 2011 the court approved certification of a class for the purpose of deciding a number of specifically defined issues, including: (1) whether GMCL breached its obligation of "good faith" in offering the wind-down agreements; (2) whether GMCL interfered with the Plaintiff Dealers' rights of free association; (3) whether GMCL was obligated to provide a disclosure statement and/or disclose more specific information regarding its restructuring plans in connection with proffering the wind-down agreements; and (4) assuming liability, whether the Plaintiff Dealers can recover damages in the aggregate (as opposed to proving individual damages). On June 22, 2011 the court granted GMCL permission to appeal the class certification decision. On March 26, 2012 the Ontario Superior Court dismissed GMCL's appeal of the class certification order. Accordingly the case will proceed as a class action. The current prospects for liability are uncertain, but because liability is not deemed probable, we have no accrual relating to this litigation. We cannot estimate the range of reasonably possible loss in the event of liability, as the case presents a variety of different legal theories, none of which GMCL believes are valid.

On April 6, 2010 the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agriculture Implement Workers of America (UAW) filed suit against us in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan claiming that we breached an obligation to contribute $450 million to the UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust (New VEBA). The UAW alleges that we were contractually required to make this contribution. The reasonably possible loss as defined by ASC 450 “Contingencies” is $450 million, which is the amount claimed, but we believe that the claim is without merit and we have no accrual relating to this litigation. We filed a motion in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (Bankruptcy Court) asserting that the UAW's claim is barred by the Bankruptcy Court approved 2009 UAW Retiree Settlement Agreement and by other orders issued by the Bankruptcy Court that preclude additional GM contributions to the New VEBA. We also maintain that Delphi Corporation's bankruptcy plan of reorganization did not fulfill the applicable conditions of the relevant agreement and therefore payment would not be due even in the absence of the 2009 UAW Retiree Settlement Agreement. On August 23, 2011, the Bankruptcy Court issued an opinion abstaining from hearing the case, which will accordingly be litigated in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Liability Related to Contingently Issuable Shares

Under the Amended and Restated Master Sale and Purchase Agreement, as amended between us and Old GM and certain of its direct and indirect subsidiaries, we were obligated to issue additional shares of our common stock to MLC (Adjustment Shares) in the event that allowed general unsecured claims against MLC, as estimated by the Bankruptcy Court, exceed $35.0 billion. Following the dissolution of MLC on December 15, 2011, any Adjustment Shares we are obligated to issue will be issuable to the GUC Trust. The maximum number of Adjustment Shares issuable is 30 million shares (subject to adjustment to take into account stock dividends, stock splits and other transactions). The number of Adjustment Shares to be issued is calculated based on the extent to which estimated general unsecured claims exceed $35.0 billion with the maximum number of Adjustment Shares issued if estimated general unsecured claims total $42.0 billion or more. At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 we concluded it was not probable that general unsecured claims would exceed $35.0 billion. We believe it is reasonably possible that general unsecured claims allowed against MLC will range between $32.5 billion and $36.0 billion.

GME Planned Spending Guarantee

As part of our Opel/Vauxhall restructuring plan agreed to with European labor representatives, we have committed to achieving specified milestones associated with planned spending from 2011 to 2014 on certain product programs. If we fail to accomplish the requirements set out under the agreement, we will be required to pay certain amounts up to Euro 265 million for each of those years, and/or interest on those amounts, to our employees. Certain inventory with a carrying amount of $215 million and $209 million at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 was pledged as collateral under the agreement. Through March 31, 2012 spending was sufficient to meet the current requirements under the agreement and the specified milestones have been accomplished. Management has the intent and believes it has the ability to meet the future requirements under the agreement.

Income Taxes	3 Months Ended
Income Taxes	Mar. 31, 2012
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes For interim income tax reporting we estimate our annual effective tax rate and apply it to our year to date ordinary income/loss. The tax effect of unusual or infrequently occurring items, including changes in judgment about valuation allowances and effects of changes in tax laws or rates, are reported in the interim period in which they occur. Tax jurisdictions with a projected or year to date loss for which a tax benefit cannot be realized are excluded. In interim periods, income tax expense is comprised of two key elements: (1) the amount necessary to appropriately state the year to date estimated tax expense of entities included in our effective tax rate calculation, which is calculated as the difference between the amount currently estimated for the year to date period and the amount previously recorded in prior interim periods; and (2) the tax effect of unusual or infrequent items that occur in the period. In the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 income tax expense of $216 million and $137 million primarily resulted from tax expense attributable to entities included in our effective tax rate calculation. The recorded effective tax rate is lower than the applicable statutory tax rate due primarily to income earned in jurisdictions for which a full valuation allowance is recorded. We file income tax returns in multiple jurisdictions and are subject to examination by taxing authorities throughout the world. We have open tax years from 2002 to 2011 with various significant tax jurisdictions. These open years contain matters that could be subject to differing interpretations of applicable tax laws and regulations as they relate to the amount, character, timing or inclusion of revenue and expenses or the sustainability of income tax credits for a given audit cycle. In addition the global nature of our operations means that transfer pricing disputes may arise. In March 2012 a Mexican income tax audit covering the 2004 tax year was concluded and an assessment of $134 million including tax, interest and penalties was issued. The total 2002, 2003 and 2004 assessments as of March 31, 2012 including tax, interest and penalties is $307 million. We believe we have adequate reserves established. Collection of any assessment will be suspended until a revised assessment is issued and during any subsequent proceedings through U.S. and Mexican competent authorities. At March 31, 2012 it is not possible to reasonably estimate the expected change to the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits in the next 12 months.

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Restructuring And Other Initiatives

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring And Other Initiatives

Restructuring and Other Initiatives

We have previously executed various restructuring and other initiatives, and we plan to execute additional initiatives in the future, if necessary, in order to align manufacturing capacity and other costs with prevailing global automotive production and to improve the utilization of remaining facilities. Related charges are recorded in Automotive cost of sales and Automotive selling, general and administrative expense.

The following tables summarize the reserves related to restructuring and other initiatives (excluding restructuring reserves related to dealer wind-down agreements) and charges by segment, including postemployment benefit reserves and charges (dollars in millions):



	GMNA			GME			GMIO			GMSA			Total
Balance at January 1, 2012	$	884		$	687		$	1		$	12		$	1,584
Additions	97			9			4			2			112
Interest accretion and other	3			22			(1		)	—			24
Payments	(86		)	(192		)	—			(8		)	(286		)
Revisions to estimates	(12		)	(2		)	—			—			(14		)
Effect of foreign currency	8			16			—			—			24
Balance at March 31, 2012(a)	$	894		$	540		$	4		$	6		$	1,444



	GMNA			GME			GMIO			GMSA			Total
Balance at January 1, 2011	$	1,135		$	664		$	3		$	—		$	1,802
Additions	26			33			—			1			60
Interest accretion and other	7			24			—			—			31
Payments	(129		)	(205		)	(2		)	(1		)	(337		)
Revisions to estimates	7			—			—			—			7
Effect of foreign currency	16			34			—			—			50
Balance at March 31, 2011(a)	$	1,062		$	550		$	1		$	—		$	1,613

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(a)	The remaining cash payments related to these reserves for restructuring and other initiatives, including temporary layoff benefits of $357 million and $362 million at March 31, 2012 and March 31, 2011 for GMNA, primarily relate to postemployment benefits.

Three Months Ended March 31, 2012

GMNA recorded charges, interest accretion and other and revisions to estimates primarily related to cash severance incentive programs for skilled trade U.S. hourly employees.

Our 2011 UAW labor agreement included cash severance incentive programs which were completed at March 31, 2012 for skilled trade U.S. hourly employees. A total of 1,400 skilled trade U.S. hourly employees participated in these programs at a total cost of $99 million and was recorded upon irrevocable acceptances by both parties. Substantially all of the program cost was recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2012.

GME recorded charges, interest accretion and other primarily related to previously announced separation and early retirement programs in Germany. Through March 31, 2012, the separation programs had a total cost of $313 million and affected a total of 1,900 employees. We expect to incur an additional $0.1 billion to complete these programs, which will affect an additional 350 employees. To the extent these programs involve voluntary separations, no liabilities are recorded until offers to employees are accepted. If employees are involuntarily terminated, a liability is recorded at the communication date.

Three Months Ended March 31, 2011

GMNA recorded charges, interest accretion and other and revisions to estimates that increased the reserves primarily related to skilled trades U.S. hourly employees who participated in a special attrition program.

GME recorded charges and interest accretion and other for separation programs primarily related to previously announced programs in Germany.

Dealer Wind-downs

We market vehicles worldwide through a network of independent retail dealers and distributors. We determined that a reduction in the number of GMNA dealerships was necessary.

The following table summarizes GMNA's restructuring reserves related to dealer wind-down agreements (dollars in millions):



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Balance at beginning of period	$	25		$	144
Additions and revisions to estimates	—			(6		)
Payments	(3		)	(80		)
Balance at end of period	$	22		$	58

- Definition

The entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled.

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Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

Earnings Per Share

In the three months ended March 31, 2012 we were required to use the two-class method for calculating earnings per share, as further discussed below, as the applicable market value of our common stock was below $33.00 per common share in the period ended March 31, 2012.

Basic and diluted earnings per share are computed by dividing Net income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average common shares outstanding in the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed by giving effect to all potentially dilutive securities that were outstanding.

The following tables summarize basic and dilutive earnings per share (in millions, except for per share amounts):



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Basic earnings per share
Net income attributable to stockholders(a)	$	1,315		$	3,366
Less: cumulative dividends on preferred stock and undistributed earnings allocated to Series B Preferred Stock participating security(b)	(311		)	(215		)
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	1,004		$	3,151
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic	1,572			1,504
Basic earnings per common share	$	0.64		$	2.09
Diluted earnings per share
Net income attributable to stockholders(a)	$	1,315		$	3,366
Less: cumulative dividends on preferred stock and undistributed earnings allocated to Series B Preferred Stock participating security(c)	(305		)	(215		)
Add: preferred dividends to holders of Series B Preferred Stock	—			59
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	1,010		$	3,210
Weighted-average shares outstanding - diluted
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic	1,572			1,504
Dilutive effect of warrants	116			162
Dilutive effect of conversion of Series B Preferred Stock	—			148
Dilutive effect of restricted stock units (RSUs)	4			3
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - diluted	1,692			1,817
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.60		$	1.77

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(a)	Includes earned but undeclared dividends of $26 million on our Series A Preferred Stock and $20 million on our Series B Preferred Stock in the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.


(b)	Includes cumulative dividends on preferred stock of $215 million and earnings of $96 million that have been allocated to the Series B Preferred Stock holders in the three months ended March 31, 2012 and cumulative dividends on preferred stock of $215 million in the three months ended March 31, 2011.


(c)	Includes cumulative dividends on preferred stock of $215 million and earnings of $90 million that have been allocated to the Series B Preferred Stock holders in the three months ended March 31, 2012 and cumulative dividends on preferred stock of $215 million in the three months ended March 31, 2011.

Three Months Ended March 31, 2012

We applied the two-class method to calculate basic earnings per share and the more dilutive of the two-class or the if-converted method to calculate diluted earnings per share. Under the two-class method for computing earnings per share, undistributed earnings are allocated to common stock and the Series B Preferred Stock according to their respective participation rights in undistributed earnings, as if all the earnings for the period had been distributed. This allocation to the Series B Preferred Stock holders reduced Net income attributable to common stockholders, resulting in a lower basic and dilutive earnings per share amount. Variability may result in our calculation of earnings per share from period to period depending on whether the application of the two-class method is required.

The application of the two-class method resulted in an allocation of undistributed earnings to our Series B Preferred Stock holders and, accordingly, 152 million common stock equivalents from the assumed conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock are not considered outstanding for purposes of determining the weighted-average common shares outstanding in the computation of diluted earnings per share.

MLC distributed all of its 272 million warrants for our common stock to its unsecured creditors and the GUC Trust. The warrant holders may exercise the warrants at any time prior to their respective expiration dates. Upon exercise of the warrants the shares issued will be included in the number of basic shares outstanding used in the computation of earnings per share.

Warrants to purchase 313 million shares of our common stock were outstanding at March 31, 2012, of which 46 million shares were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the warrants' exercise price was greater than the average market price of the common shares. Under the treasury stock method, the assumed exercise of the remaining warrants resulted in 116 million dilutive shares.

Diluted earnings per share included the effect of 18 million unvested RSUs granted to certain global executives. The Adjustment Shares were excluded from the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share as the condition that would result in the issuance of the Adjustment Shares was not satisfied.

Three Months Ended March 31, 2011

Because the applicable market value of our common stock was within the price range of $33.00 to $39.60 per common share for the three months ended March 31, 2011, we were not required to use the two-class method for purposes of calculating basic earnings per share. The dilutive effect of these securities was determined by assuming conversion of the securities at the beginning of the period resulting in an increase to the weighted-average common shares outstanding and an increase to Net income attributable to common stockholders for accumulated dividends on our Series B Preferred Stock.

Warrants to purchase 318 million shares of our common stock were outstanding, of which 46 million shares were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the warrants' exercise price was greater than the average market price of our common stock. Under the treasury stock method, the assumed exercise of warrants to purchase the remaining warrants resulted in 162 million dilutive shares.

Diluted earnings per share included the effect of 15 million unvested RSUs granted to certain global executives. The Adjustment Shares were excluded from the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share as the condition that would result in the issuance of the Adjustment Shares was not satisfied.

In July 2011 the 61 million shares of common stock contributed to our pension plans in January 2011 met the criteria to qualify as plan assets for accounting purposes. These shares were not considered outstanding for earnings per share purposes in the three months ended March 31, 2011.

Stock Incentive Plans (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Stock Incentive Plans [Abstract]

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]

Stock Incentive Plans

Long-Term Incentive Plan

We granted 6 million and 5 million RSUs valued at the grant date fair value of our common stock in the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011. These awards granted either cliff vest or ratably vest generally over a three-year service period, as defined in the terms of each award. We have elected to record compensation cost for these awards on a straight-line basis over the entire vesting period. Our policy is to issue new shares upon settlement of RSUs.

The 2012 awards granted to the Top 25 highest compensated employees will settle on the second and third anniversary dates of grant in 25% increments in conjunction with each 25% of our Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) obligations that are repaid. The awards for the Next 75 and non-Top 100 highest compensated employees will vest and settle on the second and third anniversary dates of grant. Vesting and subsequent settlement will generally occur based upon employment at the end of each specified service period.

The 2011 awards granted to the Top 25 highest compensated employees will settle three years from the grant date in 25% increments in conjunction with each 25% of our TARP obligations that are repaid. The awards for the Next 75 highest compensated employees will settle either: (1) three years from the date of grant; or (2) on the first and third anniversary dates of grant. The awards to the non-Top 100 highest compensated employees will settle on the first, second and third anniversary dates of grant. Vesting and subsequent settlement will generally occur based upon employment at the end of each specified service period.

Salary Stock

In the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 a portion of each participant's salary accrued on each salary payment date converted to RSUs on a quarterly basis. The awards are fully vested and nonforfeitable upon grant therefore compensation cost is fully recognized on the date of grant. On March 29, 2012 we amended the plan to provide for cash settlement of awards. As a result we will now settle these awards in cash and we reclassified $97 million from Capital surplus to Accrued liabilities and Other liabilities and deferred income taxes. Prior to this amendment it was our policy to issue new shares upon settlement of these awards.

RSUs

The following table summarizes information about the RSUs under our stock incentive plans (RSUs in millions):



	Shares		Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term
RSUs outstanding at January 1, 2012	22.5		$	23.01	1.1
Granted	6.7		$	25.99
Settled	(1.4	)	$	34.64
Forfeited or expired	(0.3	)	$	23.16
RSUs outstanding at March 31, 2012	27.5		$	23.12	1.4
RSUs unvested and expected to vest at March 31, 2012	18.5		$	23.74	1.7
RSUs vested and payable at March 31, 2012	8.3		$	21.53	—

We recorded compensation expense of $72 million and $53 million for our stock incentive plans in the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011. The compensation cost of each RSU that will be settled in equity is based on the fair value of our common stock on the date of grant or, for those RSUs reclassified from liability to equity-based awards, the fair value of our common stock as of the date of the public offering.

At March 31, 2012 the total unrecognized compensation expense for nonvested equity awards was $361 million. This expense is expected to be recorded over a weighted-average period of 1.8 years.

The total fair value of RSUs that vested in the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 was $49 million and $24 million.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation, which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details.

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Transactions With Ally Financial

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Transactions with investee [Abstract]

Transactions with investee [Text Block]

Ally Financial

Transactions with Ally Financial

The following tables summarize the financial statement effects of and maximum obligations under agreements with Ally Financial (dollars in millions):



	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Residual support(a)
Receivables recorded	$	6	$	6
Maximum obligation	$	17	$	40
Risk sharing(a)
Liabilities recorded	$	30	$	66
Maximum obligation	$	49	$	88
Vehicle repurchase obligations(b)
Maximum obligations	$	22,896	$	19,779
Fair value of guarantee	$	16	$	17

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(a)

Represents receivables and liabilities recorded and maximum obligations for agreements entered into prior to December 31, 2008. Agreements entered into after December 31, 2008 have not included residual support or risk sharing programs. In the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 favorable adjustments to our residual support and risk sharing liabilities of $46 million and $124 million were recorded in the U.S. due to increases in estimated and actual residual values at contract termination.


(b)	The maximum potential amount of future payments required to be made to Ally Financial under this guarantee is based on the repurchase value of total eligible vehicles financed by Ally Financial in dealer stock. If vehicles are required to be repurchased under this arrangement, the total exposure would be reduced to the extent vehicles are able to be resold.



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012		2011
U.S. marketing incentives and lease residual payments	$	334	$	545
Exclusivity fee income	$	20	$	24

Balance Sheet

The following table summarizes the balance sheet effects of transactions with Ally Financial (dollars in millions):



	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Assets
Accounts and notes receivable, net(a)	$	260	$	243
Liabilities
Accounts payable(b)	$	73	$	59
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt(c)	$	984	$	1,068
Accrued liabilities and other liabilities(d)	$	934	$	650
Long-term debt(e)	$	8	$	8
Other non-current liabilities(f)	$	31	$	35

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(a)	Represents wholesale settlements due from Ally Financial and receivables for exclusivity fees and royalties.


(b)	Represents amounts billed to us and payable related to incentive programs.


