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Document Entity Information Document - shares	9 Months Ended
Document Entity Information Document - shares	Sep. 30, 2016	Oct. 18, 2016
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY
Entity Central Index Key	0001467858
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,524,343,989
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		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Net sales and revenue
Automotive	$ 40,334	$ 37,140	$ 115,618	$ 108,174
GM Financial	2,491	1,703	6,844	4,561
Total net sales and revenue	42,825	38,843	122,462	112,735
Costs and expenses
Automotive cost of sales	34,778	32,058	99,793	95,329
GM Financial interest, operating and other expenses	2,306	1,506	6,255	3,992
Automotive selling, general and administrative expense	2,724	4,282	8,389	10,376
Total costs and expenses	39,808	37,846	114,437	109,697
Operating income	3,017	997	8,025	3,038
Interest income and other non-operating income, net	122	119	379	373
Equity income	497	502	1,717	1,579
Income before income taxes	3,488	1,506	9,699	4,660
Income tax expense	776	165	2,206	1,271
Net income	2,712	1,341	7,493	3,389
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	61	18	99	32
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 2,773	$ 1,359	$ 7,592	$ 3,421
Basic
Basic earnings per common share	$ 1.79	$ 0.86	$ 4.90	$ 2.14
Weighted-average common shares outstanding	1,550	1,577	1,548	1,597
Diluted
Diluted earnings per common share	$ 1.76	$ 0.84	$ 4.81	$ 2.07
Weighted-average common shares outstanding	1,574	1,618	1,578	1,655
Dividends declared per common share	$ 0.38	$ 0.36	$ 1.14	$ 1.02
Automotive [Member]
Costs and expenses
Automotive interest expense	$ 148	$ 112	$ 422	$ 330

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 2,712	$ 1,341	$ 7,493	$ 3,389
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Foreign currency translation adjustments and other	(92)	(643)	(27)	(594)
Defined benefit plans	30	154	79	643
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(62)	(489)	52	49
Comprehensive income	2,650	852	7,545	3,438
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	75	16	130	22
Comprehensive income attributable to common stockholders	$ 2,725	$ 868	$ 7,675	$ 3,460

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current Assets [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 15,932	$ 15,238
Marketable securities	8,172	8,163
Restricted cash - current	1,644	1,590
Accounts and notes receivable, net	10,737	8,337
Inventories	15,427	13,764
Equipment on operating leases, net	2,055	2,783
Other current assets	2,034	1,482
Total current assets	76,496	69,408
Non-current Assets [Abstract]
Restricted Cash - Non-current	581	583
Equity in net assets of nonconsolidated affiliates	8,645	9,201
Property, net	34,713	31,229
Goodwill and intangible assets, net	6,354	5,947
Deferred income taxes	35,025	36,860
Other assets	3,688	2,438
Total non-current assets	141,080	124,930
Total assets	217,576	194,338
Current Liabilities [Abstract]
Accounts payable (principally trade)	28,628	24,062
Accrued liabilities	28,533	27,593
Total current liabilities	82,535	71,217
Non-current Liabilities [Abstract]
Postretirement benefits other than pensions	5,621	5,685
Pensions	17,595	20,911
Other Liabilities	13,084	12,653
Total non-current liabilities	90,026	82,798
Total Liabilities	172,561	154,015
Commitments and contingencies
Equity [Abstract]
Common stock, $0.01 par value	15	15
Additional paid-in capital	27,241	27,607
Retained earnings	25,417	20,285
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(7,953)	(8,036)
Total stockholders' equity	44,720	39,871
Noncontrolling interests	295	452
Total Equity	45,015	40,323
Total Liabilities and Equity	217,576	194,338
GM Financial [Member]
Current Assets [Abstract]
GM Financial receivables, net – current	20,495	18,051
Non-current Assets [Abstract]
GM Financial receivables, net – non-current	20,299	18,500
GM Financial equipment on operating leases, net	31,775	20,172
Current Liabilities [Abstract]
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	24,362	18,745
Non-current Liabilities [Abstract]
long-term debt	43,986	35,601
Automotive [Member]
Current Liabilities [Abstract]
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	1,012	817
Non-current Liabilities [Abstract]
long-term debt	$ 9,740	$ 7,948

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets Parenthetical - $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Parenthetical [Abstract]
Common Stock, Par Value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01

Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net income	$ 7,493	$ 3,389
Depreciation, amortization and impairment charges	7,557	5,908
Foreign currency remeasurement and transaction losses	270	911
Undistributed earnings of nonconsolidated affiliates, net	400	163
Pension contributions and OPEB payments	(3,106)	(1,196)
Pension and OPEB (income) expense, net	(423)	246
Provision for deferred taxes	1,921	494
Change in other operating assets and liabilities	(1,583)	(446)
Net cash provided by operating activities	12,529	9,469
Cash flows from investing activities
Expenditures for property	(6,906)	(5,324)
Available-for-sale marketable securities, acquisitions	(8,613)	(6,868)
Trading marketable securities, acquisitions	(249)	(1,028)
Available-for-sale marketable securities, liquidations	8,090	7,485
Trading marketable securities, liquidations	846	1,441
Acquisition of companies/investments, net of cash acquired	(804)	(928)
Increase in restricted cash	(486)	(599)
Decrease in restricted cash	402	310
Purchases of finance receivables, net	(13,230)	(13,101)
Principal collections and recoveries on finance receivables	9,904	8,718
Purchases of leased vehicles, net	(15,051)	(11,036)
Proceeds from termination of leased vehicles	1,801	662
Other investing activities	172	89
Net cash used in investing activities	(24,124)	(20,179)
Cash flows from financing activities
Net increase in short-term debt	508	487
Proceeds from issuance of debt (original maturities greater than three months)	32,536	24,816
Payments on debt (original maturities greater than three months)	(17,437)	(12,323)
Payments to purchase common stock	(1,501)	(2,888)
Dividends paid	(1,782)	(1,678)
Other financing activities	(119)	(70)
Net cash provided by financing activities	12,205	8,344
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	84	(1,155)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	694	(3,521)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	15,238	18,954
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	15,932	15,433
Significant Non-cash Investing Activity
Non-cash property additions	4,688	$ 4,192
Non-cash business acquisition	$ 290

Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Equity - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member]	Noncontrolling Interests [Member]
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	$ 36,024	$ 16	$ 28,937	$ 14,577	$ (8,073)	$ 567
Net income	3,389			3,421		(32)
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax	49				39	10
Purchase of common stock	(2,888)		(1,441)	(1,447)
Exercise of common stock warrants	44		44
Stock based compensation	183		204	(21)
Cash dividends paid on common stock	(1,618)			(1,618)
Dividends declared or paid to noncontrolling interests	(72)					(72)
Other	24					24
Balance at Sep. 30, 2015	35,135	16	27,744	14,912	(8,034)	497
Balance at Dec. 31, 2015	40,323	15	27,607	20,285	(8,036)	452
Net income	7,493			7,592		(99)
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax	52				83	(31)
Issuance of common stock	290		290
Purchase of common stock	(1,501)		(820)	(681)
Exercise of common stock warrants	59		59
Stock based compensation	89		105	(16)
Cash dividends paid on common stock	(1,763)			(1,763)
Dividends declared or paid to noncontrolling interests	(25)					(25)
Other	(2)					(2)
Balance at Sep. 30, 2016	$ 45,015	$ 15	$ 27,241	$ 25,417	$ (7,953)	$ 295

Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation (Notes)	9 Months Ended
Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation (Notes)	Sep. 30, 2016
Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation [Abstract]
Nature Of Operations and Basis of Presentation [Text Block]	Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation General Motors Company (sometimes referred to in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as we, our, us, ourselves, the Company, General Motors or GM) designs, builds and sells cars, trucks, crossovers and automobile parts worldwide. We also provide automotive financing services through General Motors Financial Company, Inc. (GM Financial). We analyze the results of our business through the following 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 certain centrally recorded income and costs, such as interest, income taxes and corporate expenditures and certain nonsegment specific revenues and expenses. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP 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, which consist of normal recurring adjustments and transactions or events discretely impacting the interim periods, 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 audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our 2015 Form 10-K. Except for per share amounts or as otherwise specified, dollar amounts presented within tables are stated in millions. Effective January 1, 2016 we retrospectively adopted Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2015-17, Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes, which requires all deferred tax assets and liabilities to be classified as non-current. As a result current Deferred income taxes and Accrued liabilities decreased by $8.6 billion and $249 million and non-current Deferred income taxes increased by $8.4 billion at December 31, 2015 in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. In February 2016 ASU 2016-02, Leases (ASU 2016-02) was issued which requires the lessee to recognize most leases on the balance sheet thereby resulting in the recognition of lease assets and liabilities for those leases currently classified as operating leases. The accounting for leases where we are the lessor is largely unchanged. ASU 2016-02 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018 with early adoption permitted. We are currently assessing the impact ASU 2016-02 will have on our consolidated financial statements. In June 2016 ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (ASU 2016-13), was issued that requires entities to use a Current Expected Credit Loss model which is a new impairment model based on expected losses rather than incurred losses. Under this model, an entity would recognize an impairment allowance equal to its current estimate of all contractual cash flows that the entity does not expect to collect from financial assets measured at amortized cost. The entity's estimate would consider relevant information about past events, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts, which will result in recognition of lifetime expected credit losses by GM Financial upon loan origination. ASU 2016-13 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019 with early adoption permitted for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018. We are currently assessing the impact ASU 2016-13 will have on our consolidated financial statements.