(c)	Represents wholesale financing, sales of receivable transactions and the short-term portion of term loans provided to certain dealerships which we own or in which we have an equity interest.


(d)	Represents accruals for marketing incentives on vehicles which are sold, or anticipated to be sold, to customers or dealers and financed by Ally Financial in North America. This includes the estimated amount of residual and rate support accrued, capitalized cost reduction incentives and amounts owed under lease pull-ahead programs.


(e)	Represents the long-term portion of term loans from Ally Financial to certain consolidated dealerships.


(f)	Represents long-term portion of liabilities for marketing incentives on vehicles financed by Ally Financial.

Statement of Operations

The following table summarizes the income statement effects of transactions with Ally Financial (dollars in millions):



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Total net sales and revenue (decrease)(a)	$	(750	)	$	(574	)
Automotive cost of sales and other automotive expenses(b)	$	4		$	4
Interest income and other non-operating income, net(c)	$	22		$	56
Automotive interest expense(d)	$	(6	)	$	18

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(a)

Represents marketing incentives on vehicles which were sold, or anticipated to be sold, to customers or dealers and financed by Ally Financial. This includes the estimated amount of residual and rate support accrued, capitalized cost reduction incentives and costs under lease pull-ahead programs. This amount is offset by net sales for vehicles sold to Ally Financial for employee and governmental lease programs and third party resale purposes.


(b)	Represents cost of sales on the sale of vehicles to Ally Financial for employee and governmental lease programs and third party resale purposes.


(c)	Represents income on investments in Ally Financial preferred stock (through March 31, 2011), exclusivity and royalty fee income. Included in this amount is rental income related to Ally Financial's primary executive and administrative offices located in the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan. The lease agreement expires in November 2016.


(d)	Represents interest incurred on notes payable and wholesale settlements. In January 2012 we received $21 million from Ally Financial as part of a settlement of previously overcharged interest.

Fair Value of Ally Financial Common Stock

At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 we held a 9.9% common equity ownership in Ally Financial. Our entire equity ownership is held indirectly through an independent trust which has the sole authority to vote the shares and is required to dispose of all Ally Financial common stock by December 24, 2013.

We estimated the fair value of Ally Financial common stock using a market approach that applies the average price to tangible book value multiples of comparable companies to the consolidated Ally Financial tangible book value. The significant inputs used in our fair value analyses included Ally Financial's March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 financial statements, financial statements and price to tangible book value multiples of comparable companies in the banking and finance industry, and the effects of certain Ally Financial shareholder rights described below. The measurement of Ally Financial common stock is a Level 3 fair value measurement.

At December 31, 2011 we determined the carrying amount of our investment in Ally Financial common stock exceeded our estimate of its fair value. Our estimate of fair value resulted from broader macroeconomic uncertainties and volatility in the financial markets including the eurozone debt crisis, continued heightened risk of recession and concerns about Ally Financial's mortgage related operations. Our estimate considered the potential effect of contractual provisions held by the United States Department of the Treasury who may receive incremental ownership interest in Ally Financial depending upon Ally Financial's equity value at the time of a successful public offering or private sale. These contractual provisions could result in significant dilution of our ownership interest. Based on an evaluation of the duration and severity of this decline in fair value, we concluded the impairment was other than temporary. As a result we recorded an impairment charge of $555 million in Interest income and other non-operating income, net to reduce our investment to its estimated fair value of $403 million.

The following table summarizes the carrying amount and estimated fair value of Ally Financial common stock (dollars in millions):



	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Carrying amount	$	403	$	403
Fair value	$	916	$	403

Ally Financial Preferred Stock

In March 2011 our investment in Ally Financial preferred stock was sold through a public offering for net proceeds of $1.0 billion. The gain of $339 million related to the sale was recorded in Interest income and other non-operating income, net.

Segment Reporting

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting

We analyze the results of our business through our five segments: GMNA, GME, GMIO, GMSA and GM Financial. Each segment has a manager responsible for executing our strategies. Our automotive manufacturing operations are integrated within the segments, benefit from broad-based trade agreements and are subject to regulatory requirements, such as Corporate Average Fuel Economy regulations. While not all vehicles within a segment are individually profitable on a fully loaded cost basis, those vehicles are needed in our product mix in order to attract customers to dealer showrooms and to maintain sales volumes for other, more profitable vehicles. Because of these factors, we do not manage our business on an individual brand or vehicle basis. The chief operating decision maker evaluates the operating results and performance of our automotive segments through Income (loss) before interest and income taxes, as adjusted for additional amounts, which are presented net of noncontrolling interests, and evaluates GM Financial through income before income taxes.

Substantially all of the cars, trucks and parts produced are marketed through retail dealers in North America, and through distributors and dealers outside of North America, the substantial majority of which are independently owned.

In addition to the products sold to dealers for consumer retail sales, cars and trucks are also sold to fleet customers, including daily rental car companies, commercial fleet customers, leasing companies and governments. Sales to fleet customers are completed through the network of dealers and in some cases sold directly to fleet customers. Retail and fleet customers can obtain a wide range of aftersale vehicle services and products through the dealer network, such as maintenance, light repairs, collision repairs, vehicle accessories and extended service warranties.

GMNA primarily meets the demands of customers in North America with vehicles developed, manufactured and/or marketed under the following four brands:



• Buick	• Cadillac	• Chevrolet	• GMC

The demands of customers outside of North America are primarily met with vehicles developed, manufactured and/or marketed under the following brands:



• Buick	• Chevrolet	• GMC	• Opel
• Cadillac	• Daewoo	• Holden	• Vauxhall

At March 31, 2012 we also had equity ownership stakes directly or indirectly in entities through various regional subsidiaries, including GM Korea, SGM, SGMW, FAW-GM and HKJV. These companies design, manufacture and market vehicles under the following brands:



• Alpheon	• Buick	• Chevrolet	• Jiefang
• Baojun	• Cadillac	• Daewoo	• Wuling

Nonsegment operations are classified as Corporate. Corporate includes investments in Ally Financial, certain centrally recorded income and costs, such as interest, income taxes and corporate expenditures and certain nonsegment specific revenues and expenses.

In 2012 we recorded loss on extinguishment of debt within Corporate for segment reporting purposes. Previously gains and losses on extinguishment of debt were recorded within the applicable automotive segments. This change is consistent with how management currently views the results of our operations.

All intersegment balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The following tables summarize key financial information by segment (dollars in millions):



	GMNA		GME			GMIO			GMSA		Corporate			Eliminations			Total Automotive			GM Financial		Eliminations			Total
At and For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
Sales
External customers	$	23,175	$	5,255		$	5,016		$	3,867	$	15		$	—		$	37,328		$	—	$	—		$	37,328
GM Financial revenue	—		—			—			—		—			—			—			431		—			431
Intersegment	1,001		258			1,044			72		—			(2,375		)	—			—		—			—
Total net sales and revenue	$	24,176	$	5,513		$	6,060		$	3,939	$	15		$	(2,375	)	$	37,328		$	431	$	—		$	37,759

Income (loss) before automotive interest and income taxes-adjusted	$	1,691	$	(256	)	$	529		$	83	$	(19	)	$	(27	)	$	2,001		$	181	$	—		$	2,182
Adjustments(a)	$	—	$	(590	)	$	(22	)	$	—	—			$	—		$	(612	)	—		$	—		(612		)
Corporate interest income											89									—					89
Automotive interest expense											110									—					110
Loss on extinguishment of debt											18									—					18
Income (loss) before income taxes											(58		)							181					1,531
Income tax expense											142									74					216
Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders											$	(200	)							$	107				$	1,315

Equity in net assets of nonconsolidated affiliates	$	63	$	51		$	6,676		$	3	$	—		$	—		$	6,793		$	—	$	—		$	6,793
Total assets	$	87,593	$	17,000		$	23,222		$	12,086	$	31,354		$	(34,275	)	$	136,980		$	13,656	$	(442	)	$	150,194
Expenditures for property	$	1,032	$	365		$	295		$	280	$	18		$	—		$	1,990		$	4	$	—		$	1,994
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of long-lived assets and finite-lived intangible assets	$	888	$	280		$	129		$	118	$	12		$	—		$	1,427		$	43	$	(2	)	$	1,468
Equity income, net of tax	$	2	$	—		$	421		$	—	$	—		$	—		$	423		$	—	$	—		$	423

Significant non-cash charges not classified as adjustments in(a)
Impairment charges related to long-lived assets	$	24	$	—		$	6		$	1	$	—		$	—		$	31		$	—	$	—		$	31
Impairment charges related to equipment on operating leases	20		35			—			—		—			—			55			—		—			55
Total significant non-cash charges	$	44	$	35		$	6		$	1	$	—		$	—		$	86		$	—	$	—		$	86

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(a)	Consists of Goodwill impairment charges of $590 million in GME and $22 million in GMIO.



	GMNA		GME			GMIO			GMSA		Corporate			Eliminations			Total Automotive		GM Financial		Eliminations		Total
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
Sales
External customers	$	21,283	$	6,262		$	4,492		$	3,846	$	16		$	—		$	35,899	$	—	$	—	$	35,899
GM Financial revenue	—		—			—			—		—			—			—		295		—		295
Intersegment(a)	827		608			716			50		—			(2,201		)	—		—		—		—
Total net sales and revenue	$	22,110	$	6,870		$	5,208		$	3,896	$	16		$	(2,201	)	$	35,899	$	295	$	—	$	36,194

Income (loss) before automotive interest and income taxes-adjusted	$	1,253	$	5		$	586		$	90	$	(20	)	$	(2	)	$	1,912	$	130	$	—	$	2,042
Adjustments(b)	$	1,645	$	(395	)	$	(106	)	$	—	339			$	—		$	1,483	—		$	—	1,483
Corporate interest income											127								—				127
Automotive interest expense											149								—				149
Income before income taxes											297								130				3,503
Income tax expense											66								71				137
Net income attributable to stockholders											$	231							$	59			$	3,366

Expenditures for property	$	581	$	237		$	295		$	189	$	20		$	—		$	1,322	$	—	$	—	$	1,322
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of long-lived assets and finite-lived intangible assets	$	977	$	340		$	116		$	116	$	13		$	—		$	1,562	$	14	$	—	$	1,576
Equity income, net of tax and gain on disposal of investments	$	1,729	$	—		$	415		$	—	$	—		$	—		$	2,144	$	—	$	—	$	2,144
Significant non-cash charges not classified as adjustments in(b)
Impairment charges related to long-lived assets	$	23	$	—		$	2		$	1	$	—		$	—		$	26	$	—	$	—	$	26
Impairment charges related to equipment on operating leases	15		24			—			—		—			—			39		—		—		39
Total significant non-cash charges	$	38	$	24		$	2		$	1	$	—		$	—		$	65	$	—	$	—	$	65

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(a)	Presentation of intersegment sales has been adjusted to conform to the current presentation.


(b)	Consists of the gain on sale of our New Delphi Class A Membership Interests of $1.6 billion in GMNA, Goodwill impairment charges of $395 million in GME, charges related to HKJV of $106 million in GMIO and a gain on the sale of Ally Financial preferred stock of $339 million in Corporate.

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Basis Of Presentation And Recent Accounting Standards (Policies)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012
Basis of Presentation and Recent Accounting Standards [Abstract]
NewAccountingPronouncementsPolicy [Policy Text Block]	Recently Adopted Accounting Principles In 2012 we adopted the provisions of Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2011-05, “Presentation of Comprehensive Income” (ASU 2011-05) that requires presentation of all non-owner changes in equity in one continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. We elected to provide a separate statement of comprehensive income for all periods presented. The amendments in this update do not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income (OCI) or when an OCI item must be reclassified to net income. The adoption of ASU 2011-05 did not affect our condensed consolidated statements of financial position, results of operations and cash flows. ASU 2011-05 was modified in December 2011 by the issuance of ASU 2011-12, “Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05.” This update indefinitely defers certain provisions of ASU 2011-05 that require the disclosure of the amount of reclassifications of items from OCI to net income by component of net income and by component of OCI.
Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Use of Estimates in the Preparation of the Financial Statements The condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP, which requires the use of estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets and liabilities at the reporting date and the amounts of revenue and expenses in the periods presented. We believe that the accounting estimates employed are appropriate and the resulting balances are reasonable; however, due to the inherent uncertainties in making estimates actual results could differ from the original estimates, requiring adjustments to these balances in future periods.

Basis Of Presentation And Recent Accounting Standards (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Basis of Presentation [Abstract]

Schedule of Other Significant Noncash Transactions [Table Text Block]



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012		2011
Non-cash property additions	$	1,927	$	1,257

Acquisition And Disposals Of Businesses Acquisition of Businesses (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Acquisition and Disposal of Businesses [Abstract]

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the amounts recorded in connection with the acquisition of GMAC Venezuela, which are included in our GMSA segment (dollars in millions):



	March 1, 2012
Assets acquired and liabilities assumed
Cash	$	79
Other assets	11
Liabilities	(11		)
Bargain purchase gain	(50		)
Consideration paid	$	29

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of a material business combination completed during the period, including background, timing, and recognized assets and liabilities. This table does not include leveraged buyouts.

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Marketable Securities Marketable Securities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Marketable Securities [Abstract]

Trading Securities (and Certain Trading Assets) [Table Text Block]

The following tables summarize information regarding marketable securities (dollars in millions):



	March 31, 2012
			Unrealized				Fair		Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Cash and cash equivalents
Available-for-sale securities
U.S. government and agencies	$	5,001	$	—	$	—	$	5,001	$	—	$	5,001	$	—
Sovereign debt	380		—		—		380		—		380		—
Certificates of deposit	438		—		—		438		—		438		—
Money market funds	981		—		—		981		981		—		—
Corporate debt	5,180		—		—		5,180		—		5,180		—
Total marketable securities classified as cash equivalents	$	11,980	$	—	$	—	11,980		$	981	$	10,999	$	—
Cash, time deposits, and other cash equivalents							5,398
Total cash and cash equivalents							$	17,378
Marketable securities - current
Available-for-sale securities
U.S. government and agencies	$	3,622	$	1	$	—	$	3,623	$	—	$	3,623	$	—
Sovereign debt	77		1		—		78		—		78		—
Certificates of deposit	42		—		—		42		—		42		—
Corporate debt	4,260		5		3		4,262		—		4,262		—
Total available-for-sale securities	$	8,001	$	7	$	3	8,005		—		8,005		—
Trading securities
Equity			$	5	$	—	39		39		—		—
Sovereign debt(a)			91		8		6,565		—		6,565		—
Other debt			1		—		77		—		77		—
Total trading securities			$	97	$	8	6,681		39		6,642		—
Total marketable securities - current							14,686		39		14,647		—
Marketable securities - non-current
Available-for-sale securities
Equity(b)	$	404	$	—	$	5	399		399		—		—
Total marketable securities - non-current	$	404	$	—	$	5	399		399		—		—
Total marketable securities							$	15,085	$	438	$	14,647	$	—
Restricted cash and marketable securities
Available-for-sale securities
Money market funds	$	1,264	$	—	$	—	$	1,264	$	1,264	$	—	$	—
Sovereign debt	16		—		—		16		—		16		—
Other	163		—		—		163		—		163		—
Total marketable securities classified as restricted cash and marketable securities	$	1,443	$	—	$	—	1,443		$	1,264	$	179	$	—
Restricted cash, time deposits, and other restricted cash equivalents							632
Total restricted cash and marketable securities							$	2,075

________


(a)	Unrealized gains/losses are primarily related to remeasurement of Canadian dollar (CAD) denominated securities.


(b)	Represents our seven percent ownership in Peugeot S.A. (PSA) acquired in connection with our agreement with PSA to create a long-term and broad-scale global strategic alliance. The shares are subject to certain trading restrictions until May 29, 2012. The investment is recorded in Other assets and deferred income taxes.



	December 31, 2011
			Unrealized				Fair		Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Cash and cash equivalents
Available-for-sale securities
U.S. government and agencies	$	239	$	—	$	—	$	239	$	—	$	239	$	—
Sovereign debt	490		—		—		490		—		490		—
Certificates of deposit	2,028		—		—		2,028		—		2,028		—
Money market funds	1,794		—		—		1,794		1,794		—		—
Corporate debt	5,112		—		—		5,112		—		5,112		—
Total available-for-sale securities	$	9,663	$	—	$	—	9,663		1,794		7,869		—
Trading securities
Sovereign debt(a)			$	8	$	—	497		—		497		—
Total trading securities			$	8	$	—	497		—		497		—
Total marketable securities classified as cash equivalents							10,160		$	1,794	$	8,366	$	—
Cash, time deposits, and other cash equivalents							5,911
Total cash and cash equivalents							$	16,071
Marketable securities - current
Available-for-sale securities
U.S. government and agencies	$	5,214	$	2	$	—	$	5,216	$	—	$	5,216	$	—
Sovereign debt	143		—		—		143		—		143		—
Certificates of deposit	178		—		—		178		—		178		—
Corporate debt	4,566		3		4		4,565		—		4,565		—
Total available-for-sale securities	$	10,101	$	5	$	4	10,102		—		10,102		—
Trading securities
Equity			$	—	$	5	34		34		—		—
Sovereign debt(a)			18		33		5,936		—		5,936		—
Other debt			1		2		76		—		76		—
Total trading securities			$	19	$	40	6,046		34		6,012		—
Total marketable securities - current							$	16,148	$	34	$	16,114	$	—
Restricted cash and marketable securities
Available-for-sale securities
Money market funds	$	1,363	$	—	$	—	$	1,363	$	1,363	$	—	$	—
Sovereign debt	15		—		—		15		—		15		—
Other	161		3		—		164		—		164		—
Total marketable securities classified as restricted cash and marketable securities	$	1,539	$	3	$	—	1,542		$	1,363	$	179	$	—
Restricted cash, time deposits, and other restricted cash equivalents							691
Total restricted cash and marketable securities							$	2,233

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(a)	Unrealized gains/losses are primarily related to remeasurement of CAD denominated securities.

Available-for-sale Securities [Table Text Block]

The following tables summarize information regarding marketable securities (dollars in millions):



	March 31, 2012
			Unrealized				Fair		Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Cash and cash equivalents
Available-for-sale securities
U.S. government and agencies	$	5,001	$	—	$	—	$	5,001	$	—	$	5,001	$	—
Sovereign debt	380		—		—		380		—		380		—
Certificates of deposit	438		—		—		438		—		438		—
Money market funds	981		—		—		981		981		—		—
Corporate debt	5,180		—		—		5,180		—		5,180		—
Total marketable securities classified as cash equivalents	$	11,980	$	—	$	—	11,980		$	981	$	10,999	$	—
Cash, time deposits, and other cash equivalents							5,398
Total cash and cash equivalents							$	17,378
Marketable securities - current
Available-for-sale securities
U.S. government and agencies	$	3,622	$	1	$	—	$	3,623	$	—	$	3,623	$	—
Sovereign debt	77		1		—		78		—		78		—
Certificates of deposit	42		—		—		42		—		42		—
Corporate debt	4,260		5		3		4,262		—		4,262		—
Total available-for-sale securities	$	8,001	$	7	$	3	8,005		—		8,005		—
Trading securities
Equity			$	5	$	—	39		39		—		—
Sovereign debt(a)			91		8		6,565		—		6,565		—
Other debt			1		—		77		—		77		—
Total trading securities			$	97	$	8	6,681		39		6,642		—
Total marketable securities - current							14,686		39		14,647		—
Marketable securities - non-current
Available-for-sale securities
Equity(b)	$	404	$	—	$	5	399		399		—		—
Total marketable securities - non-current	$	404	$	—	$	5	399		399		—		—
Total marketable securities							$	15,085	$	438	$	14,647	$	—
Restricted cash and marketable securities
Available-for-sale securities
Money market funds	$	1,264	$	—	$	—	$	1,264	$	1,264	$	—	$	—
Sovereign debt	16		—		—		16		—		16		—
Other	163		—		—		163		—		163		—
Total marketable securities classified as restricted cash and marketable securities	$	1,443	$	—	$	—	1,443		$	1,264	$	179	$	—
Restricted cash, time deposits, and other restricted cash equivalents							632
Total restricted cash and marketable securities							$	2,075

________


(a)	Unrealized gains/losses are primarily related to remeasurement of Canadian dollar (CAD) denominated securities.


(b)	Represents our seven percent ownership in Peugeot S.A. (PSA) acquired in connection with our agreement with PSA to create a long-term and broad-scale global strategic alliance. The shares are subject to certain trading restrictions until May 29, 2012. The investment is recorded in Other assets and deferred income taxes.



	December 31, 2011
			Unrealized				Fair		Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Cash and cash equivalents
Available-for-sale securities
U.S. government and agencies	$	239	$	—	$	—	$	239	$	—	$	239	$	—
Sovereign debt	490		—		—		490		—		490		—
Certificates of deposit	2,028		—		—		2,028		—		2,028		—
Money market funds	1,794		—		—		1,794		1,794		—		—
Corporate debt	5,112		—		—		5,112		—		5,112		—
Total available-for-sale securities	$	9,663	$	—	$	—	9,663		1,794		7,869		—
Trading securities
Sovereign debt(a)			$	8	$	—	497		—		497		—
Total trading securities			$	8	$	—	497		—		497		—
Total marketable securities classified as cash equivalents							10,160		$	1,794	$	8,366	$	—
Cash, time deposits, and other cash equivalents							5,911
Total cash and cash equivalents							$	16,071
Marketable securities - current
Available-for-sale securities
U.S. government and agencies	$	5,214	$	2	$	—	$	5,216	$	—	$	5,216	$	—
Sovereign debt	143		—		—		143		—		143		—
Certificates of deposit	178		—		—		178		—		178		—
Corporate debt	4,566		3		4		4,565		—		4,565		—
Total available-for-sale securities	$	10,101	$	5	$	4	10,102		—		10,102		—
Trading securities
Equity			$	—	$	5	34		34		—		—
Sovereign debt(a)			18		33		5,936		—		5,936		—
Other debt			1		2		76		—		76		—
Total trading securities			$	19	$	40	6,046		34		6,012		—
Total marketable securities - current							$	16,148	$	34	$	16,114	$	—
Restricted cash and marketable securities
Available-for-sale securities
Money market funds	$	1,363	$	—	$	—	$	1,363	$	1,363	$	—	$	—
Sovereign debt	15		—		—		15		—		15		—
Other	161		3		—		164		—		164		—
Total marketable securities classified as restricted cash and marketable securities	$	1,539	$	3	$	—	1,542		$	1,363	$	179	$	—
Restricted cash, time deposits, and other restricted cash equivalents							691
Total restricted cash and marketable securities							$	2,233

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(a)	Unrealized gains/losses are primarily related to remeasurement of CAD denominated securities.

Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

The following tables summarize information regarding marketable securities (dollars in millions):



	March 31, 2012
			Unrealized				Fair		Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Cash and cash equivalents
Available-for-sale securities
U.S. government and agencies	$	5,001	$	—	$	—	$	5,001	$	—	$	5,001	$	—
Sovereign debt	380		—		—		380		—		380		—
Certificates of deposit	438		—		—		438		—		438		—
Money market funds	981		—		—		981		981		—		—
Corporate debt	5,180		—		—		5,180		—		5,180		—
Total marketable securities classified as cash equivalents	$	11,980	$	—	$	—	11,980		$	981	$	10,999	$	—
Cash, time deposits, and other cash equivalents							5,398
Total cash and cash equivalents							$	17,378
Marketable securities - current
Available-for-sale securities
U.S. government and agencies	$	3,622	$	1	$	—	$	3,623	$	—	$	3,623	$	—
Sovereign debt	77		1		—		78		—		78		—
Certificates of deposit	42		—		—		42		—		42		—
Corporate debt	4,260		5		3		4,262		—		4,262		—
Total available-for-sale securities	$	8,001	$	7	$	3	8,005		—		8,005		—
Trading securities
Equity			$	5	$	—	39		39		—		—
Sovereign debt(a)			91		8		6,565		—		6,565		—
Other debt			1		—		77		—		77		—
Total trading securities			$	97	$	8	6,681		39		6,642		—
Total marketable securities - current							14,686		39		14,647		—
Marketable securities - non-current
Available-for-sale securities
Equity(b)	$	404	$	—	$	5	399		399		—		—
Total marketable securities - non-current	$	404	$	—	$	5	399		399		—		—
Total marketable securities							$	15,085	$	438	$	14,647	$	—
Restricted cash and marketable securities
Available-for-sale securities
Money market funds	$	1,264	$	—	$	—	$	1,264	$	1,264	$	—	$	—
Sovereign debt	16		—		—		16		—		16		—
Other	163		—		—		163		—		163		—
Total marketable securities classified as restricted cash and marketable securities	$	1,443	$	—	$	—	1,443		$	1,264	$	179	$	—
Restricted cash, time deposits, and other restricted cash equivalents							632
Total restricted cash and marketable securities							$	2,075

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(a)	Unrealized gains/losses are primarily related to remeasurement of Canadian dollar (CAD) denominated securities.


(b)	Represents our seven percent ownership in Peugeot S.A. (PSA) acquired in connection with our agreement with PSA to create a long-term and broad-scale global strategic alliance. The shares are subject to certain trading restrictions until May 29, 2012. The investment is recorded in Other assets and deferred income taxes.



	December 31, 2011
			Unrealized				Fair		Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Cash and cash equivalents
Available-for-sale securities
U.S. government and agencies	$	239	$	—	$	—	$	239	$	—	$	239	$	—
Sovereign debt	490		—		—		490		—		490		—
Certificates of deposit	2,028		—		—		2,028		—		2,028		—
Money market funds	1,794		—		—		1,794		1,794		—		—
Corporate debt	5,112		—		—		5,112		—		5,112		—
Total available-for-sale securities	$	9,663	$	—	$	—	9,663		1,794		7,869		—
Trading securities
Sovereign debt(a)			$	8	$	—	497		—		497		—
Total trading securities			$	8	$	—	497		—		497		—
Total marketable securities classified as cash equivalents							10,160		$	1,794	$	8,366	$	—
Cash, time deposits, and other cash equivalents							5,911
Total cash and cash equivalents							$	16,071
Marketable securities - current
Available-for-sale securities
U.S. government and agencies	$	5,214	$	2	$	—	$	5,216	$	—	$	5,216	$	—
Sovereign debt	143		—		—		143		—		143		—
Certificates of deposit	178		—		—		178		—		178		—
Corporate debt	4,566		3		4		4,565		—		4,565		—
Total available-for-sale securities	$	10,101	$	5	$	4	10,102		—		10,102		—
Trading securities
Equity			$	—	$	5	34		34		—		—
Sovereign debt(a)			18		33		5,936		—		5,936		—
Other debt			1		2		76		—		76		—
Total trading securities			$	19	$	40	6,046		34		6,012		—
Total marketable securities - current							$	16,148	$	34	$	16,114	$	—
Restricted cash and marketable securities
Available-for-sale securities
Money market funds	$	1,363	$	—	$	—	$	1,363	$	1,363	$	—	$	—
Sovereign debt	15		—		—		15		—		15		—
Other	161		3		—		164		—		164		—
Total marketable securities classified as restricted cash and marketable securities	$	1,539	$	3	$	—	1,542		$	1,363	$	179	$	—
Restricted cash, time deposits, and other restricted cash equivalents							691
Total restricted cash and marketable securities							$	2,233

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(a)	Unrealized gains/losses are primarily related to remeasurement of CAD denominated securities

Investments Classified by Contractual Maturity Date [Table Text Block]



	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	16,897	$	16,898
Due after one year through five years	2,144		2,148
Total contractual maturities of available-for-sale securities	$	19,041	$	19,046

Classification of Restricted Cash and Marketable Securities [Table Text Block]



	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Classification of Restricted cash and marketable securities
Current	$	924	$	1,005
Non-current	1,151		1,228
Total restricted cash and marketable securities	$	2,075	$	2,233

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Finance Receivables, Net Finance Receivables (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Finance Receivables, net [Abstract]

Finance receivables, net [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes GM Financial finance receivables, net (dollars in millions):



	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Current	$	3,314	$	3,251
Non-current	6,162		5,911
Total GM Financial finance receivables, net	$	9,476	$	9,162

The following table summarizes the components of GM Financial finance receivables, net (dollars in millions):



	March 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
Pre-acquisition finance receivables, outstanding balance	$	3,675		$	4,366
Pre-acquisition finance receivables, carrying amount	$	3,358		$	4,027
Post-acquisition finance receivables, net of fees	6,326			5,314
Total finance receivables	9,684			9,341
Less: allowance for loan losses on post-acquisition finance receivables	(208		)	(179		)
Total GM Financial finance receivables, net	$	9,476		$	9,162

Finance Receivable Activity [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes activity for finance receivables (dollars in millions):



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Pre-acquisition finance receivables, carrying amount, beginning of period	$	4,027		$	7,299
Post-acquisition finance receivables, beginning of period	5,314			924
Loans purchased	1,396			1,138
Charge-offs	(51		)	(2		)
Principal collections and other	(920		)	(852		)
Change in carrying amount adjustment on the pre-acquisition finance receivables	(82		)	(166		)
Balance at end of period	$	9,684		$	8,341

Finance Receivables Fair Value [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the carrying amount and estimated fair value of GM Financial finance receivables, net (dollars in millions):



	March 31, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
GM Financial finance receivables, net	$	9,476	$	9,760	$	9,162	$	9,386

Accretable Yield [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes accretable yield (dollars in millions):



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Balance at beginning of period	$	737		$	1,201
Accretion of accretable yield	(136		)	(202		)
Transfer from non-accretable discount	167			—
Balance at end of period	$	768		$	999

Allowance for Credit Losses on Financing Receivables [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the allowance for post-acquisition loan losses (dollars in millions):



	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Current	$	161	$	136
Non-current	47		43
Total allowance for post-acquisition loan losses	$	208	$	179

The following table summarizes activity for the allowance for post-acquisition loan losses (dollars in millions):



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Balance at beginning of period	$	179		$	26
Provision for loan losses	48			39
Charge-offs	(51		)	(2		)
Recoveries	32			2
Balance at end of period	$	208		$	65

Financing Receivable Credit Quality Indicators [Table Text Block]



	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
FICO score less than 540	$	2,371	$	2,133
FICO score 540 to 599	4,356		4,167
FICO score 600 to 659	2,598		2,624
FICO score greater than 660	676		756
Balance at end of period(a)	$	10,001	$	9,680

Past Due Financing Receivables [Table Text Block]



	March 31, 2012				March 31, 2011
	Amount		Percent of Contractual Amount Due		Amount		Percent of Contractual Amount Due
Delinquent contracts
31-to-60 days	$	318	3.2	%	$	333	3.8	%
Greater-than-60 days	125		1.2	%	135		1.5	%
Total finance receivables more than 30 days delinquent	443		4.4	%	468		5.3	%
In repossession	25		0.3	%	26		0.3	%
Total finance receivables more than 30 days delinquent and in repossession	$	468	4.7	%	$	494	5.6	%

Securitizations Securitization Activity (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Securitizations (Abstract)

Securitizations [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes securitization activity and cash flows from consolidated special purpose entities (SPEs) used for securitizations (dollars in millions):



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012		2011
Receivables securitized	$	1,916	$	849
Net proceeds from securitization	$	1,800	$	800
Servicing Fees
Variable interest entities	$	59	$	49
Net Distributions from Trusts
Variable interest entities	$	451	$	143

Components of Inventories (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the components of Inventories (dollars in millions):



	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Productive material, supplies and work in process	$	6,745	$	6,486
Finished product, including service parts	9,099		7,838
Total inventories	$	15,844	$	14,324

Equity In Net Assets Of Nonconsolidated Affiliates Equity in net assets of nonconsolidated affiliates (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Schedule of equity income [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes information regarding Equity income, net of tax and gain on disposal of investments (dollars in millions):



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012		2011
China JVs	$	419	$	448
New Delphi (including gain on disposition)	—		1,727
Others	4		(31		)
Total equity income, net of tax and gain on disposal of investments	$	423	$	2,144

Schedule of direct ownership of China JVs [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes our direct ownership interests in our Chinese joint ventures, collectively referred to as China JVs:



	March 31, 2012		March 31, 2011
Shanghai General Motors Co., Ltd. (SGM)	49	%	49	%
Shanghai GM Norsom Motor Co., Ltd. (SGM Norsom)	25	%	25	%
Shanghai GM Dong Yue Motors Co., Ltd. (SGM DY)	25	%	25	%
Shanghai GM Dong Yue Powertrain (SGM DYPT)	25	%	25	%
SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile Co., Ltd. (SGMW)	44	%	44	%
FAW-GM Light Duty Commercial Vehicle Co., Ltd. (FAW-GM)	50	%	50	%
Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center Co., Ltd.	50	%	50	%
Shanghai OnStar Telematics Co., Ltd. (Shanghai OnStar)	40	%	40	%
Shanghai Chengxin Used Car Operation and Management Co., Ltd. (Shanghai Chengxin Used Car)	33	%	33	%
SAIC General Motors Sales Co., Ltd. (SGMS)	49	%

Transactions with nonconsolidated affiliates [Table Text Block]

The following tables summarize the effects of transactions with nonconsolidated affiliates (dollars in millions):



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012		2011
Results of Operations
Automotive sales and revenue	$	583	$	835
Automotive purchases, net	$	103	$	792
Automotive selling, general and administrative expense	$	2	$	8
Automotive interest expense	$	6	$	5
Interest income and other non-operating income (expense), net	$	15	$	(2	)



	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Financial Position
Accounts and notes receivable, net	$	2,167	$	1,785
Accounts and notes payable	$	347	$	342
Deferred revenue and customer deposits	$	154	$	150



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Cash Flows
Operating	$	563		$	63
Investing	$	(37	)	$	—

Goodwill Goodwill Rollforward (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Goodwill [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

The following tables summarize the changes in the carrying amounts of Goodwill (dollars in millions):



	GMNA		GME			GMIO			GMSA		Total Automotive			GM Financial		Total
Balance at January 1, 2012	$	26,399	$	581		$	610		$	151	$	27,741		$	1,278	$	29,019
Impairment charges	—		(590		)	(27		)	—		(617		)	—		(617		)
Effect of foreign currency translation and other	1		9			15			6		31			—		31
Balance at March 31, 2012	$	26,400	$	—		$	598		$	157	$	27,155		$	1,278	$	28,433

Accumulated impairment charges at December 31, 2011	$	—	$	(2,482	)	$	(270	)	$	—	$	(2,752	)	$	—	$	(2,752	)
Accumulated impairment charges at March 31, 2012	$	—	$	(3,072	)	$	(297	)	$	—	$	(3,369	)	$	—	$	(3,369	)

Goodwill balances and key assumptions utilized for each of our reporting units that required a Step 2 analysis [Table Text Block]



							Industry Sales(a)(b)		Market Share(a)(b)
	Goodwill(c)		WACC		Long-Term Growth Rates		2011/2012	2015/2016	2011/2012		2015/2016
GME - At January 1, 2011	$	3,053	17.0	%	0.5	%	18.4	22.0	6.6	%	7.4	%
GME - At March 31, 2011	$	1,661	16.5	%	0.5	%	18.4	22.0	6.6	%	7.4	%
GME - At March 31, 2012	$	594	17.5	%	0.5	%	19.1	21.9	6.2	%	6.3	%
GM Korea - At March 31, 2012	$	564	14.8	%	3.0	%	81.0	97.1	1.4	%	1.1	%

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(a)	Industry sales and market share for GM Korea are based on global industry volumes because GM Korea exports vehicles globally.


(b)

Asset Impairment Charges [Text Block]

The following tables summarize the Goodwill impairment charges recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 (dollars in millions):



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
	GMNA		GME		GMIO		GMSA		Total Automotive		GM Financial		Total
Impairment charges	$	—	$	590	$	27	$	—	$	617	$	—	$	617



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
	GMNA		GME		GMIO		GMSA		Total Automotive		GM Financial		Total
Effect of Adoption of ASU 2010-28(a)	$	—	$	1,466	$	—	$	—	$	1,466	$	—	$	1,466
Impairment charges	—		395		—		—		395		—		395
Total impairment of goodwill	$	—	$	1,861	$	—	$	—	$	1,861	$	—	$	1,861

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(a)	Impairment charges of $1.5 billion were recorded as a cumulative-effect adjustment to beginning Retained earnings upon the adoption of ASU 2010-28.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total. Disclosure details may include, but are not limited to, the carrying amount of goodwill, goodwill acquired during the year, goodwill impairment losses recognized, goodwill written-off due to the sale of a business unit, goodwill not yet allocated, and any other changes to goodwill.