Acquisition of Business (Notes)	9 Months Ended
Acquisition of Business (Notes)	Sep. 30, 2016
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Acquisition of Business [Text Block]	Acquisition of Business On May 12, 2016 we acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Cruise Automation, Inc. (Cruise), an autonomous vehicle technology company, to further accelerate our development of autonomous vehicles. The deal consideration at closing was $581 million, of which $291 million was paid in cash and approximately $290 million was paid through the issuance of new common stock. The fair value of the common stock issued was determined based on the closing price of our common stock on May 12, 2016. In conjunction with the acquisition, we entered into other agreements that will result in future costs contingent upon the continued employment of key individuals and additional performance-based awards contingent upon the achievement of specific technology and commercialization milestones. Of the total consideration, $130 million was allocated to intangible assets, primarily in-process research and development with an indefinite life until fully developed and commercialized, $39 million was allocated to deferred tax liabilities, net of other assets, and $490 million was allocated to non-tax-deductible goodwill in GMNA primarily related to the synergies expected to arise as a result of the acquisition. The results of operations associated with this acquisition were not significant to our condensed consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, pro forma financial information is not presented. We have included the financial results of Cruise in our condensed consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.

Marketable Securities (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Marketable Securities [Abstract]

Marketable Securities [Text Block]

Marketable Securities

The following table summarizes the fair value, which approximates cost, of cash equivalents and marketable securities:



	Fair Value Level	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Cash, cash equivalents and time deposits		$	7,630	$	7,730
Available-for-sale securities
U.S. government and agencies	2	$	4,718	$	5,329
Corporate and other debt securities	2	8,169		6,267
Money market funds	1	1,192		2,275
Sovereign debt	2	2,382		1,219
Total available-for-sale securities		16,461		15,090
Trading securities – sovereign debt	2	13		581
Total marketable securities (including securities classified as cash equivalents)		$	16,474	$	15,671
Restricted cash
Cash, cash equivalents and time deposits		$	613	$	833
Available-for-sale securities, primarily money market funds	1	1,612		1,340
Total restricted cash		$	2,225	$	2,173
Available-for-sale securities included above with contractual maturities
Due in one year or less		$	12,083
Due between one and five years		3,205
Total available-for-sale securities with contractual maturities		$	15,288

Marketable securities classified as cash equivalents totaled $8.3 billion and $7.5 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 and consisted of corporate debt, sovereign debt and money market funds. Sales proceeds from investments classified as available-for-sale and sold prior to maturity were $1.6 billion and $1.1 billion in the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 and $5.8 billion and $7.0 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015. Net unrealized gains and losses on trading securities were insignificant in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.

GM Financial Receivables (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

GM Financial [Member]

Finance Receivables [Line Items]

GM Financial Receivables [Text Block]

GM Financial Receivables



	September 30, 2016									December 31, 2015
	Retail			Commercial			Total			Retail			Commercial			Total
GM Financial receivables	$	32,246		$	9,422		$	41,668		$	29,124		$	8,209		$	37,333
Less: allowance for loan losses	(822		)	(52		)	(874		)	(735		)	(47		)	(782		)
GM Financial receivables, net	$	31,424		$	9,370		$	40,794		$	28,389		$	8,162		$	36,551

Fair value of GM Financial receivables							$	41,192								$	36,707

GM Financial estimates the fair value of retail finance receivables using observable and unobservable inputs within a cash flow model, a Level 3 input. The inputs reflect assumptions regarding expected prepayments, deferrals, delinquencies, recoveries and charge-offs of the loans within the 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 is calculated and discounted using a weighted-average cost of capital or current interest rates. The weighted-average cost of capital uses 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 profile as the portfolio. Macroeconomic factors could affect the credit performance of the portfolio and therefore could potentially affect the assumptions used in GM Financial's cash flow model. A substantial majority of GM Financial's commercial finance receivables have variable interest rates and maturities of one year or less. Therefore, the carrying amount is considered to be a reasonable estimate of fair value using Level 2 inputs.



	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2016			September 30, 2015			September 30, 2016			September 30, 2015
Allowance for loan losses at beginning of period	$	864		$	760		$	782		$	695
Provision for loan losses	172			144			519			440
Charge-offs	(294		)	(256		)	(853		)	(710		)
Recoveries	134			124			417			357
Effect of foreign currency	(2		)	(14		)	9			(24		)
Allowance for loan losses at end of period	$	874		$	758		$	874		$	758

The activity for the allowance for commercial loan losses was insignificant in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.

Retail Finance Receivables GM Financial uses proprietary scoring systems in its underwriting process that measure the credit quality of retail finance receivables using several factors, such as credit bureau information, consumer credit risk scores (e.g. FICO scores or its equivalent) and contract characteristics. In addition to GM Financial's proprietary scoring systems, GM Financial considers other individual consumer factors such as employment history, financial stability and capacity to pay. Subsequent to origination GM Financial reviews the credit quality of retail receivables based on customer payment activity. In North America, while we historically focused on consumers with lower than prime credit scores, we have expanded our prime lending programs. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, 51% and 60% of the retail finance receivables in North America were from consumers with sub-prime credit scores, which are defined as FICO scores or its equivalent of less than 620 at the time of loan origination. At the time of loan origination, substantially all of GM Financial's international consumers have the equivalent of prime credit scores.