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Intangible Assets, Net Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Intangible Assets, net [Abstract]

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the components of Intangible assets, net (dollars in millions):



	March 31, 2012							December 31, 2011
		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
Technology and intellectual property		$	7,763	$	5,393	$	2,370	$	7,751	$	5,081	$	2,670
Brands		5,440		414		5,026		5,410		374		5,036
Dealer network and customer relationships		2,169		354		1,815		2,138		322		1,816
Favorable contracts		519		220		299		514		200		314
Other		17		15		2		17		14		3
Total amortizing intangible assets		15,908		6,396		9,512		15,830		5,991		9,839
Non amortizing in process research and development		175				175		175				175
Total intangible assets		$	16,083	$	6,396	$	9,687	$	16,005	$	5,991	$	10,014

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes estimated amortization expense related to intangible assets in each of the next five years (dollars in millions):



	Estimated Amortization Expense
2013	$	1,229
2014	$	611
2015	$	313
2016	$	314
2017	$	311

Variable Interest Entities Variable Interest Entities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Variable Interest Entities [Abstract]

Schedule of Variable Interest Entities [Table Text Block]



	March 31, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Carrying Amount		Maximum Exposure to Loss		Carrying Amount		Maximum Exposure to Loss
Assets
Accounts and notes receivable, net	$	8	$	8	$	1	$	1
Equity in net assets of nonconsolidated affiliates	193		189		190		186
Other assets	1		1		1		1
Total assets	$	202	$	198	$	192	$	188

Liabilities
Other liabilities	$	197			$	198

Off-Balance Sheet
Loan commitments			$	15			$	15
Other liquidity arrangements(a)			227				220
Total off-balance sheet arrangements			$	242			$	235

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the significant judgments and assumptions made in determining whether a variable interest (as defined) held by the entity requires the variable interest entity (VIE) (as defined) to be consolidated and (or) disclose information about its involvement with the VIE, individually or in aggregate (as applicable); the nature of restrictions, if any, on the consolidated VIE's assets and on the settlement of its liabilities reported by an entity in its statement of financial position, including the carrying amounts of such assets and liabilities; the nature of, and changes in, the risks associated with involvement in the VIE; how involvement with the VIE affects the entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows; the lack of recourse if creditors (or beneficial interest holders) of the consolidated VIE have no recourse to the general credit of the primary beneficiary (if applicable); the terms of arrangements, giving consideration to both explicit arrangements and implicit variable interests, if any, that could require the entity to provide financial support to the VIE, including events or circumstances that could expose the entity to a loss; the methodology used by the entity for determining whether or not it is the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity; the significant factors considered and judgments made in determining that the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance are shared (as defined); the carrying amounts and classification of assets and liabilities of the VIE included in the statement of financial position; the entity's maximum exposure to loss, if any, as a result of its involvement with the VIE, including how the maximum exposure is determined and significant sources of the entity's exposure to the VIE; a comparison of the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities and the entity's maximum exposure to loss; information about any liquidity arrangements, guarantees, and (or) other commitments by third parties that may affect the fair value or risk of the entity's variable interest in the VIE; whether or not the entity has provided financial support or other support (explicitly or implicitly) to the VIE that it was not previously contractually required to provide or whether the entity intends to provide that support, including the type and amount of the support and the primary reasons for providing the support; and supplemental information the entity determines necessary to provide.

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Depreciation, Amortization and Impairments Property, net (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Property, net [Abstract]

DepreciationAmortizationAndImpairmentOnPropertyPlantAndEquipmentandEquipmentonOperatingLeases [Table Text Block]



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012		2011
Depreciation and amortization of long-lived assets	$	892	$	928
Impairment charges of long-lived assets(a)	$	31	$	26
Depreciation of equipment on operating leases	$	92	$	80
Impairment charges of equipment on operating leases	$	55	$	39

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(a)	The fair value of related assets was determined to be $0 in the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 measured utilizing Level 3 inputs. Fair value measurements of long-lived assets utilized projected cash flows discounted at a rate commensurate with the perceived business risks related to the assets involved.

Fair Value, Measurement Inputs, Disclosure [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes equipment on operating leases to daily rental car companies measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs on a nonrecurring basis (dollars in millions):



			Fair Value Measurements on a Nonrecurring Basis
	Fair Value Measures		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Three months ended March 31, 2012	$	937	$	—	$	—	$	937
Three months ended March 31, 2011	$	926	$	—	$	—	$	926



	Valuation Technique	Significant Unobservable Input	Amount
Impaired equipment on operating leases	Cash flow	Estimated net revenue	$	960
		Estimated cost	$	1,015

The following table summarizes the significant quantitative unobservable inputs and assumptions used in the fair value measurement of the derivatives at March 31, 2012:



	Valuation Technique	Significant Unobservable Input	Metric
Commodity	Discounted cash flow	Coal forward price in EUR(a)	€106.22
		Heavy fuel oil forward price in EUR(a)	€512.78
		Supplier nonperformance risk (average)	3.68%
Embedded	Discounted cash flow	Average EUR/TRY forward exchange rate(b)	€2.86
		Volume commitment and vehicle mix in EUR(c)	€1.0 billion

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(a)	Forward prices are estimated to be equivalents of the spot price as published by a governmental agency.


(b)	Calculated by adjusting market forward rates for the spread between current market and Turkish central bank spot prices.


(c)	Volume commitment is spread evenly on a monthly basis and vehicle mix is pursuant to management forecasts

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the fair value measurement of assets and liabilities which includes [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity. Such assets and liabilities may be measured on a recurring or nonrecurring basis. The disclosures which may be required or desired include: (1) for assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis, disclosure may include: (a) the fair value measurements at the reporting date; (b) the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3); (c) for fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances, separately presenting changes during the period attributable to the following: (i) total gains or losses for the period (realized and unrealized), segregating those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets), and a description of where those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets) are reported in the statement of income (or activities); (ii) purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (net); (iii) transfers in and transfers out of Level 3 (for example, transfers due to changes in the observability of significant inputs); (d) the amount of the total gains or losses for the period in subparagraph (c) (i) above included in earnings (or changes in net assets) that are attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to those assets and liabilities still held at the reporting date and a description of where those unrealized gains or losses are reported in the statement of income (or activities); (e) the valuation technique(s) used to measure fair value and a discussion of changes in valuation techniques, if any, during the period and (2) for assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis (for example, impaired assets) disclosure may include, in addition to (a) above: (a) the reasons for the fair value measurements recorded; (b) the same as (b) above; (c) for fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), a description of the inputs and the information used to develop the inputs; and (d) the valuation technique(s) used to measure fair value and a discussion of changes, if any, in the valuation technique(s) used to measure similar assets and/or liabilities in prior periods. Where the quoted price in an active market for the identical liability is not available, the Level 1 input is the quoted price of an identical liability when traded as an asset.

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Debt Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Automotive [Member]

Debt carrying amount and fair value [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the carrying amount and fair value of debt (dollars in millions):



	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Carrying amount	$	5,385	$	5,295
Fair value(a)	$	5,865	$	5,467

GM Financial [Member]

Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the current and non-current portion of debt (dollars in millions):



	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	$	3,793	$	4,118
Long-term debt	5,046		4,420
Total GM Financial debt	$	8,839	$	8,538

The following table summarizes the carrying amount and fair value of debt (dollars in millions):



		March 31, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Level	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Credit facilities
Medium-term note facility	3	$	254	$	254	$	294	$	294
Syndicated warehouse facility	2	277		277		621		621
Lease funding facilities	2	248		248		181		181
Bank funding facility	2	—		—		3		3
Total credit facilities		779		779		1,099		1,099
Securitization notes payable
Securitization notes payable	1	6,820		6,884		6,938		6,946
Private securitization 2012-PP1	3	739		744
Total securitization notes payable		7,559		7,628		6,938		6,946
Senior notes and convertible senior notes(a)	2	501		531		501		511
Total GM Financial debt		$	8,839	$	8,938	$	8,538	$	8,556

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(a)	Senior notes and convertible senior notes are included in GM Financial Long-term debt.

Schedule of classification of debt [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the current and non-current portion of debt (dollars in millions):



	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	$	3,793	$	4,118
Long-term debt	5,046		4,420
Total GM Financial debt	$	8,839	$	8,538

Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes further details regarding terms and availability of GM Financial's credit facilities at March 31, 2012 (dollars in millions):



	Facility Amount		Advances Outstanding		Assets Pledged		Restricted Cash Pledged(a)
Syndicated warehouse facility	$	2,000	$	277	$	367	$	7
U.S. lease warehouse facility(b)	$	600	—		—		—
Canada lease warehouse facility(c)	$	600	248		373		2
Medium-term note facility(d)			254		276		84
			$	779	$	1,016	$	93

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(a)	These amounts do not include cash collected on finance receivables pledged of $29 million which is included in Restricted cash and marketable securities.


(b)	In January 2012 GM Financial extended the maturity date of the lease warehouse facility for lease originations in the U.S. to January 2013. Borrowings on the facility are collateralized by leased assets.


(c)	Borrowings on the facility are collateralized by leased assets. The facility amount represents CAD $600 million at March 31, 2012, and the advances outstanding amount represents CAD $248 million at March 31, 2012.


(d)	The revolving period under this facility has ended and the outstanding debt balance will be repaid over time based on the amortization of the receivables pledged until October 2016 when any remaining amount outstanding will be due and payabl

Securitizations Notes Payable [Table Text Block]



	March 31, 2012								December 31, 2011
Year of Transactions	Maturity Dates(a)		Original Note Amounts	Original Weighted- Average Interest Rates	Total Receivables Pledged		Note Balance		Note Balance
2006	January 2014	$	1,200	5.4%	$	—	$	—	$	63
2007	April 2014 - March 2016	$	1,000 - 1,500	5.3% - 5.5%	402		379		794
2008	October 2014 - April 2015	$	500 - 750	6.0% - 10.5%	416		146		171
2009	January 2016 - July 2017	$	227 - 725	2.7% - 7.5%	354		258		298
2010	June 2016 - April 2018	$	200 - 850	2.2% - 3.8%	1,790		1,575		1,756
2011	February 2017 - March 2019	$	800 - 1,000	2.4% - 2.9%	3,723		3,458		3,813
2012	June 2019 - July 2019	$	800 - 1,000	2.5% - 2.9%	1,771		1,711
					$	8,456	7,527		6,895
Purchase accounting premium							32		43
Total securitization notes payable							$	7,559	$	6,938

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(a)	Maturity dates represent final legal maturity of securitization notes payable. Securitization notes payable are expected to be paid based on amortization of the finance receivables pledged to the trusts

Product Warranty Liability (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Product Warranty Liability [Abstract]

PolicyProductWarrantyAndRecallCampaignsLiabilities [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes activity for policy, product warranty, recall campaigns and certified used vehicle warranty liabilities (dollars in millions):



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Balance at beginning of period	$	6,600		$	6,789
Warranties issued and assumed in period	864			725
Payments	(916		)	(941		)
Adjustments to pre-existing warranties	233			117
Effect of foreign currency translation	60			78
Balance at end of period	$	6,841		$	6,768

Pensions And Other Postretirement Benefits Pension and OPEB (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Plan Contributions [Abstract]

Components of Net Periodic Pension and OPEB Expense with Assumptions [Table Text Block]

The following tables summarize the components of net periodic pension and other postretirement benefits (OPEB) (income) expense (dollars in millions):



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
	U.S. Plans Pension Benefits			Non-U.S. Plans Pension Benefits			U.S. Plans Other Benefits			Non-U.S. Plans Other Benefits
Service cost	$	160		$	92		$	5		$	5
Interest cost	1,080			277			59			16
Expected return on plan assets	(1,332		)	(217		)	—			—
Amortization of prior service credit	—			—			(29		)	(2		)
Recognized net actuarial loss	—			8			13			1
Curtailments, settlements, and other (gains) losses	(21		)	28			—			—
Net periodic pension and OPEB (income) expense	$	(113	)	$	188		$	48		$	20



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
	U.S. Plans Pension Benefits			Non-U.S. Plans Pension Benefits			U.S. Plans Other Benefits		Non-U.S. Plans Other Benefits
Service cost	$	158		$	96		$	6	$	9
Interest cost	1,229			301			67		52
Expected return on plan assets	(1,674		)	(230		)	—		—
Amortization of prior service credit	—			—			—		(2		)
Recognition of net actuarial loss	—			—			1		—
Curtailments, settlements, and other losses	—			3			—		—
Net periodic pension and OPEB (income) expense	$	(287	)	$	170		$	74	$	59

Derivative Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]

Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value [Table Text Block]

The following tables summarize fair value measurements of our derivative instruments measured on a recurring basis (dollars in millions):



	March 31, 2012
	Derivative Assets						Derivative Liabilities
	Notional		Current(a)		Non-Current(b)		Current(c)		Non-Current(d)
Foreign currency	$	7,294	$	68	$	—	$	49	$	—
Commodity	3,240		16		9		2		—
Embedded	1,456		25		82		2		4
Total	$	11,990	$	109	$	91	$	53	$	4

	December 31, 2011
	Derivative Assets						Derivative Liabilities
	Notional		Current(a)		Non-Current(b)		Current(c)		Non-Current(d)
Foreign currency	$	6,507	$	64	$	—	$	46	$	—
Commodity	2,566		9		—		10		5
Embedded	1,461		28		124		1		5
Total	$	10,534	$	101	$	124	$	57	$	10

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(a)	Recorded in Other current assets and deferred income taxes.


(b)	Recorded in Other assets and deferred income taxes.


(c)	Recorded in Accrued liabilities.


(d)	Recorded in Other liabilities and deferred income ta

Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

The following tables summarize information regarding marketable securities (dollars in millions):



	March 31, 2012
			Unrealized				Fair		Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Cash and cash equivalents
Available-for-sale securities
U.S. government and agencies	$	5,001	$	—	$	—	$	5,001	$	—	$	5,001	$	—
Sovereign debt	380		—		—		380		—		380		—
Certificates of deposit	438		—		—		438		—		438		—
Money market funds	981		—		—		981		981		—		—
Corporate debt	5,180		—		—		5,180		—		5,180		—
Total marketable securities classified as cash equivalents	$	11,980	$	—	$	—	11,980		$	981	$	10,999	$	—
Cash, time deposits, and other cash equivalents							5,398
Total cash and cash equivalents							$	17,378
Marketable securities - current
Available-for-sale securities
U.S. government and agencies	$	3,622	$	1	$	—	$	3,623	$	—	$	3,623	$	—
Sovereign debt	77		1		—		78		—		78		—
Certificates of deposit	42		—		—		42		—		42		—
Corporate debt	4,260		5		3		4,262		—		4,262		—
Total available-for-sale securities	$	8,001	$	7	$	3	8,005		—		8,005		—
Trading securities
Equity			$	5	$	—	39		39		—		—
Sovereign debt(a)			91		8		6,565		—		6,565		—
Other debt			1		—		77		—		77		—
Total trading securities			$	97	$	8	6,681		39		6,642		—
Total marketable securities - current							14,686		39		14,647		—
Marketable securities - non-current
Available-for-sale securities
Equity(b)	$	404	$	—	$	5	399		399		—		—
Total marketable securities - non-current	$	404	$	—	$	5	399		399		—		—
Total marketable securities							$	15,085	$	438	$	14,647	$	—
Restricted cash and marketable securities
Available-for-sale securities
Money market funds	$	1,264	$	—	$	—	$	1,264	$	1,264	$	—	$	—
Sovereign debt	16		—		—		16		—		16		—
Other	163		—		—		163		—		163		—
Total marketable securities classified as restricted cash and marketable securities	$	1,443	$	—	$	—	1,443		$	1,264	$	179	$	—
Restricted cash, time deposits, and other restricted cash equivalents							632
Total restricted cash and marketable securities							$	2,075

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(a)	Unrealized gains/losses are primarily related to remeasurement of Canadian dollar (CAD) denominated securities.


(b)	Represents our seven percent ownership in Peugeot S.A. (PSA) acquired in connection with our agreement with PSA to create a long-term and broad-scale global strategic alliance. The shares are subject to certain trading restrictions until May 29, 2012. The investment is recorded in Other assets and deferred income taxes.



	December 31, 2011
			Unrealized				Fair		Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Cash and cash equivalents
Available-for-sale securities
U.S. government and agencies	$	239	$	—	$	—	$	239	$	—	$	239	$	—
Sovereign debt	490		—		—		490		—		490		—
Certificates of deposit	2,028		—		—		2,028		—		2,028		—
Money market funds	1,794		—		—		1,794		1,794		—		—
Corporate debt	5,112		—		—		5,112		—		5,112		—
Total available-for-sale securities	$	9,663	$	—	$	—	9,663		1,794		7,869		—
Trading securities
Sovereign debt(a)			$	8	$	—	497		—		497		—
Total trading securities			$	8	$	—	497		—		497		—
Total marketable securities classified as cash equivalents							10,160		$	1,794	$	8,366	$	—
Cash, time deposits, and other cash equivalents							5,911
Total cash and cash equivalents							$	16,071
Marketable securities - current
Available-for-sale securities
U.S. government and agencies	$	5,214	$	2	$	—	$	5,216	$	—	$	5,216	$	—
Sovereign debt	143		—		—		143		—		143		—
Certificates of deposit	178		—		—		178		—		178		—
Corporate debt	4,566		3		4		4,565		—		4,565		—
Total available-for-sale securities	$	10,101	$	5	$	4	10,102		—		10,102		—
Trading securities
Equity			$	—	$	5	34		34		—		—
Sovereign debt(a)			18		33		5,936		—		5,936		—
Other debt			1		2		76		—		76		—
Total trading securities			$	19	$	40	6,046		34		6,012		—
Total marketable securities - current							$	16,148	$	34	$	16,114	$	—
Restricted cash and marketable securities
Available-for-sale securities
Money market funds	$	1,363	$	—	$	—	$	1,363	$	1,363	$	—	$	—
Sovereign debt	15		—		—		15		—		15		—
Other	161		3		—		164		—		164		—
Total marketable securities classified as restricted cash and marketable securities	$	1,539	$	3	$	—	1,542		$	1,363	$	179	$	—
Restricted cash, time deposits, and other restricted cash equivalents							691
Total restricted cash and marketable securities							$	2,233

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(a)	Unrealized gains/losses are primarily related to remeasurement of CAD denominated securities

Fair Value, Measurement Inputs, Disclosure [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes equipment on operating leases to daily rental car companies measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs on a nonrecurring basis (dollars in millions):



			Fair Value Measurements on a Nonrecurring Basis
	Fair Value Measures		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Three months ended March 31, 2012	$	937	$	—	$	—	$	937
Three months ended March 31, 2011	$	926	$	—	$	—	$	926



	Valuation Technique	Significant Unobservable Input	Amount
Impaired equipment on operating leases	Cash flow	Estimated net revenue	$	960
		Estimated cost	$	1,015

The following table summarizes the significant quantitative unobservable inputs and assumptions used in the fair value measurement of the derivatives at March 31, 2012:



	Valuation Technique	Significant Unobservable Input	Metric
Commodity	Discounted cash flow	Coal forward price in EUR(a)	€106.22
		Heavy fuel oil forward price in EUR(a)	€512.78
		Supplier nonperformance risk (average)	3.68%
Embedded	Discounted cash flow	Average EUR/TRY forward exchange rate(b)	€2.86
		Volume commitment and vehicle mix in EUR(c)	€1.0 billion

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(a)	Forward prices are estimated to be equivalents of the spot price as published by a governmental agency.


(b)	Calculated by adjusting market forward rates for the spread between current market and Turkish central bank spot prices.


(c)	Volume commitment is spread evenly on a monthly basis and vehicle mix is pursuant to management forecasts

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the activity for our derivative investments measured using Level 3 inputs (dollars in millions):



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2012									Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
	Embedded			Commodity			Total			Embedded		Commodity		Total
Balance at beginning of period	$	148		$	(10	)	$	138		$	—	$	—	$	—
Total realized/unrealized gains (losses)(a)
Included in earnings	(43		)	4			(39		)	53		—		53
Included in other comprehensive income	4			—			4			4		—		4
Settlements	(5		)	(2		)	(7		)	—		—		—
Issuances	—			24			24			—		—		—
Balance at end of period	$	104		$	16		$	120		$	57	$	—	$	57

Amount of total gains (losses) in the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains (losses) relating to assets still held at the reporting date	$	(47	)	$	5		$	(42	)	$	53	$	—	$	53

Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial Performance [Table Text Block]

tives

The following table summarizes derivative gains (losses) recorded in Interest income and other non-operating income, net (dollars in milli

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the fair value measurement of assets using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances, separately presenting changes during the period attributable to the following: (1) total gains or losses for the period (realized and unrealized), segregating those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets) and gains or losses recognized in other comprehensive income, and a description of where those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets) are reported in the statement of income (or activities); (2) purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (each type disclosed separately); and (3) transfers in and transfers out of Level 3 (for example, transfers due to changes in the observability of significant inputs), by class of asset.

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Tabular disclosure of the location and amount of gains and losses reported in the statement of financial performance, or when applicable, the statement of financial position. For example, (a) gains and losses recognized in the income statement on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as hedging instruments in fair value hedges and related hedged items designated and qualifying in fair value hedges and (b) gains and losses initially recognized in other comprehensive income on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as cash flow hedges.

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Commitments And Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]

Commitment and contingencies [Table Text Block]

The following tables summarize information related to commitments and contingencies (dollars in millions):



	March 31, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Liability Recorded		Maximum Liability(a)		Liability Recorded		Maximum Liability(a)
Guarantees(b)
Operating leases	$	—	$	9	$	—	$	26
Ally Financial commercial loans	$	—	$	28	$	—	$	24
Third party commercial loans and other obligations	$	8	$	279	$	7	$	210
Other product-related claims	$	54	$	773	$	53	$	838

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(a)	Calculated as future undiscounted payments.


(b)	Excludes residual support and risk sharing programs and vehicle repurchase obligations related to Ally Financial.



	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
	Liability Recorded		Liability Recorded
Environmental liability(a)	$	171	$	169
Product liability	$	547	$	514
Other litigation-related liability and tax administrative matters(b)	$	1,274	$	1,196

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(a)	Includes $32 million and $34 million recorded in Accrued liabilities at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 and the remainder was recorded in Other liabilities and deferred income taxes.


(b)	Consists primarily of indirect tax-related litigation as well as various non-U.S. labor related matters.

Contract Cancellations [Table Text Block]

Restructuring And Other Initiatives Summary of Restructuring and Other Initiatives (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Restructuring and Other Initiatives [Abstract]

Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]



	GMNA			GME			GMIO			GMSA			Total
Balance at January 1, 2012	$	884		$	687		$	1		$	12		$	1,584
Additions	97			9			4			2			112
Interest accretion and other	3			22			(1		)	—			24
Payments	(86		)	(192		)	—			(8		)	(286		)
Revisions to estimates	(12		)	(2		)	—			—			(14		)
Effect of foreign currency	8			16			—			—			24
Balance at March 31, 2012(a)	$	894		$	540		$	4		$	6		$	1,444



	GMNA			GME			GMIO			GMSA			Total
Balance at January 1, 2011	$	1,135		$	664		$	3		$	—		$	1,802
Additions	26			33			—			1			60
Interest accretion and other	7			24			—			—			31
Payments	(129		)	(205		)	(2		)	(1		)	(337		)
Revisions to estimates	7			—			—			—			7
Effect of foreign currency	16			34			—			—			50
Balance at March 31, 2011(a)	$	1,062		$	550		$	1		$	—		$	1,613

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(a)	The remaining cash payments related to these reserves for restructuring and other initiatives, including temporary layoff benefits of $357 million and $362 million at March 31, 2012 and March 31, 2011 for GMNA, primarily relate to postemployment benefits.

Dealer Wind-downs [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes GMNA's restructuring reserves related to dealer wind-down agreements (dollars in millions):



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Balance at beginning of period	$	25		$	144
Additions and revisions to estimates	—			(6		)
Payments	(3		)	(80		)
Balance at end of period	$	22		$	58

Earnings Per Share Earnings (Loss) per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

The following tables summarize basic and dilutive earnings per share (in millions, except for per share amounts):



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Basic earnings per share
Net income attributable to stockholders(a)	$	1,315		$	3,366
Less: cumulative dividends on preferred stock and undistributed earnings allocated to Series B Preferred Stock participating security(b)	(311		)	(215		)
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	1,004		$	3,151
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic	1,572			1,504
Basic earnings per common share	$	0.64		$	2.09
Diluted earnings per share
Net income attributable to stockholders(a)	$	1,315		$	3,366
Less: cumulative dividends on preferred stock and undistributed earnings allocated to Series B Preferred Stock participating security(c)	(305		)	(215		)
Add: preferred dividends to holders of Series B Preferred Stock	—			59
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	1,010		$	3,210
Weighted-average shares outstanding - diluted
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic	1,572			1,504
Dilutive effect of warrants	116			162
Dilutive effect of conversion of Series B Preferred Stock	—			148
Dilutive effect of restricted stock units (RSUs)	4			3
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - diluted	1,692			1,817
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.60		$	1.77

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(a)	Includes earned but undeclared dividends of $26 million on our Series A Preferred Stock and $20 million on our Series B Preferred Stock in the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.

Stock Incentive Plans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Stock Incentive Plans [Abstract]

Schedule of Nonvested Restricted Stock Units Activity [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes information about the RSUs under our stock incentive plans (RSUs in millions):



	Shares		Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term
RSUs outstanding at January 1, 2012	22.5		$	23.01	1.1
Granted	6.7		$	25.99
Settled	(1.4	)	$	34.64
Forfeited or expired	(0.3	)	$	23.16
RSUs outstanding at March 31, 2012	27.5		$	23.12	1.4
RSUs unvested and expected to vest at March 31, 2012	18.5		$	23.74	1.7
RSUs vested and payable at March 31, 2012	8.3		$	21.53	—

Ally Financial Transactions With Ally Financial (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Transactions with investee [Abstract]

Financial Statements effects and max obligations [Table Text Block]

The following tables summarize the financial statement effects of and maximum obligations under agreements with Ally Financial (dollars in millions):



	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Residual support(a)
Receivables recorded	$	6	$	6
Maximum obligation	$	17	$	40
Risk sharing(a)
Liabilities recorded	$	30	$	66
Maximum obligation	$	49	$	88
Vehicle repurchase obligations(b)
Maximum obligations	$	22,896	$	19,779
Fair value of guarantee	$	16	$	17

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(a)


(b)	The maximum potential amount of future payments required to be made to Ally Financial under this guarantee is based on the repurchase value of total eligible vehicles financed by Ally Financial in dealer stock. If vehicles are required to be repurchased under this arrangement, the total exposure would be reduced to the extent vehicles are able to be resold.



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012		2011
U.S. marketing incentives and lease residual payments	$	334	$	545
Exclusivity fee income	$	20	$	24

Transactions Ally Financial [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the balance sheet effects of transactions with Ally Financial (dollars in millions):



	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Assets
Accounts and notes receivable, net(a)	$	260	$	243
Liabilities
Accounts payable(b)	$	73	$	59
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt(c)	$	984	$	1,068
Accrued liabilities and other liabilities(d)	$	934	$	650
Long-term debt(e)	$	8	$	8
Other non-current liabilities(f)	$	31	$	35

__________


(a)	Represents wholesale settlements due from Ally Financial and receivables for exclusivity fees and royalties.


(b)	Represents amounts billed to us and payable related to incentive programs.


(c)	Represents wholesale financing, sales of receivable transactions and the short-term portion of term loans provided to certain dealerships which we own or in which we have an equity interest.


(d)	Represents accruals for marketing incentives on vehicles which are sold, or anticipated to be sold, to customers or dealers and financed by Ally Financial in North America. This includes the estimated amount of residual and rate support accrued, capitalized cost reduction incentives and amounts owed under lease pull-ahead programs.


(e)	Represents the long-term portion of term loans from Ally Financial to certain consolidated dealerships.


(f)	Represents long-term portion of liabilities for marketing incentives on vehicles financed by Ally Financial.

Statement of Operations

The following table summarizes the income statement effects of transactions with Ally Financial (dollars in millions):



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Total net sales and revenue (decrease)(a)	$	(750	)	$	(574	)
Automotive cost of sales and other automotive expenses(b)	$	4		$	4
Interest income and other non-operating income, net(c)	$	22		$	56
Automotive interest expense(d)	$	(6	)	$	18

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(a)


(b)	Represents cost of sales on the sale of vehicles to Ally Financial for employee and governmental lease programs and third party resale purposes.


(c)	Represents income on investments in Ally Financial preferred stock (through March 31, 2011), exclusivity and royalty fee income. Included in this amount is rental income related to Ally Financial's primary executive and administrative offices located in the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan. The lease agreement expires in November 2016.


(d)	Represents interest incurred on notes payable and wholesale settlements. In January 2012 we received $21 million from Ally Financial as part of a settlement of previously overcharged interest.

Fair Value of Ally Financial Common Stock

The following table summarizes the carrying amount and estimated fair value of Ally Financial common stock (dollars in millions):



	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Carrying amount	$	403	$	403
Fair value	$	916	$	403

Ally Financial Preferred Stock

Segment Reporting Segment Reporting (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

The following tables summarize key financial information by segment (dollars in millions):



	GMNA		GME			GMIO			GMSA		Corporate			Eliminations			Total Automotive			GM Financial		Eliminations			Total
At and For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
Sales
External customers	$	23,175	$	5,255		$	5,016		$	3,867	$	15		$	—		$	37,328		$	—	$	—		$	37,328
GM Financial revenue	—		—			—			—		—			—			—			431		—			431
Intersegment	1,001		258			1,044			72		—			(2,375		)	—			—		—			—
Total net sales and revenue	$	24,176	$	5,513		$	6,060		$	3,939	$	15		$	(2,375	)	$	37,328		$	431	$	—		$	37,759

Income (loss) before automotive interest and income taxes-adjusted	$	1,691	$	(256	)	$	529		$	83	$	(19	)	$	(27	)	$	2,001		$	181	$	—		$	2,182
Adjustments(a)	$	—	$	(590	)	$	(22	)	$	—	—			$	—		$	(612	)	—		$	—		(612		)
Corporate interest income											89									—					89
Automotive interest expense											110									—					110
Loss on extinguishment of debt											18									—					18
Income (loss) before income taxes											(58		)							181					1,531
Income tax expense											142									74					216
Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders											$	(200	)							$	107				$	1,315

Equity in net assets of nonconsolidated affiliates	$	63	$	51		$	6,676		$	3	$	—		$	—		$	6,793		$	—	$	—		$	6,793
Total assets	$	87,593	$	17,000		$	23,222		$	12,086	$	31,354		$	(34,275	)	$	136,980		$	13,656	$	(442	)	$	150,194
Expenditures for property	$	1,032	$	365		$	295		$	280	$	18		$	—		$	1,990		$	4	$	—		$	1,994
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of long-lived assets and finite-lived intangible assets	$	888	$	280		$	129		$	118	$	12		$	—		$	1,427		$	43	$	(2	)	$	1,468
Equity income, net of tax	$	2	$	—		$	421		$	—	$	—		$	—		$	423		$	—	$	—		$	423

Significant non-cash charges not classified as adjustments in(a)
Impairment charges related to long-lived assets	$	24	$	—		$	6		$	1	$	—		$	—		$	31		$	—	$	—		$	31
Impairment charges related to equipment on operating leases	20		35			—			—		—			—			55			—		—			55
Total significant non-cash charges	$	44	$	35		$	6		$	1	$	—		$	—		$	86		$	—	$	—		$	86

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(a)	Consists of Goodwill impairment charges of $590 million in GME and $22 million in GMIO.



	GMNA		GME			GMIO			GMSA		Corporate			Eliminations			Total Automotive		GM Financial		Eliminations		Total
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
Sales
External customers	$	21,283	$	6,262		$	4,492		$	3,846	$	16		$	—		$	35,899	$	—	$	—	$	35,899
GM Financial revenue	—		—			—			—		—			—			—		295		—		295
Intersegment(a)	827		608			716			50		—			(2,201		)	—		—		—		—
Total net sales and revenue	$	22,110	$	6,870		$	5,208		$	3,896	$	16		$	(2,201	)	$	35,899	$	295	$	—	$	36,194

Income (loss) before automotive interest and income taxes-adjusted	$	1,253	$	5		$	586		$	90	$	(20	)	$	(2	)	$	1,912	$	130	$	—	$	2,042
Adjustments(b)	$	1,645	$	(395	)	$	(106	)	$	—	339			$	—		$	1,483	—		$	—	1,483
Corporate interest income											127								—				127
Automotive interest expense											149								—				149
Income before income taxes											297								130				3,503
Income tax expense											66								71				137
Net income attributable to stockholders											$	231							$	59			$	3,366

Expenditures for property	$	581	$	237		$	295		$	189	$	20		$	—		$	1,322	$	—	$	—	$	1,322
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of long-lived assets and finite-lived intangible assets	$	977	$	340		$	116		$	116	$	13		$	—		$	1,562	$	14	$	—	$	1,576
Equity income, net of tax and gain on disposal of investments	$	1,729	$	—		$	415		$	—	$	—		$	—		$	2,144	$	—	$	—	$	2,144
Significant non-cash charges not classified as adjustments in(b)
Impairment charges related to long-lived assets	$	23	$	—		$	2		$	1	$	—		$	—		$	26	$	—	$	—	$	26
Impairment charges related to equipment on operating leases	15		24			—			—		—			—			39		—		—		39
Total significant non-cash charges	$	38	$	24		$	2		$	1	$	—		$	—		$	65	$	—	$	—	$	65

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(a)	Presentation of intersegment sales has been adjusted to conform to the current presentation.


(b)	Consists of the gain on sale of our New Delphi Class A Membership Interests of $1.6 billion in GMNA, Goodwill impairment charges of $395 million in GME, charges related to HKJV of $106 million in GMIO and a gain on the sale of Ally Financial preferred stock of $339 million in Corporate.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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Basis Of Presentation And Recent Accounting Standards (Details) $ in Millions, in Billions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 VEF ( )	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 VEF ( )
Basis of Presentation [Line Items]
Net assets subject foreign currency restrictions	$ 596			$ 438
Amounts receivable by reporting entity subsidiairies from currency restricted subsidiary	482			380
Amount of foreign currency payment pending approval \|			2.7		2.3
Foreign currency amount pending approval measured in USD	633			$ 535
Automotive [Member]
Basis of Presentation [Line Items]
Capital Expenditures Incurred but Not yet Paid	$ 1,927	$ 1,257

Acquisition And Disposals Of Businesses Acquisition of Businesses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011	Mar. 01, 2012
GMAC SA [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired			100.00%
Cash Paid			$ 29
Cash and Cash Equivalents Acquired			79
Other assets acquired			11
Liabilities Assumed			(11)
Gain on Purchase of Business	$ (50)
Total Purchase Price			$ 29
GM Korea [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired		6.90%
Total Purchase Price		$ 100
Acquisition purchase price allocation to non-controlling interests		134
Purchase price allocated to accumulated OCI		7
Purchase price allocated to Capital Surplus		$ 41
Ownership percentage in GM Korea		77.00%