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. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 the accrual of finance charge income had been suspended on delinquent retail finance receivables with contractual amounts due of $816 million and $778 million. The following table summarizes the contractual amount of delinquent contracts, which was not significantly different than the recorded investment of the retail finance receivables:



	September 30, 2016				September 30, 2015
	Amount		Percent of Contractual Amount Due		Amount		Percent of Contractual Amount Due
31-to-60 days delinquent	$	1,127	3.5	%	$	1,137	4.0	%
Greater-than-60 days delinquent	503		1.5	%	454		1.6	%
Total finance receivables more than 30 days delinquent	1,630		5.0	%	1,591		5.6	%
In repossession	60		0.2	%	53		0.2	%
Total finance receivables more than 30 days delinquent or in repossession	$	1,690	5.2	%	$	1,644	5.8	%

At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 retail finance receivables classified as troubled debt restructurings and individually evaluated for impairment were $1.8 billion and $1.6 billion and the allowance for loan losses included $256 million and $220 million of specific allowances on these receivables.

Commercial Finance Receivables GM Financial's commercial finance receivables consist of dealer financings, primarily for inventory purchases. A proprietary model is used to assign a risk rating to each dealer. A credit review of each dealer is performed at least annually, and if necessary, the dealer's risk rating is adjusted on the basis of the review. Dealers in Group VI are subject to additional restrictions on funding, up to suspension of lines of credit and liquidation of assets. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 the commercial finance receivables on non-accrual status were insignificant. The following table summarizes the credit risk profile by dealer risk rating of commercial finance receivables:



		September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Group I	– Dealers with superior financial metrics	$	1,505	$	1,298
Group II	– Dealers with strong financial metrics	2,938		2,573
Group III	– Dealers with fair financial metrics	3,097		2,597
Group IV	– Dealers with weak financial metrics	1,134		1,058
Group V	– Dealers warranting special mention due to potential weaknesses	604		501
Group VI	– Dealers with loans classified as substandard, doubtful or impaired	144		182
		$	9,422	$	8,209

Inventories (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories [Text Block]

Inventories



	September 30, 2016
	GMNA		GME		GMIO		GMSA		Total
Total productive material, supplies and work in process	$	3,648	$	720	$	1,100	$	841	$	6,309
Finished product, including service parts	4,497		2,470		1,322		829		9,118
Total inventories	$	8,145	$	3,190	$	2,422	$	1,670	$	15,427



	December 31, 2015
	GMNA		GME		GMIO		GMSA		Total
Total productive material, supplies and work in process	$	2,705	$	713	$	1,113	$	616	$	5,147
Finished product, including service parts	4,884		2,166		954		613		8,617
Total inventories	$	7,589	$	2,879	$	2,067	$	1,229	$	13,764

Equity In Net Assets Of Nonconsolidated Affiliates (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Equity in Net Assets of Nonconsolidated Affiliates [Text Block]

Equity in Net Assets of Nonconsolidated Affiliates



	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2016		September 30, 2015		September 30, 2016		September 30, 2015
Automotive China JVs equity income	$	459	$	463	$	1,448	$	1,485
Other joint ventures equity income	38		39		269		94
Total Equity income	$	497	$	502	$	1,717	$	1,579

There have been no significant ownership changes in our Automotive China joint ventures (Automotive China JVs) since December 31, 2015.

Dividends received from our nonconsolidated affiliates were insignificant and $315 million in the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 and $2.0 billion and $1.7 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 we had undistributed earnings of $1.8 billion and $2.2 billion related to our nonconsolidated affiliates.

Variable Interest Entities (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Variable Interest Entities [Abstract]

Variable Interest Entities [Text Block]

Variable Interest Entities

GM Financial uses special purpose entities (SPEs) that are considered variable interest entities (VIEs) to issue variable funding notes to third party bank-sponsored warehouse facilities or asset-backed securities to investors in securitization transactions. The debt issued by these VIEs is backed by finance receivables and leasing related assets transferred by GM Financial to the VIEs (Securitized Assets). GM Financial determined that it is the primary beneficiary of the SPEs because: (1) the servicing responsibilities for the Securitized Assets give GM Financial the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the performance of the VIEs; and (2) the variable interests in the VIEs give GM Financial the obligation to absorb losses and the right to receive residual returns that could potentially be significant. The assets serve as the sole source of repayment for the debt issued by these entities. Investors in the notes issued by the VIEs do not have recourse to GM Financial or its other assets, with the exception of customary representation and warranty repurchase provisions and indemnities that GM Financial provides as the servicer. GM Financial is not required and does not currently intend to provide additional financial support to these SPEs. While these subsidiaries are included in GM Financial's condensed consolidated financial statements, they are separate legal entities and their assets are legally owned by them and are not available to GM Financial's creditors. The following table summarizes the assets and liabilities related to GM Financial's consolidated VIEs:



	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Restricted cash – current	$	1,466	$	1,345
Restricted cash – non-current	$	537	$	531
GM Financial receivables, net of fees – current	$	12,878	$	12,224
GM Financial receivables, net of fees – non-current	$	11,411	$	12,597
GM Financial equipment on operating leases, net	$	18,243	$	11,684
GM Financial short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	$	16,726	$	13,545
GM Financial long-term debt	$	17,491	$	15,841

GM Financial recognizes finance charge, leased vehicle and fee income on the Securitized Assets and interest expense on the secured debt issued in a securitization transaction and records a provision for loan losses to recognize probable loan losses inherent in the finance receivables.

Automotive and GM Financial Debt (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Automotive and GM Financial Debt [Text Block]

Automotive and GM Financial Debt



	September 30, 2016				December 31, 2015
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Total automotive debt	$	10,752	$	12,148	$	8,765	$	9,088
Fair value utilizing Level 1 inputs			$	9,985			$	6,972
Fair value utilizing Level 2 inputs			$	2,163			$	2,116

The fair value of automotive debt measured utilizing Level 1 inputs was based on quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments that a market participant can access at the measurement date. The fair value of automotive debt measured utilizing Level 2 inputs was based on a discounted cash flow model using observable inputs. This model utilizes observable inputs such as contractual repayment terms and benchmark yield curves, plus a spread based on our senior unsecured notes that is intended to represent our nonperformance risk. We obtain the benchmark yield curves and yields on unsecured notes from independent sources that are widely used in the financial industry. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 the fair value of automotive debt exceeded its carrying amount due primarily to a decrease in bond yields compared to yields at the time of issuance.

In February 2016 we issued $2.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes comprising $1.25 billion of 6.60% notes due in 2036 and $750 million of 6.75% notes due in 2046. These notes contain terms and covenants customary of these types of securities including limitations on the amount of certain secured debt we may incur. The net proceeds from the issuance of these senior unsecured notes were used to fund discretionary contributions to our U.S. hourly pension plan as described in Note 10.

In May 2016 we amended and restated our two primary revolving credit facilities, increasing our aggregate borrowing capacity from $12.5 billion to $14.5 billion. These facilities consist of a three-year, $4.0 billion facility and a five-year, $10.5 billion facility. Both facilities are available to us as well as certain wholly-owned subsidiaries, including GM Financial. The three-year, $4.0 billion facility allows for borrowings in U.S. Dollars and other currencies and includes a GM Financial borrowing sub-limit of $1.0 billion and a letter of credit sub-facility of $1.0 billion. The five-year, $10.5 billion facility allows for borrowings in U.S. Dollars and other currencies and includes a GM Financial borrowing sub-limit of $3.0 billion and a letter of credit sub-limit of $500 million.

The revolving credit facilities require us to maintain at least $4.0 billion in global liquidity and at least $2.0 billion in U.S. liquidity. If we fail to maintain an investment grade corporate rating from at least two of the following credit rating agencies: Fitch Ratings (Fitch), Moody's Investor Service (Moody's) and Standard & Poor's (S&P), certain subsidiaries of ours will be required to provide guarantees under the terms of the revolving credit facilities. Interest rates on obligations under the revolving credit facilities are based on prevailing annual interest rates for Eurodollar loans or an alternative base rate, plus an applicable margin.



	September 30, 2016				December 31, 2015
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Secured debt	$	35,237	$	35,418	$	30,689	$	30,671
Unsecured debt	33,111		33,974		23,657		23,726
Total GM Financial debt	$	68,348	$	69,392	$	54,346	$	54,397

Fair value utilizing Level 2 inputs			$	64,432			$	48,716
Fair value utilizing Level 3 inputs			$	4,960			$	5,681

The fair value of GM Financial debt measured utilizing Level 2 inputs was based on quoted market prices for identical instruments and if unavailable, quoted market prices of similar instruments. For debt that has terms of one year or less or has been priced within the last six months, the carrying amount or par value is considered to be a reasonable estimate of fair value. The fair value of GM Financial debt measured utilizing Level 3 inputs was based on the discounted future net cash flows expected to be settled using current risk-adjusted rates.

Secured debt consists of revolving credit facilities and securitization notes payable. Most of the secured debt was issued by VIEs and is repayable only from proceeds related to the underlying pledged Securitized Assets. Refer to Note 7 for additional information on GM Financial's involvement with VIEs. In the nine months ended September 30, 2016 GM Financial issued securitization notes payable of $11.8 billion and entered into new or renewed credit facilities with a total net additional borrowing capacity of $3.1 billion, which had substantially the same terms as existing debt.