Marketable Securities Available for Sales and Trading (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	$ 19,041
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	19,046
Total Marketable Securities, Noncurrent	399
Total Marketable Securities	15,085
Cash, time deposits, and other cash equivalents	5,398		$ 5,911
Total Cash and Cash Equivalents	17,378		16,071
Total Marketable Securities - Current	14,686		16,148
Total Restricted Cash and Marketable Securities	2,075		2,233
Restricted Cash - Other	632		691
Restricted Cash and Investments, Current	924		1,005
Restricted Cash and Investments, Noncurrent	1,151		1,228
Trading Securities Pledged as Collateral	84		84
Letters of Credit Outstanding Amount	70		70
Available-for-sale Securities Sale Proceeds	427	$ 117
Available-for-sale Securities, Due in One Year, Amortized Cost	16,897
Available-for-sale Securities, Due after One Through Five Years, Amortized Cost	2,144
Available-for-sale Securities, Due in One Year, Fair Value	16,898
Available-for-sale Securities, Due after One Through Five Years, Fair Value	2,148
Level 1 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Total Marketable Securities, Noncurrent	399
Total Marketable Securities	438
Total Marketable Securities - Current	39		34
Level 2 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Total Marketable Securities, Noncurrent	0
Total Marketable Securities	14,647
Total Marketable Securities - Current	14,647		16,114
Level 3 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Total Marketable Securities, Noncurrent	0
Total Marketable Securities	0
Total Marketable Securities - Current	0		0
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	11,980		9,663
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	0		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	0		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value			9,663
Trading Securities, Unrealized Holding Gain			8
Trading Securities, Unrealized Holding Loss			0
Trading Securities, Fair Value			497
Total marketable securities classified as cash equivalent, fair value	11,980		10,160
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value			1,794
Trading Securities, Fair Value			0
Total marketable securities classified as cash equivalent, fair value	981		1,794
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value			7,869
Trading Securities, Fair Value			497
Total marketable securities classified as cash equivalent, fair value	10,999		8,366
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value			0
Trading Securities, Fair Value			0
Total marketable securities classified as cash equivalent, fair value	0		0
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] \| US government and agencies [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	5,001		239
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	0		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	0		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	5,001		239
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] \| US government and agencies [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	0		0
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] \| US government and agencies [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	5,001		239
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] \| US government and agencies [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	0		0
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] \| Sovereign debt [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	380		490
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	0		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	0		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	380		490
Trading Securities, Unrealized Holding Gain			8
Trading Securities, Unrealized Holding Loss			0
Trading Securities, Fair Value			497
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] \| Sovereign debt [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	0		0
Trading Securities, Fair Value			0
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] \| Sovereign debt [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	380		490
Trading Securities, Fair Value			497
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] \| Sovereign debt [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	0		0
Trading Securities, Fair Value			0
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] \| Certificates of Deposit [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	438		2,028
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	0		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	0		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	438		2,028
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] \| Certificates of Deposit [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	0		0
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] \| Certificates of Deposit [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	438		2,028
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] \| Certificates of Deposit [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	0		0
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] \| Money Market Funds [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	981		1,794
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	0		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	0		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	981		1,794
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] \| Money Market Funds [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	981		1,794
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] \| Money Market Funds [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	0		0
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] \| Money Market Funds [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	0		0
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] \| Commercial Paper [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	5,180		5,112
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	0		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	0		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	5,180		5,112
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] \| Commercial Paper [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	0		0
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] \| Commercial Paper [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	5,180		5,112
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] \| Commercial Paper [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	0		0
Marketable Securities - Current [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	8,001		10,101
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	7		5
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	3		4
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	8,005		10,102
Trading Securities, Unrealized Holding Gain	97		19
Trading Securities, Unrealized Holding Loss	8		40
Trading Securities, Fair Value	6,681		6,046
Marketable Securities - Current [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	0		0
Trading Securities, Fair Value	39		34
Marketable Securities - Current [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	8,005		10,102
Trading Securities, Fair Value	6,642		6,012
Marketable Securities - Current [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	0		0
Trading Securities, Fair Value	0		0
Marketable Securities - Current [Member] \| US government and agencies [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	3,622		5,214
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	1		2
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	0		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	3,623		5,216
Marketable Securities - Current [Member] \| US government and agencies [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	0		0
Marketable Securities - Current [Member] \| US government and agencies [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	3,623		5,216
Marketable Securities - Current [Member] \| US government and agencies [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	0		0
Marketable Securities - Current [Member] \| Sovereign debt [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	77		143
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	1		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	0		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	78		143
Trading Securities, Unrealized Holding Gain	91		18
Trading Securities, Unrealized Holding Loss	8		33
Trading Securities, Fair Value	6,565		5,936
Marketable Securities - Current [Member] \| Sovereign debt [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	0		0
Trading Securities, Fair Value	0		0
Marketable Securities - Current [Member] \| Sovereign debt [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	78		143
Trading Securities, Fair Value	6,565		5,936
Marketable Securities - Current [Member] \| Sovereign debt [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	0		0
Trading Securities, Fair Value	0		0
Marketable Securities - Current [Member] \| Certificates of Deposit [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	42		178
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	0		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	0		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	42		178
Marketable Securities - Current [Member] \| Certificates of Deposit [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	0		0
Marketable Securities - Current [Member] \| Certificates of Deposit [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	42		178
Marketable Securities - Current [Member] \| Certificates of Deposit [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	0		0
Marketable Securities - Current [Member] \| Corporate Debt [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	4,260		4,566
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	5		3
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	3		4
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	4,262		4,565
Marketable Securities - Current [Member] \| Corporate Debt [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	0		0
Marketable Securities - Current [Member] \| Corporate Debt [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	4,262		4,565
Marketable Securities - Current [Member] \| Corporate Debt [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	0		0
Marketable Securities - Current [Member] \| Equity [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Trading Securities, Unrealized Holding Gain	5		0
Trading Securities, Unrealized Holding Loss	0		5
Trading Securities, Fair Value	39		34
Marketable Securities - Current [Member] \| Equity [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Trading Securities, Fair Value	39		34
Marketable Securities - Current [Member] \| Equity [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Trading Securities, Fair Value	0		0
Marketable Securities - Current [Member] \| Equity [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Trading Securities, Fair Value	0		0
Marketable Securities - Current [Member] \| Other Debt [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Trading Securities, Unrealized Holding Gain	1		1
Trading Securities, Unrealized Holding Loss	0		2
Trading Securities, Fair Value	77		76
Marketable Securities - Current [Member] \| Other Debt [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Trading Securities, Fair Value	0		0
Marketable Securities - Current [Member] \| Other Debt [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Trading Securities, Fair Value	77		76
Marketable Securities - Current [Member] \| Other Debt [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Trading Securities, Fair Value	0		0
Marketable Securities - Noncurrent [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	404
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	5
Marketable Securities - Noncurrent [Member] \| Equity [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	404
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	5
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	399
Marketable Securities - Noncurrent [Member] \| Equity [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	399
Marketable Securities - Noncurrent [Member] \| Equity [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	0
Marketable Securities - Noncurrent [Member] \| Equity [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	0
Restricted cash and cash equivalent [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	1,443		1,539
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	0		3
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	0		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	1,443		1,542
Restricted cash and cash equivalent [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	1,264		1,363
Restricted cash and cash equivalent [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	179		179
Restricted cash and cash equivalent [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	0		0
Restricted cash and cash equivalent [Member] \| Sovereign debt [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	16		15
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	0		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	0		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	16		15
Restricted cash and cash equivalent [Member] \| Sovereign debt [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	0		0
Restricted cash and cash equivalent [Member] \| Sovereign debt [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	16		15
Restricted cash and cash equivalent [Member] \| Sovereign debt [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	0		0
Restricted cash and cash equivalent [Member] \| Money Market Funds [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	1,264		1,363
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	0		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	0		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	1,264		1,363
Restricted cash and cash equivalent [Member] \| Money Market Funds [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	1,264		1,363
Restricted cash and cash equivalent [Member] \| Money Market Funds [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	0		0
Restricted cash and cash equivalent [Member] \| Money Market Funds [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	0		0
Restricted cash and cash equivalent [Member] \| Other restricted marketable securities [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	163		161
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	0		3
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	0		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	163		164
Restricted cash and cash equivalent [Member] \| Other restricted marketable securities [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	0		0
Restricted cash and cash equivalent [Member] \| Other restricted marketable securities [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	163		164
Restricted cash and cash equivalent [Member] \| Other restricted marketable securities [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Available For Sale and Trading Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	$ 0		$ 0

Finance Receivables, Net Summary of Finance Receivables, Net (Details) - GM Financial [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable, Net, Current	$ 3,314		$ 3,251
Pre-Acquisition Finance Receivables Outstanding Balance	3,675		4,366
Pre-Acquisition Finance Receivables, Carrying Value	3,358		4,027	$ 7,299
Post-Acquisition Finance Receivables, Carrying Value	6,326		5,314	$ 924
Finance Receivables, Carrying Value	9,684	$ 8,341	9,341
Allowance for Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable	(208)		(179)
Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable, Net	9,476		9,162
Finance Receivables Purchased	1,396	1,138
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Charge-offs	(51)	(2)
Principal Collection and Recoveries on Receivables	(920)	(852)
Change in Carrying Value Adjustment	(82)	$ (166)
Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable, Net, Noncurrent	6,162		5,911
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable, Net	9,476		9,162
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable, Net	$ 9,760		$ 9,386

Finance Receivables, Net Accretable Yield (Details) - GM Financial [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Accretable Yield [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Status	$ 350	$ 439
Accretable Yield	737	1,201
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Accretable Yield, Accretion	(136)	(202)
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Accretable Yield, Reclassifications from Nonaccretable Difference	167	0
Accretable Yield	$ 768	$ 999

Finance Receivables, Net Allowance for Loan Losses (Details) - GM Financial [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance for Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable, Current	$ 161		$ 136
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses	208	$ 65	179	$ 26
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Provisions	48	39
Charge-offs	(51)	(2)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Recoveries	32	$ 2
Allowance for Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable, Noncurrent	$ 47		$ 43

Finance Receivables, Net Credit Quality (Details) - GM Financial [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
FICO Scores Less Than 540	$ 2,371	$ 2,133
FICO Scores 540 to 599	4,356	4,167
FICO Scores 600 to 659	2,598	2,624
FICO Scores Greater Than 660	676	756
Financing Receivable	$ 10,001	$ 9,680

Finance Receivables, Net Delinquency (Details) - GM Financial [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, 31 to 60 Days Past Due	$ 318	$ 333
Financing receivables 31 to 60 days past due - percent of contractual amount due	3.20%	3.80%
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Greater than 60 Days Past Due	$ 125	$ 135
Financing Receivables Greater than 60 Days Past Due - percent of contractual amount due	1.20%	1.50%
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Greater than 30 Days Past Due	$ 443	$ 468
Financing Receivable Greater than 30 Days Past Due - percent of contractual amount due	4.40%	5.30%
Financing Receivable in Repossesion	$ 25	$ 26
Financing Receivables in Repossesion - percent of contractual amount due	0.30%	0.30%
Total Financing Receivables More Than 30 Days Delinquent and in Repossession	$ 468	$ 494
Total Financing Receivables More Than 30 Days Delinquent and in Repossession - percent of contractual amount due	4.70%	5.60%

Securitizations Securitization Acitivity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Securtizations [Line Items]
Leases Serviced by Canadian Subsidiary	$ 900
GM Financial [Member]
Securtizations [Line Items]
Receivables Securitized	1,916	$ 849
Proceeds from Securitizations of Consumer Loans	1,800	800
Contractually Specified Servicing Fees, Amount	59	49
Net distributions from Trusts	451	$ 143
Finance Receivables Transferred to Securitization Special Purpose Entities	$ 8,500		$ 7,900

- Definition

All amounts that, per contract, are due to the servicer in exchange for servicing the financial asset and would no longer be received by a servicer if the beneficial owners of the serviced assets (or their trustees or agents) were to exercise their actual or potential authority under the contract to shift the servicing to another servicer. Depending on the servicing contract, those fees may include some or all of the difference between the interest rate collected on the asset being serviced and the rate to be paid to the beneficial owners of the asset.

+ References + Details

Components of Inventories (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Productive material, supplies and work in process	$ 6,745	$ 6,486
Finished product, including service parts	9,099	7,838
Total inventories	$ 15,844	$ 14,324

Equity In Net Assets Of Nonconsolidated Affiliates Equity in net assets of nonconsolidated affiliates (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity income, net of tax and gain on disposal of investments	$ 423,000,000	$ 2,144,000,000
Proceeds from Dividends Received	21,000,000	0
Undistributed Earnings from Equity Method Investees	2,000,000,000		$ 1,600,000,000
Put option, Fair Value	19,046,000,000
China JVs [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity income, net of tax and gain on disposal of investments	419,000,000	448,000,000
New Delphi [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity income, net of tax and gain on disposal of investments	0	$ 1,727,000,000
Direct ownership in investee		100.00%
Proceeds from Sale of Equity Method Investments		$ 3,800,000,000
Affiliate equity interest issued and outstanding		100.00%
Advances to affiliates		$ 500,000,000
Gain on sale of New Delphi Class A membership interest		1,600,000,000
Other nonconsolidated affiliates [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity income, net of tax and gain on disposal of investments	$ 4,000,000	$ (31,000,000)
SGM [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Direct ownership in investee	49.00%	49.00%
Parent Ownership Percent In Joint Ventures	51.00%
SGM Norsom [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Direct ownership in investee	25.00%	25.00%
SAIC Ownership Percent in Joint Ventures	25.00%
SGM Ownership Percent of Other JVs	50.00%
SGM DY [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Direct ownership in investee	25.00%	25.00%
SAIC Ownership Percent in Joint Ventures	25.00%
SGM Ownership Percent of Other JVs	50.00%
SGM DYPT [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Direct ownership in investee	25.00%	25.00%
SAIC Ownership Percent in Joint Ventures	25.00%
SGM Ownership Percent of Other JVs	50.00%
SGMW [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Direct ownership in investee	44.00%	44.00%
FAW [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Direct ownership in investee	50.00%	50.00%
PATAC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Direct ownership in investee	50.00%	50.00%
Shanghai Onstar [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Direct ownership in investee	40.00%	40.00%
SGM Ownership Percent of Other JVs	20.00%
Shanghai Chengxin [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Direct ownership in investee	33.00%	33.00%
SGM Ownership Percent of Other JVs	33.00%
SGMS [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Direct ownership in investee	49.00%
Parent Ownership Percent In Joint Ventures	51.00%
HKJV [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Parent Ownership Percent In Joint Ventures	50.00%
Impairment of Equity Investment		$ 39,000,000
Other Noncash Expense		$ 67,000,000
Future Capital Injection	$ 173,000,000
Level 3 [Member] \| HKJV [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Put option, Fair Value	88,000,000		88,000,000
Put option, Unrealized Losses	$ 64,000,000		$ 64,000,000

Equity In Net Assets Of Nonconsolidated Affiliates Transactions with NCAs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Income Statement [Abstract]
Automotive sales and revenue	$ 37,328	$ 35,899
Automotive interest expense	110	149
Automotive interest income and other non-operating income, net	275	604
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Operating Cash Flow	2,499	(377)
Investing Cash Flow	(1,292)	39
Automotive [Member] \| Nonconsolidated Affiliates [Member]
Income Statement [Abstract]
Automotive sales and revenue	583	835
Automotive purchases, net	103	792
Automotive SG&A with nonconsolidated affiliates	2	8
Automotive interest expense	6	5
Automotive interest income and other non-operating income, net	15	(2)
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Accounts and Notes Receivable, Net	2,167		$ 1,785
Accounts Payable	347		342
Deferred revenue and customer deposits	154		$ 150
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Operating Cash Flow	563	63
Investing Cash Flow	$ (37)	$ 0

Goodwill Goodwill Rollforward (Details) Vehicles in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012 USD ($) Vehicles	Mar. 31, 2011 USD ($) Vehicles	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($) Vehicles
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, beginning balance	$ 29,019
Effect of adoption of ASU 2010-28		$ 1,466
Impairment charges	(617)	(395)
Effect of foreign currency translation and other	31
Goodwill, ending balance	28,433
Accumulated impairment charges	(3,369)		$ (2,752)
Effect of adoption of ASU 2010-28		1,466
Aggregrate goodwill impairment in the period		1,861
Automotive [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, beginning balance	27,741
Impairment charges	(617)	(395)
Effect of foreign currency translation and other	31
Goodwill, ending balance	27,155
Accumulated impairment charges	(3,369)		(2,752)
Effect of adoption of ASU 2010-28		1,466
Aggregrate goodwill impairment in the period		1,861
Automotive [Member] \| GMNA [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, beginning balance	26,399
Impairment charges	0	0
Effect of foreign currency translation and other	1
Goodwill, ending balance	26,400
Accumulated impairment charges	0		0
Effect of adoption of ASU 2010-28		0
Aggregrate goodwill impairment in the period		0
Automotive [Member] \| GME [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, beginning balance	581
Impairment charges	(590)	(395)
Effect of foreign currency translation and other	9
Goodwill, ending balance	0
Accumulated impairment charges	(3,072)		(2,482)
Effect of adoption of ASU 2010-28		1,466
Goodwill Before Impairment Charge	$ 594	$ 1,661		$ 3,053
Weighted-Average Cost of Capital	17.50%	16.50%		17.00%
Long-Term Growth Rates	0.50%	0.50%		0.50%
Aggregrate goodwill impairment in the period		$ 1,861
Automotive [Member] \| GME [Member] \| Years 2011 and 2012 [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Industry Vehicle Sales (in units) \| Vehicles	19.1	18.4		18.4
Market Share	6.20%	6.60%		6.60%
Automotive [Member] \| GME [Member] \| Years 2015 and 2016 [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Industry Vehicle Sales (in units) \| Vehicles	21.9	22.0		22.0
Market Share	6.30%	7.40%		7.40%
Automotive [Member] \| GMIO [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, beginning balance	$ 610
Impairment charges	(27)	$ 0
Effect of foreign currency translation and other	15
Goodwill, ending balance	598
Accumulated impairment charges	(297)		(270)
Effect of adoption of ASU 2010-28		0
Aggregrate goodwill impairment in the period		0
Automotive [Member] \| GMSA [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, beginning balance	151
Impairment charges	0	0
Effect of foreign currency translation and other	6
Goodwill, ending balance	157
Accumulated impairment charges	0		0
Effect of adoption of ASU 2010-28		0
Aggregrate goodwill impairment in the period		0
Automotive [Member] \| GM Korea [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill Before Impairment Charge	$ 564
Weighted-Average Cost of Capital	14.80%
Long-Term Growth Rates	3.00%
Automotive [Member] \| GM Korea [Member] \| Years 2011 and 2012 [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Industry Vehicle Sales (in units) \| Vehicles	81.0
Market Share	1.40%
Automotive [Member] \| GM Korea [Member] \| Years 2015 and 2016 [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Industry Vehicle Sales (in units) \| Vehicles	97.1
Market Share	1.10%
GM Financial [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, beginning balance	$ 1,278
Impairment charges	0	0
Effect of foreign currency translation and other	0
Goodwill, ending balance	1,278
Accumulated impairment charges	$ 0		$ 0
Effect of adoption of ASU 2010-28		0
Aggregrate goodwill impairment in the period		$ 0

Intangible Assets, Net Intangible Assets, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 15,908		$ 15,830
Accumulated Amortization	6,396		5,991
Net Carrying Amount	9,512		9,839
Non amortizing in process research and development	175		175
Total Intangible Assets, Gross	16,083		16,005
Total Intangible Assets, Net	9,687		10,014
Amortization Expense Related to Intangible Assets	398	$ 503
Future Amortization Expense [Abstract]
2013	1,229
2014	611
2015	313
2016	314
2017	311
Technology and intellectual property [Member]
Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	7,763		7,751
Accumulated Amortization	5,393		5,081
Net Carrying Amount	2,370		2,670
Brands [Member]
Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	5,440		5,410
Accumulated Amortization	414		374
Net Carrying Amount	5,026		5,036
Dealer Network and Customer Relationships [Member]
Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	2,169		2,138
Accumulated Amortization	354		322
Net Carrying Amount	1,815		1,816
Favorable contracts [Member]
Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	519		514
Accumulated Amortization	220		200
Net Carrying Amount	299		314
Other [Member]
Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	17		17
Accumulated Amortization	15		14
Net Carrying Amount	$ 2		$ 3