Unsecured debt consists of senior notes, credit facilities, retail customer deposits and other unsecured debt. In March 2016 GM Financial issued $2.75 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior notes comprising $1.5 billion of 4.20% notes due in March 2021 and $1.25 billion of 5.25% notes due in March 2026. In May 2016 GM Financial issued $3.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior notes comprising $1.4 billion of 2.40% notes due in May 2019, $1.2 billion of 3.70% notes due in May 2023 and $400 million of floating rate notes due in May 2019. Also in May 2016 GM Financial issued Euro 500 million of 1.168% term notes due in May 2020. In July 2016 GM Financial issued $2.0 billion of 3.20% senior notes due in July 2021. In September 2016 GM Financial issued Euro 750 million of 0.955% term notes due in September 2023. In October 2016 GM Financial issued $1.75 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior notes comprising $750 million of 2.35% notes due in October 2019, $750 million of 4.00% notes due in October 2026 and $250 million of floating rate notes due in October 2019. Each of these notes contain terms and covenants including limitations on GM Financial's ability to incur certain liens.

GM Financial accepts deposits from retail banking customers in Germany. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 the outstanding balance of these deposits was $1.9 billion and $1.3 billion, of which 41% and 44% were overnight deposits.

Product Warranty and Related Liabilities (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]

Product Warranty and Related Liabilities [Text Block]

Product Warranty and Related Liabilities



	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2016			September 30, 2015			September 30, 2016			September 30, 2015
Warranty balance at beginning of period	$	9,366		$	9,296		$	9,279		$	9,646
Warranties issued and assumed in period – recall campaigns and courtesy transportation	324			299			698			685
Warranties issued and assumed in period – policy and product warranty	671			576			1,883			1,742
Payments	(947		)	(939		)	(2,782		)	(3,045		)
Adjustments to pre-existing warranties	95			132			384			461
Effect of foreign currency and other	6			(111		)	53			(236		)
Warranty balance at end of period	$	9,515		$	9,253		$	9,515		$	9,253

Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits [Text Block]

Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits



	Three Months Ended September 30, 2016									Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
	Pension Benefits						Global OPEB Plans			Pension Benefits						Global OPEB Plans
	U.S.			Non-U.S.			Global OPEB Plans			U.S.			Non-U.S.			Global OPEB Plans
Service cost	$	96		$	109		$	4		$	101		$	116		$	6
Interest cost	553			140			50			689			184			59
Expected return on plan assets	(945		)	(179		)	—			(974		)	(193		)	—
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	(1		)	3			(3		)	(1		)	3			(4		)
Amortization of net actuarial (gains) losses	(6		)	48			5			2			59			10
Net periodic pension and OPEB (income) expense	$	(303	)	$	121		$	56		$	(183	)	$	169		$	71



	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016									Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
	Pension Benefits						Global OPEB Plans			Pension Benefits						Global OPEB Plans
	U.S.			Non-U.S.			Global OPEB Plans			U.S.			Non-U.S.			Global OPEB Plans
Service cost	$	287		$	283		$	13		$	304		$	311		$	18
Interest cost	1,659			424			150			2,066			575			178
Expected return on plan assets	(2,834		)	(540		)	—			(2,922		)	(598		)	—
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	(3		)	9			(10		)	(3		)	11			(10		)
Amortization of net actuarial (gains) losses	(19		)	143			15			6			175			27
Curtailments, settlements and other	—			—			—			—			108			—
Net periodic pension and OPEB (income) expense	$	(910	)	$	319		$	168		$	(549	)	$	582		$	213

Effective January 2016 the discount rate used to determine the service cost and interest cost for our pension and other postretirement benefits (OPEB) plans was based on individual annual yield curve rates. This refinement is considered a change in estimate and has been applied prospectively. The use of the individual annual yield curve rates has reduced the service cost and interest cost by $192 million and $577 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, which will be offset in the actuarial gains and losses upon the next remeasurement of the plans' obligations.

We made discretionary contributions to our U.S. hourly pension plan of $2.0 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2016. These discretionary contributions were funded with the net proceeds from the issuance of the automotive senior unsecured notes described in Note 8.

The curtailment charges recorded in the nine months ended September 30, 2015 were due primarily to the General Motors of Canada Company (GM Canada) hourly pension plan that was remeasured as a result of a voluntary separation program.

Commitments and Contingencies (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies [Text Block]

Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation-Related Liability and Tax Administrative Matters In the normal course of business, we are named from time to time as a defendant in various legal actions, including arbitrations, class actions and other litigation, that arise in connection with our business as a global company. We identify below the material individual proceedings and investigations in connection with which we believe a material loss is reasonably possible or probable. We accrue for matters when we believe that losses are probable and can be reasonably estimated. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 accruals were $1.3 billion and $1.2 billion and were recorded in Accrued liabilities and Other liabilities. In many proceedings, it is inherently difficult to determine whether any loss is probable or even reasonably possible or to estimate the size or range of the possible loss. Accordingly an adverse outcome from such proceedings could exceed the amounts accrued by an amount that could be material to our financial position, results of operations or cash flows in any particular reporting period.

Proceedings Related to Ignition Switch Recall and Other Recalls In 2014 we announced various recalls relating to safety, customer satisfaction and other matters. Those recalls included recalls to repair ignition switches that could under certain circumstances unintentionally move from the “run” position to the “accessory” or “off” position with a corresponding loss of power, which could in turn prevent airbags from deploying in the event of a crash.

Through October 19, 2016 we were aware of 100 putative class actions pending against GM in various federal and state trial courts in the U.S. and 17 putative class actions pending in various Provincial Courts in Canada alleging that consumers who purchased or leased vehicles manufactured by GM or General Motors Corporation had been economically harmed by one or more of the recalls announced in 2014 and/or the underlying vehicle conditions associated with those recalls (economic-loss cases). In general, these economic-loss cases seek recovery for purported compensatory damages, such as alleged benefit-of-the-bargain damage or damages related to alleged diminution in value of the vehicles, as well as punitive damages, injunctive relief and other relief. There are also two civil actions brought by state governmental entities relating to the 2014 recalls that seek injunctive relief as well as civil penalties and attorneys' fees for alleged violations of state laws.

Through October 19, 2016 we were aware of 286 actions pending in various federal and state trial courts in the U.S. and 18 actions pending in various Provincial Courts in Canada alleging injury or death as a result of defects that may be the subject of recalls announced in 2014 (personal injury cases). In general, these personal injury cases seek recovery for purported compensatory damages, punitive damages and other relief.

Since June 2014 the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) has issued orders from time to time directing that certain pending economic-loss and personal injury federal lawsuits involving faulty or allegedly faulty ignition switches or other defects that may be related to the recalls announced in 2014 be transferred to, and consolidated in, a single federal court, the Southern District of New York (the multidistrict litigation). Through October 19, 2016 the JPML has transferred 306 pending cases to, and consolidated them with, the multidistrict litigation. At the court's suggestion, the parties to the multidistrict litigation engage from time to time in discussions of possible mechanisms to resolve pending litigation. Since September 17, 2015 we have reached various agreements with certain personal injury claimants regarding possible settlement of their claims.

In order to facilitate the resolution of the multidistrict litigation, the Southern District of New York (the district court) scheduled six cases involving personal injury for bellwether trials in 2016 (i.e., trials designed to be representative of the group of personal injury cases in the multidistrict litigation). Through October 19, 2016 two of the cases set for bellwether trials were dismissed with prejudice by the plaintiffs. In a third bellwether trial, a jury returned a verdict finding that GM was not liable to the plaintiffs. In the remaining three federal cases set for bellwether trials in 2016, GM and the plaintiffs entered into confidential settlement agreements to resolve those cases prior to trial. The district court has scheduled additional personal injury bellwether trials for 2017 and 2018. In addition to the federal bellwether trials, a Texas state court administering a Texas state court multidistrict litigation scheduled two bellwether trials in August and September 2016. In the first case, tried in August 2016, a jury returned a verdict finding that GM was not liable to the plaintiffs. In the second case, the Texas state court granted summary judgment to GM and dismissed plaintiff's case before the trial commenced. Each bellwether trial will be tried on its facts and the result of any subsequent bellwether trial may be different from the earlier bellwether trials.

On July 15, 2016 the district court overseeing the federal multidistrict litigation issued a ruling on GM's motion to dismiss plaintiffs' complaint seeking damages for alleged economic losses relating to the ignition switch and other recalls by GM in 2014. The district court granted GM's motion in part and denied it in part. The district court dismissed plaintiffs' claims brought under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act, and those brought by any plaintiff whose vehicle was not allegedly defective when sold. The district court also rejected plaintiffs' broadest theory of damages – that plaintiffs could seek recovery for alleged reduction in the value of their vehicles due to damage to GM's reputation and brand as a result of the ignition switch matter. The district court also held that plaintiffs did not have a common basis for their claims across all defects and models to proceed as a single class, and that the remaining claims may have to proceed individually or in subclasses of vehicles affected by a common defect. Further, the district court held that the named plaintiffs may assert claims only on behalf of owners of the same vehicle models that they themselves purchased (or leased) or models with sufficiently similar defects, and that it will not specify the specific permissible class claims until the class-certification stage. Finally, the district court granted GM's motion to dismiss with respect to certain state law claims but denied it as to other state law claims. The court held that the viability of state law claims will depend on each state's specific laws and plaintiffs' specific factual allegations. While the ruling is limited to post-bankruptcy claims, we believe the district court's legal holdings rejecting plaintiffs' broadest damages theory and dismissing certain other claims should apply to similarly limit plaintiffs' pre-bankruptcy claims. On September 15, 2016, plaintiffs filed a Fourth Amended Consolidated Complaint, amending their economic loss claims.