Variable Interest Entities Variable Interest Entities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Consolidated VIE [Abstract]
Total net sales and revenue	$ 37,328	$ 35,899
Non-consolidated VIE [Abstract]
Accounts and notes receivable, net	12,485		$ 9,964
Equity in net assets of nonconsolidated affiliates	6,793		6,790
Other assets	3,411		2,928
Automotive [Member] \| Consolidated VIE [Member]
Consolidated VIE [Abstract]
Total Assets	493		463
Total Liabilities	309		298
Total net sales and revenue	236	110
Total Net Income (loss)	(5)	$ 3
Automotive [Member] \| Consolidated VIE [Member] \| GM Korea [Member]
Consolidated VIE [Abstract]
Nonrecourse Short Term Debt	116		171
Nonrecourse Current Derivative Liabilities	26		44
Nonrecourse Long-term Debt	6		7
Automotive [Member] \| Nonconsolidated VIE [Member]
Non-consolidated VIE [Abstract]
Accounts and notes receivable, net	8		1
Equity in net assets of nonconsolidated affiliates	193		190
Other assets	1		1
Total Assets	202		192
Accounts and Notes Receivables Maximum Exposure to loss	8		1
Equity in Net Assets of Nonconsolidated Affiliates Maximum Exposure to loss	189		186
Other Assets Maximum Exposure to loss	1		1
Total Assets Maximum Exposure to loss	198		188
Other Liabilities	197		198
Loan Commitment Maximum Exposure to loss	15		15
Other Liquidity Arrangement Maximum Exposure to loss	227		220
Total Off-balance Sheet Arrangements Maximum Exposure to loss	$ 242		$ 235

Depreciation, Amortization and Impairments Property, Net (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Depreciation, Amortization and Impairment [Abstract]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	$ 0	$ 0
Fair Value Measuement Range	937,000,000	926,000,000
fair value input level 3 estimated revenue of equipment on operating leases	960,000,000
Equipment on operating leases cost	1,015,000,000
Level 1 [Member]
Depreciation, Amortization and Impairment [Abstract]
Fair Value Measuement Range	0	0
Level 2 [Member]
Depreciation, Amortization and Impairment [Abstract]
Fair Value Measuement Range	0	0
Level 3 [Member]
Depreciation, Amortization and Impairment [Abstract]
Fair Value Measuement Range	937,000,000	926,000,000
Long-lived assets [Member]
Depreciation, Amortization and Impairment [Abstract]
Depreciation	892,000,000	928,000,000
Asset Impairment Charges	31,000,000	26,000,000
Equipment on Operating Leases [Member]
Depreciation, Amortization and Impairment [Abstract]
Depreciation	92,000,000	80,000,000
Asset Impairment Charges	$ 55,000,000	$ 39,000,000

Debt ST and LT Debt (Details) $ in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Debt ST and LT Debt (Details) $ in Millions, $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 CAD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)
Short term debt and long term debt [Line Items]
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt	$ 18	$ 0
Assets Pledged as Collateral				$ 215	$ 209
Automotive [Member]
Short term debt and long term debt [Line Items]
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt				1,557	1,682
Long-term debt				3,828	3,613
Total Debt				5,385	5,295
Debt, fair value				5,865	5,467
Repayments of Debt	39
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount	21
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt	$ 18
Automotive [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Short term debt and long term debt [Line Items]
Debt, fair value				4,700	4,400
Automotive [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Short term debt and long term debt [Line Items]
Debt, fair value				1,200	1,100
GM Financial [Member]
Short term debt and long term debt [Line Items]
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt				3,793	4,118
Long-term debt				5,046	4,420
Total Debt				8,839	8,538
Debt, fair value				8,938	8,556
Credit facilities, carrying amount				779	1,099
Credit facilities, fair value				779	1,099
Other securitization notes payable				6,820	6,938
Securitization notes payable, carrying amount				7,559	6,938
Private securitization				739
Securitization notes payable, fair value				7,628	6,946
Senior notes and convertible senior notes				501	501
Assets Pledged as Collateral				1,016
Restricted Cash Pledged				93
Cash Collected on Finance Receivables Pledged				29
GM Financial [Member] \| Medium-Term Note Facility [Member]
Short term debt and long term debt [Line Items]
Credit facilities, carrying amount				254	294
Assets Pledged as Collateral				276
Restricted Cash Pledged				84
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date	October 2016
GM Financial [Member] \| Sydicated warehouse facility [Member]
Short term debt and long term debt [Line Items]
Credit facilities, carrying amount				277	621
Facility Amount				2,000
Assets Pledged as Collateral				367
Restricted Cash Pledged				7
GM Financial [Member] \| Lease funding facility [Member]
Short term debt and long term debt [Line Items]
Credit facilities, carrying amount			$ 248	248	181
Facility Amount			$ 600	600
Assets Pledged as Collateral				373
Restricted Cash Pledged				2
GM Financial [Member] \| Bank Funding Facility [Member]
Short term debt and long term debt [Line Items]
Credit facilities, carrying amount				0	3
GM Financial [Member] \| US Lease Warehouse Facility [Member]
Short term debt and long term debt [Line Items]
Credit facilities, carrying amount				0
Facility Amount				600
Assets Pledged as Collateral				0
Restricted Cash Pledged				0
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date	January 2013
GM Financial [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Short term debt and long term debt [Line Items]
Securitization notes payable, fair value				6,884	6,946
GM Financial [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Short term debt and long term debt [Line Items]
Senior notes and convertible senior notes, fair value				531	511
GM Financial [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| Sydicated warehouse facility [Member]
Short term debt and long term debt [Line Items]
Credit facilities, fair value				277	621
GM Financial [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| Lease funding facility [Member]
Short term debt and long term debt [Line Items]
Credit facilities, fair value				248	181
GM Financial [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| Bank Funding Facility [Member]
Short term debt and long term debt [Line Items]
Credit facilities, fair value				0	3
GM Financial [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Short term debt and long term debt [Line Items]
Securitization notes payable, fair value				744
GM Financial [Member] \| Level 3 [Member] \| Medium-Term Note Facility [Member]
Short term debt and long term debt [Line Items]
Credit facilities, fair value				$ 254	$ 294

Debt Securitization Notes Payable (Details) - GM Financial [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Securitization notes payable [Line Items]
Total Receivabels Pledged	$ 8,456
Secured Debt	7,527	$ 6,895
Purchase accounting premium	32	43
Securitized Notes Payable	7,559	6,938
2006 Transactions [Member]
Securitization notes payable [Line Items]
Total Receivabels Pledged	0
Secured Debt	$ 0	63
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Range, Start	January 2014
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Range, End	January 2014
Original Note Amounts - Minimum	$ 1,200
Original Note Amounts - Maximum	$ 1,200
Original Weighted-Average Interest Rate - Minimum	5.40%
Original Weighted-Average Interest Rate - Maximum	5.40%
2007 Transactions [Member]
Securitization notes payable [Line Items]
Total Receivabels Pledged	$ 402
Secured Debt	$ 379	794
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Range, Start	April 2014
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Range, End	March 2016
Original Note Amounts - Minimum	$ 1,000
Original Note Amounts - Maximum	$ 1,500
Original Weighted-Average Interest Rate - Minimum	5.30%
Original Weighted-Average Interest Rate - Maximum	5.50%
2008 Transactions [Member]
Securitization notes payable [Line Items]
Total Receivabels Pledged	$ 416
Secured Debt	$ 146	171
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Range, Start	October 2014
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Range, End	April 2015
Original Note Amounts - Minimum	$ 500
Original Note Amounts - Maximum	$ 750
Original Weighted-Average Interest Rate - Minimum	6.00%
Original Weighted-Average Interest Rate - Maximum	10.50%
2009 Transactions [Member]
Securitization notes payable [Line Items]
Total Receivabels Pledged	$ 354
Secured Debt	$ 258	298
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Range, Start	January 2016
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Range, End	July 2017
Original Note Amounts - Minimum	$ 227
Original Note Amounts - Maximum	$ 725
Original Weighted-Average Interest Rate - Minimum	2.70%
Original Weighted-Average Interest Rate - Maximum	7.50%
2010 Transactions [Member]
Securitization notes payable [Line Items]
Total Receivabels Pledged	$ 1,790
Secured Debt	$ 1,575	1,756
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Range, Start	June 2016
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Range, End	April 2018
Original Note Amounts - Minimum	$ 200
Original Note Amounts - Maximum	$ 850
Original Weighted-Average Interest Rate - Minimum	2.20%
Original Weighted-Average Interest Rate - Maximum	3.80%
2011 Transactions [Member]
Securitization notes payable [Line Items]
Total Receivabels Pledged	$ 3,723
Secured Debt	$ 3,458	$ 3,813
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Range, Start	February 2017
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Range, End	March 2019
Original Note Amounts - Minimum	$ 800
Original Note Amounts - Maximum	$ 1,000
Original Weighted-Average Interest Rate - Minimum	2.40%
Original Weighted-Average Interest Rate - Maximum	2.90%
2012 Transactions [Member]
Securitization notes payable [Line Items]
Total Receivabels Pledged	$ 1,771
Secured Debt	$ 1,711
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Range, Start	June 2019
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Range, End	July 2019
Original Note Amounts - Minimum	$ 800
Original Note Amounts - Maximum	$ 1,000
Original Weighted-Average Interest Rate - Minimum	2.50%
Original Weighted-Average Interest Rate - Maximum	2.90%

Product Warranty Liability (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Movement in Standard Product Warranty Accrual [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 6,600	$ 6,789
Warranties issued and assumed in period	864	725
Payments	(916)	(941)
Adjustment to pre-existing warranties	233	117
Effects of foreign currency translation	60	78
Balance at end of period	$ 6,841	$ 6,768

Pensions And Other Postretirement Benefits Pension and OPEB (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
US Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Stock issued during period, shares, employee benefit		61
Stock Issued During Period, Value Employee Benefit Plan (funding)		$ 2,200
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Employee Benefit Plan		1,900
Service and Administratative cost	$ 160	158
Interest Cost	1,080	1,229
Expected Return on Plan Assets	(1,332)	(1,674)
Amortization of Prior Service Cost (Credit)	0	0
Recognition of Actuarial Gains (Losses)	0	0
Curtailments, settlements, and other (gains) losses	(21)	0
Net Periodic Pension and OPEB (Income) Expense	(113)	(287)
Defined Benefit Plan, Curtailments	309
Non-US Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Service Cost	92	96
Interest Cost	277	301
Expected Return on Plan Assets	(217)	(230)
Amortization of Prior Service Cost (Credit)	0	0
Recognition of Actuarial Gains (Losses)	8	0
Curtailments, settlements, and other (gains) losses	28	3
Net Periodic Pension and OPEB (Income) Expense	188	170
Defined Benefit Plan, Interim Remeasurement	(150)	272
US OPEB Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Service Cost	5	6
Interest Cost	59	67
Expected Return on Plan Assets	0	0
Amortization of Prior Service Cost (Credit)	(29)	0
Recognition of Actuarial Gains (Losses)	13	1
Curtailments, settlements, and other (gains) losses	0	0
Net Periodic Pension and OPEB (Income) Expense	48	74
Non-US OPEB Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Service Cost	5	9
Interest Cost	16	52
Expected Return on Plan Assets	0	0
Amortization of Prior Service Cost (Credit)	(2)	(2)
Recognition of Actuarial Gains (Losses)	1	0
Curtailments, settlements, and other (gains) losses	0	0
Net Periodic Pension and OPEB (Income) Expense	$ 20	$ 59

Derivative Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Details)	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($) shares
GM Financial [Member] \| Derivative Financial Instruments, Assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Notional Amount				$ 2,000,000,000	$ 1,700,000,000
GM Financial [Member] \| Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Notional Amount				2,000,000,000	1,700,000,000
Automotive [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Derivatives				10,534,000,000	11,990,000,000
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset				225,000,000	200,000,000
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability				67,000,000	57,000,000
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)		$ (65,000,000)	$ 53,000,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding \| shares						4,000,000
Exercise price for warrants						$ 2.76
Proceeds from Warrant Exercises				48,000,000
Automotive [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset				0	0
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability				0	0
Automotive [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset				77,000,000	80,000,000
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability				57,000,000	57,000,000
Automotive [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset				148,000,000	120,000,000
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability				10,000,000	0
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset Value			57,000,000	138,000,000	120,000,000	0
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Gain (Loss) Included in Earnings		(39,000,000)	53,000,000
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset and Liability, Gain (Loss) Included in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		4,000,000	4,000,000
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Settlements		(7,000,000)	0
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis,Asset, Issues		24,000,000	0
Gains and (losses) in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains or (losses) relating to assets still held at the reporting date		(42,000,000)	53,000,000
Automotive [Member] \| Other Current Assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Other Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Assets at Fair Value				101,000,000	109,000,000
Automotive [Member] \| Other Noncurrent Assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Other Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Assets at Fair Value				124,000,000	91,000,000
Automotive [Member] \| Other Current Liabilities [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Other Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Liabilities at Fair Value				57,000,000	53,000,000
Automotive [Member] \| Other Noncurrent Liability [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Other Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Liabilities at Fair Value				10,000,000	4,000,000
Automotive [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Derivatives				6,507,000,000	7,294,000,000
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset				64,000,000	68,000,000
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability				46,000,000	49,000,000
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)		(16,000,000)	(10,000,000)
Automotive [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset				0	0
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability				0	0
Automotive [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset				64,000,000	68,000,000
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability				46,000,000	49,000,000
Automotive [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset				0	0
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability				0	0
Automotive [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] \| Other Current Assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Other Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Assets at Fair Value				64,000,000	68,000,000
Automotive [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] \| Other Noncurrent Assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Other Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Assets at Fair Value				0	0
Automotive [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] \| Other Current Liabilities [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Other Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Liabilities at Fair Value				46,000,000	49,000,000
Automotive [Member] \| Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] \| Other Noncurrent Liability [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Other Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Liabilities at Fair Value				0	$ 0
Automotive [Member] \| Commodity Contract [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Supplier nonperformance risk	3.68%				3.68%
Notional Amount of Derivatives				2,566,000,000	$ 3,240,000,000
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset				9,000,000	25,000,000
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability				15,000,000	2,000,000
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)		(6,000,000)	0
Automotive [Member] \| Commodity Contract [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset				0	0
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability				0	0
Automotive [Member] \| Commodity Contract [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset				9,000,000	9,000,000
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability				5,000,000	2,000,000
Automotive [Member] \| Commodity Contract [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset				0	16,000,000
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability				10,000,000	0
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset Value			0	(10,000,000)	16,000,000	0
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Gain (Loss) Included in Earnings		4,000,000	0
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset and Liability, Gain (Loss) Included in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		0	0
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Settlements		(2,000,000)	0
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis,Asset, Issues		24,000,000	0
Gains and (losses) in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains or (losses) relating to assets still held at the reporting date		5,000,000	0
Automotive [Member] \| Commodity Contract [Member] \| Other Current Assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Other Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Assets at Fair Value				9,000,000	16,000,000
Automotive [Member] \| Commodity Contract [Member] \| Other Noncurrent Assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Other Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Assets at Fair Value				0	9,000,000
Automotive [Member] \| Commodity Contract [Member] \| Other Current Liabilities [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Other Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Liabilities at Fair Value				10,000,000	2,000,000
Automotive [Member] \| Commodity Contract [Member] \| Other Noncurrent Liability [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Other Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Liabilities at Fair Value				5,000,000	0
Automotive [Member] \| Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Derivatives				1,461,000,000	1,456,000,000
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset				152,000,000	107,000,000
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability				6,000,000	6,000,000
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)		(43,000,000)	59,000,000
Long-term Purchase Commitment, Amount \| €	€ 1,000,000,000
Automotive [Member] \| Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset				0	0
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability				0	0
Automotive [Member] \| Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset				4,000,000	3,000,000
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability				6,000,000	6,000,000
Automotive [Member] \| Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset				148,000,000	104,000,000
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability				0	0
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset Value			57,000,000	148,000,000	104,000,000	$ 0
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Gain (Loss) Included in Earnings		(43,000,000)	53,000,000
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset and Liability, Gain (Loss) Included in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		4,000,000	4,000,000
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Settlements		(5,000,000)	0
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis,Asset, Issues		0	0
Gains and (losses) in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains or (losses) relating to assets still held at the reporting date		(47,000,000)	53,000,000
Automotive [Member] \| Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments [Member] \| Other Current Assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Other Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Assets at Fair Value				28,000,000	25,000,000
Automotive [Member] \| Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments [Member] \| Other Noncurrent Assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Other Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Assets at Fair Value				124,000,000	82,000,000
Automotive [Member] \| Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments [Member] \| Other Current Liabilities [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Other Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Liabilities at Fair Value				1,000,000	2,000,000
Automotive [Member] \| Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments [Member] \| Other Noncurrent Liability [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Other Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Liabilities at Fair Value				$ 5,000,000	$ 4,000,000
Automotive [Member] \| Warrant [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)		$ 0	$ 4,000,000
Coal [Member] \| Automotive [Member] \| Commodity Contract [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Forward Contract Price \| €	106.22
Heavy Fuel Oil [Member] \| Automotive [Member] \| Commodity Contract [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Forward Contract Price \| €	512.78
Euro/Turkish Lira Exchange Rate [Member] \| Automotive [Member] \| Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Forward Contract Price \| €	€ 2.86

Commitments And Contingencies Commitment and Contingencies (Details) € in Millions, shares in Millions, $ in Millions, $ in Millions, ₩ in Billions	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2012 KRW (₩)	Mar. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 CAD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2012 KRW (₩) shares	Mar. 31, 2012 USD ($) shares
Guarantor Obligations [line items]
Guarantees on Supplier Commitments and Other Obligations, Termination Years				2012 through 2016 or are ongoing
Other contingencies [Abstract]
Product Liability				$ 514			$ 547
Environmental Liability				169			171
Other Litigation Liability				1,196			1,274
Environmental Liability Recorded in Accrued Liabilities				$ 34			32
Environmental Liabilities Footnote [Abstract]
Environmental Remediation Losses, Low Estimate			$ 140
Environmental Remediation Losses, High Estimate			$ 330
Enrironmental Remediation Years of Cost to Incur, Min	5	5	5	5 years
Enrironmental Remediation Years of Cost to Incur, Max	30	30	30	30 years
Other Litigation Related Liability Footnote [Abstract]
Indirect Tax Escrow Deposit, Low Range							556
Indirect Tax Escrow Deposit, High Range							772
Korean Labor Litigation Liability - Korean Won \| ₩						₩ 166
Korean Labor Litigation Liability - US Dollar							146
Estimated Litigation Settlement Loss - Korean Won \| ₩		₩ 607
Estimated Litigation Settlement Loss - US Dollar			$ 533
Canadian Dealers Litigation Claims - CAD					$ 750
Contribution Obligation for UAW Law Suit							450
Estimated Litigation Loss - UAW Law Suit			$ 450
Contingently Issuable Shares Footnote
General Unsecured Claims - Threshold							35,000
Estimated General Unsecured Claims Maximum							$ 42,000
Maximum Adjustment Shares \| shares					30	30	30
Estimated General Unsecured Claims, Low Range							$ 32,500
Estimated General Unsecured Claims, Upper Range							36,000
Planned Spending Guarantee Footnote [Abstract]
Planned Spending Guarantee - Euro \| €	€ 265
Assets Pledged as Collateral				$ 209			215
Operating Leases [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [line items]
Liability Recorded				0			0
Maximum Liability				$ 26			9
Guarantees on Operating Leases, Termination Years				2016 to 2035
Ally Financial Commercial Loans [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [line items]
Liability Recorded				$ 0			0
Maximum Liability				$ 24			28
Guarantees on Commercial Loans, Termination Years				2012 through 2029 or are ongoing
Third party comercial loans and other obligations [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [line items]
Liability Recorded				$ 7			8
Maximum Liability				210			279
Guarantees of Product Related Claims [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [line items]
Liability Recorded				53			54
Maximum Liability				$ 838			$ 773
Guarantees on Other Product Related Claims, Termination Years				2020 to 2026

Income Taxes Pre-tax income and income tax expense (benefit) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	$ 216	$ 137
Foreign tax assessment	307
2004 tax year [Member]
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]
Foreign tax assessment	$ 134

Restructuring And Other Initiatives Restructuring and Related Costs (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012 USD ($) employees	Mar. 31, 2011 USD ($)
Restructuring Reserve [Abstract]
Balance at Janaury 1	$ 1,584	$ 1,802
Additions	112	60
Interest accretion and other	24	31
Payments	(286)	(337)
Revisions to estimates	(14)	7
Effect of foreign currency	24	50
Balance at March 31	1,444	1,613
GMNA [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Abstract]
Balance at Janaury 1	884	1,135
Additions	97	26
Interest accretion and other	3	7
Payments	(86)	(129)
Revisions to estimates	(12)	7
Effect of foreign currency	8	16
Balance at March 31	894	1,062
Remaining Payments Including Temporary Layoffs Benefits	$ 357	362
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Number Of Skilled Hourly Employees In Cash Severance Incentive Programs \| employees	1,400
Total Cost Of Skilled Hourly Employees In Cash Severance Incentive Programs	$ 99
Dealer Wind Down [Roll Forward]
Balance at January 1	25	144
Additions and revisions to estimates	0	6
Payments	(3)	(80)
Balance at March 31	22	58
GME [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Abstract]
Balance at Janaury 1	687	664
Additions	9	33
Interest accretion and other	22	24
Payments	(192)	(205)
Revisions to estimates	(2)	0
Effect of foreign currency	16	34
Balance at March 31	540	550
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Total Cost of Separation Programs	$ 313
Number of employees affected by restructuring and early retirement programs \| employees	1,900
Additional Amount Expected To Complete Programs	$ 100
Number of additional employees affected by restructuring and early retirement \| employees	350
GMIO [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Abstract]
Balance at Janaury 1	$ 1	3
Additions	4	0
Interest accretion and other	(1)	0
Payments	0	(2)
Revisions to estimates	0	0
Effect of foreign currency	0	0
Balance at March 31	4	1
GMSA [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Abstract]
Balance at Janaury 1	12	0
Additions	2	1
Interest accretion and other	0	0
Payments	(8)	(1)
Revisions to estimates	0	0
Effect of foreign currency	0	0
Balance at March 31	$ 6	$ 0

Earnings Per Share Earnings (Loss) per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Earnings (Loss) Per Share [Line Items]
Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders	$ 1,315	$ 3,366
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$ 1,004	$ 3,151
Lower share price boundary for two class method	$ 33.00	$ 33.00
Upper Share Price Boundary for Two Class Method		$ 39.60
Earnings Per Share, Basic [Member]
Earnings (Loss) Per Share [Line Items]
Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders	$ 1,315	$ 3,366
Less: cumulative dividends on and undistributed earnings allocated to Series B Preferred Stock participating security	(311)	(215)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$ 1,004	$ 3,151
Basic earnings per common share	$ 0.64	$ 2.09
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic	1,572	1,504
Dividends, Preferred Stock	$ 215	$ 215
Earnings Per Share, Diluted [Member]
Earnings (Loss) Per Share [Line Items]
Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders	1,315	3,366
Less: cumulative dividends on and undistributed earnings allocated to Series B Preferred Stock participating security	(305)	(215)
Addition of preferred dividends to holders of Series B Preferred Stock	0	59
Net income (loss) attibutable to common stockholders	$ 1,010	$ 3,210
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic	1,572	1,504
Dilutive effect of warrants	116	162
Dilutive effect of conversion of Series B Preferred Stock	0	148
Dilutive effect of restricted stock units	4	3
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - diluted	1,692	1,817
Diluted earnings per common share	$ 0.60	$ 1.77
Dividends, Preferred Stock	$ 215	$ 215
Preferred Stock Assumed Converted	152
Warrant Tranche Outstanding	313	318
Warrants Excluded from EPS	46	46
Unvested RSUs outstanding	18	15
Earnings Per Share, Diluted [Member] \| MLC [Member]
Earnings (Loss) Per Share [Line Items]
Warrant Tranche Outstanding	272
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Earnings (Loss) Per Share [Line Items]
Preferred Stock, Amount of Preferred Dividends in Arrears	$ 26	$ 26
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Earnings (Loss) Per Share [Line Items]
Preferred Stock, Amount of Preferred Dividends in Arrears	20	$ 20
Series B Preferred Stock [Member] \| Earnings Per Share, Basic [Member]
Earnings (Loss) Per Share [Line Items]
Earnings allocated to Series B Preferred Stock	96
Series B Preferred Stock [Member] \| Earnings Per Share, Diluted [Member]
Earnings (Loss) Per Share [Line Items]
Earnings allocated to Series B Preferred Stock	$ 90
US Pension Plans [Member]
Earnings (Loss) Per Share [Line Items]
Stock issued during period, shares, employee benefit		61

Stock Incentive Plans Restricted Stock Units (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2011 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2011 $ / shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation awards reclassified from equity to liability during the period. \| $	$ 97
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense \| $	72	$ 53
Total unrecognized compensation expense for nonvested equity awards \| $	$ 361
Weighted average in years for total unrecognized compensation expense	1.8
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Total Fair Value \| $	$ 49	$ 24
Long-Term Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted	6.0	5.0
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
RSUs Outstanding at Balance Sheet Date	22.5
Granted	6.7
Settled	(1.4)
Forfeited or expired	(0.3)
RSUs unvested and expected to vest	18.5
RSUs vested and payable	8.3
RSUs Outstanding, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value at Balance Sheet Date \| $ / shares	$ 23.12		$ 23.01
Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value \| $ / shares	25.99
Settled, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value \| $ / shares	34.64
Forfeited or expired, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value \| $ / shares	23.16
RSUs Weighted Average unvested and expected to vest \| $ / shares	23.74
RSUs Weighted Average vested and payable \| $ / shares	$ 21.53
ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm	1.4		1.1
RSUs Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Terms unvested and expected to vest	1.7
RSUs Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Terms vested and payable	0.0

Ally Financial Transactions With Ally Financial (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011
Other non-current Liabilities	$ 12,754	$ 12,442
Total net sales and revenue	37,328		$ 35,899
Interest Expense	110		149
Ally Financial [Member]
Receivables recorded for residual support	6	6
Maximum obligation for residual support	17	40
Liabilities recorded for risk sharing	30	66
Maximum obligation for risk sharing	49	88
Maximum obligation for vehicle repurchase	22,896	19,779
Fair value of vehicle repurchase obligation	16	17
Favorable Adjustments to Residual and Risk Sharing	46		124
U.S. Marketing incentives and operating lease residual payments	334		545
Exclusivity fee income	20		24
Accounts and Notes Receivable, Net	260	243
Accounts Payable	73	59
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	984	1,068
Accrued Liabilities and other liabilities	934	650
Long-term Debt	8	8
Other non-current Liabilities	31	35
Total net sales and revenue	(750)		(574)
Automotive costs of sales and other automotive expenes	4		4
Interest income and other non-operating income, net	22		56
Interest Expense	(6)		18
Return Of Interest	$ 21
Total common equity ownership in investee	9.90%
Common Stock [Member] \| Ally Financial [Member]
Impairment charge on Ally Financial common stock		555
Carrying amount of investment Ally Financial common stock	$ 403	403
Fair Value of investment in Ally Financial common stock	$ 916	$ 403
Preferred Stock [Member] \| Ally Financial [Member]
Proceeds from Sale of Ally Financial Preferred Stock			1,000
Realized Gain from Sale of Ally Financial Preferred Stock			$ 339

Segment Reporting Summarize key financial information by segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Revenue and others for Reportable Segment [Abstract]
External customers	$ 37,328	$ 35,899
GM Financial revenue	431	295
Intersegment	0	0
Total net sales and revenue	37,759	36,194
Income (loss) before automotive interest and income taxes-adjusted	2,182	2,042
Adjustments	(612)	1,483
Corporate interest income	89	127
Automotive interest expense	(110)	(149)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	18
Income (loss) before income taxes	1,531	3,503
Income tax expense	216	137
Net income attributable to stockholders	1,315	3,366
Equity in net assets of nonconsolidated affiliates	6,793		$ 6,790
Total Assets	150,194		$ 144,603
Expenditures for property	1,994	1,322
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of long-lived assets and finite-lived intangible assets	1,468	1,576
Equity income, net of tax	423	2,144
Equity income, net of tax and gain on disposal of investments		2,144
Significant non-cash charges not classified as adjustments in [Abstract]
Impairment charges related to long-lived assets	31	26
Impairment charges related to equipment on operating leases	55	39
Total significant non-cash charges	86	65
Goodwill impairment charges	617	395
Automotive [Member]
Revenue and others for Reportable Segment [Abstract]
External customers	37,328	35,899
GM Financial revenue	0	0
Intersegment	0	0
Total net sales and revenue	37,328	35,899
Income (loss) before automotive interest and income taxes-adjusted	2,001	1,912
Adjustments	612	(1,483)
Equity in net assets of nonconsolidated affiliates	6,793
Total Assets	136,980
Expenditures for property	1,990	1,322
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of long-lived assets and finite-lived intangible assets	1,427	1,562
Equity income, net of tax	423
Equity income, net of tax and gain on disposal of investments		2,144
Significant non-cash charges not classified as adjustments in [Abstract]
Impairment charges related to long-lived assets	31	26
Impairment charges related to equipment on operating leases	55	39
Total significant non-cash charges	86	65
Automotive [Member] \| GMNA [Member]
Revenue and others for Reportable Segment [Abstract]
External customers	23,175	21,283
GM Financial revenue	0	0
Intersegment	1,001	827
Total net sales and revenue	24,176	22,110
Income (loss) before automotive interest and income taxes-adjusted	1,691	1,253
Adjustments	0	(1,645)
Equity in net assets of nonconsolidated affiliates	63
Total Assets	87,593
Expenditures for property	1,032	581
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of long-lived assets and finite-lived intangible assets	888	977
Equity income, net of tax	2
Equity income, net of tax and gain on disposal of investments		1,729
Significant non-cash charges not classified as adjustments in [Abstract]
Impairment charges related to long-lived assets	24	23
Impairment charges related to equipment on operating leases	20	15
Total significant non-cash charges	44	38
Gain on sale of New Delphi Class A membership interest		1,600
Automotive [Member] \| GME [Member]
Revenue and others for Reportable Segment [Abstract]
External customers	5,255	6,262
GM Financial revenue	0	0
Intersegment	258	608
Total net sales and revenue	5,513	6,870
Income (loss) before automotive interest and income taxes-adjusted	(256)	5
Adjustments	590	395
Equity in net assets of nonconsolidated affiliates	51
Total Assets	17,000
Expenditures for property	365	237
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of long-lived assets and finite-lived intangible assets	280	340
Equity income, net of tax	0
Equity income, net of tax and gain on disposal of investments		0
Significant non-cash charges not classified as adjustments in [Abstract]
Impairment charges related to long-lived assets	0	0
Impairment charges related to equipment on operating leases	35	24
Total significant non-cash charges	35	24
Goodwill impairment charges	590	395
Automotive [Member] \| GMIO [Member]
Revenue and others for Reportable Segment [Abstract]
External customers	5,016	4,492
GM Financial revenue	0	0
Intersegment	1,044	716
Total net sales and revenue	6,060	5,208
Income (loss) before automotive interest and income taxes-adjusted	529	586
Adjustments	22	106
Equity in net assets of nonconsolidated affiliates	6,676
Total Assets	23,222
Expenditures for property	295	295
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of long-lived assets and finite-lived intangible assets	129	116
Equity income, net of tax	421
Equity income, net of tax and gain on disposal of investments		415
Significant non-cash charges not classified as adjustments in [Abstract]
Impairment charges related to long-lived assets	6	2
Impairment charges related to equipment on operating leases	0	0
Total significant non-cash charges	6	2
Goodwill impairment charges	22
Charges related to HKJV		106
Automotive [Member] \| GMSA [Member]
Revenue and others for Reportable Segment [Abstract]
External customers	3,867	3,846
GM Financial revenue	0	0
Intersegment	72	50
Total net sales and revenue	3,939	3,896
Income (loss) before automotive interest and income taxes-adjusted	83	90
Adjustments	0	0
Equity in net assets of nonconsolidated affiliates	3
Total Assets	12,086
Expenditures for property	280	189
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of long-lived assets and finite-lived intangible assets	118	116
Equity income, net of tax	0
Equity income, net of tax and gain on disposal of investments		0
Significant non-cash charges not classified as adjustments in [Abstract]
Impairment charges related to long-lived assets	1	1
Impairment charges related to equipment on operating leases	0	0
Total significant non-cash charges	1	1
Automotive [Member] \| Corporate [Member]
Revenue and others for Reportable Segment [Abstract]
External customers	15	16
GM Financial revenue	0	0
Intersegment	0	0
Total net sales and revenue	15	16
Income (loss) before automotive interest and income taxes-adjusted	(19)	(20)
Adjustments	0	339
Corporate interest income	89	127
Automotive interest expense	(110)	(149)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	18
Income (loss) before income taxes	(58)	297
Income tax expense	142	66
Net income attributable to stockholders	(200)	231
Equity in net assets of nonconsolidated affiliates	0
Total Assets	31,354
Expenditures for property	18	20
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of long-lived assets and finite-lived intangible assets	12	13
Equity income, net of tax	0
Equity income, net of tax and gain on disposal of investments		0
Significant non-cash charges not classified as adjustments in [Abstract]
Impairment charges related to long-lived assets	0	0
Impairment charges related to equipment on operating leases	0	0
Total significant non-cash charges	0	0
Gain on sale of Ally preferred stock		339
Automotive [Member] \| Intersegment Elimination [Member]
Revenue and others for Reportable Segment [Abstract]
External customers	0	0
GM Financial revenue	0	0
Intersegment	(2,375)	(2,201)
Total net sales and revenue	(2,375)	(2,201)
Income (loss) before automotive interest and income taxes-adjusted	(27)	(2)
Adjustments	0	0
Equity in net assets of nonconsolidated affiliates	0
Total Assets	(34,275)
Expenditures for property	0	0
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of long-lived assets and finite-lived intangible assets	0	0
Equity income, net of tax	0
Equity income, net of tax and gain on disposal of investments		0
Significant non-cash charges not classified as adjustments in [Abstract]
Impairment charges related to long-lived assets	0	0
Impairment charges related to equipment on operating leases	0	0
Total significant non-cash charges	0	0
GM Financial [Member]
Revenue and others for Reportable Segment [Abstract]
External customers	0	0
GM Financial revenue	431	295
Intersegment	0	0
Total net sales and revenue	431	295
Income (loss) before automotive interest and income taxes-adjusted	181	130
Adjustments	0	0
Corporate interest income	0	0
Automotive interest expense	0	0
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0
Income (loss) before income taxes	181	130
Income tax expense	74	71
Net income attributable to stockholders	107	59
Equity in net assets of nonconsolidated affiliates	0
Total Assets	13,656
Expenditures for property	4	0
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of long-lived assets and finite-lived intangible assets	43	14
Equity income, net of tax	0
Equity income, net of tax and gain on disposal of investments		0
Significant non-cash charges not classified as adjustments in [Abstract]
Impairment charges related to long-lived assets	0	0
Impairment charges related to equipment on operating leases	0	0
Total significant non-cash charges	0	0
Corporate Elimination [Member]
Revenue and others for Reportable Segment [Abstract]
External customers	0	0
GM Financial revenue	0	0
Intersegment	0	0
Total net sales and revenue	0	0
Income (loss) before automotive interest and income taxes-adjusted	0	0
Adjustments	0	0
Equity in net assets of nonconsolidated affiliates	0
Total Assets	(442)
Expenditures for property	0	0
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of long-lived assets and finite-lived intangible assets	(2)	0
Equity income, net of tax	0
Equity income, net of tax and gain on disposal of investments		0
Significant non-cash charges not classified as adjustments in [Abstract]
Impairment charges related to long-lived assets	0	0
Impairment charges related to equipment on operating leases	0	0
Total significant non-cash charges	$ 0	$ 0

Label	Element	Value
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
RSUs outstanding at balance sheet date	gm_RsusOutstandingAtBalanceSheetDate	27,500,000