Because many plaintiffs in the actions described in the above paragraphs are suing over the conduct of General Motors Corporation or vehicles manufactured by that entity for liabilities not expressly assumed by GM, we moved to enforce the terms of the July 2009 Sale Order and Injunction (2009 Sale Order) issued by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (Bankruptcy Court) to preclude claims from being asserted against us for, among other things, personal injuries based on pre-sale accidents, any economic-loss claims based on acts or conduct of General Motors Corporation and claims asserting successor liability for obligations owed by General Motors Corporation (successor liability claims). On April 15, 2015 the Bankruptcy Court issued a decision precluding claims against us based upon pre-sale accidents, claims based upon the acts or conduct by General Motors Corporation and successor liability claims, except for claims asserting liabilities that had been expressly assumed by us in the July 2009 Sale Agreement, and claims that could be asserted against us only if they were otherwise viable and arose solely out of our own independent post-closing acts and did not in any way rely on acts or conduct by General Motors Corporation. Plaintiffs appealed the Bankruptcy Court’s decision and we cross appealed with respect to certain issues to preserve our rights.

On July 13, 2016 a three judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (Second Circuit) issued a decision and judgment affirming in part, reversing in part, and vacating portions of the Bankruptcy Court's April 15, 2015 decision and subsequent judgment. Among other things, the Second Circuit held that the 2009 Sale Order could not be enforced to bar claims against GM asserted by either plaintiffs who purchased used vehicles after the sale closing or against purchasers who asserted claims relating to the ignition switch defect, including pre-closing personal injury claims and economic loss claims. The Second Circuit also vacated that portion of the Bankruptcy Court judgment enforcing the 2009 Sale Order against plaintiffs with pre-sale claims based on defects other than the ignition switch and remanded that issue to the Bankruptcy Court for further proceedings. The Second Circuit denied our request for an en banc review of the panel's decision and judgment and we now intend to appeal the Second Circuit's decision to the United States Supreme Court. In 2014, GM voluntarily established the Ignition Switch Recall Compensation Program, administered by an independent administrator, which provided compensation for individuals who suffered personal injuries resulting from the ignition switch defect, both before and after bankruptcy. As a result, certain pre-closing personal injury claims relating to the ignition switch defect were resolved through this program. Refer to the Ignition Switch Recall Compensation Program section below for a discussion of the payments made under this program through September 30, 2016.

In addition on December 4, 2015 the Bankruptcy Court issued a judgment regarding certain issues, including the extent to which punitive damages could be asserted against GM based on claims in connection with vehicles manufactured by General Motors Corporation, for which GM assumed liability in the 2009 Sale Agreement. Various groups of plaintiffs have appealed that decision to the district court overseeing the multidistrict litigation.

In the putative shareholder class action filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (Eastern District) on behalf of purchasers of our common stock from November 17, 2010 to July 24, 2014 (Shareholder Class Action), the lead plaintiff, the New York State Teachers' Retirement System alleged that GM and several current and former officers and employees made material misstatements and omissions relating to problems with the ignition switch and other matters in SEC filings and other public statements.

On February 11, 2016 the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of four consolidated shareholder derivative actions that had been pending in the Delaware Chancery Court. In light of the Delaware Supreme Court’s decision, proceedings have resumed in the two consolidated shareholder derivative actions in the Eastern District that had been stayed pending disposition of the Delaware cases and the Eastern District is now considering our motion to dismiss in those actions. In early 2016 an additional shareholder derivative action was filed in the Eastern District against certain current and former GM directors and officers making similar allegations to the two other shareholder derivative actions that are pending in the Eastern District. This most recent derivative action has been transferred to the same judge handling those two other shareholder derivative actions. Two derivative actions filed in the Circuit Court of Wayne County, Michigan, have been consolidated and remain stayed pending disposition of the federal derivative actions.

In connection with the 2014 recalls, various investigations, inquiries and complaints have been received from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (the Office), Congress, the SEC, Transport Canada and 50 state attorneys general. In connection with the foregoing we have received subpoenas and requests for additional information and we have participated in discussions with various governmental authorities. We have not received inquiries from the committees in Congress for a substantial period of time and are unaware of any further action they may take. On June 3, 2015 we received notice of an investigation by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) concerning certified pre-owned vehicle advertising where dealers had certified vehicles that allegedly needed recall repairs. On January 28, 2016 the FTC published a proposed consent agreement for public comment. The public comment period has closed; the matter remains pending before the FTC. We believe we are cooperating fully with all pending requests for information in ongoing investigations. Such matters could in the future result in the imposition of material damages, fines, civil consent orders, civil and criminal penalties or other remedies.

As described more specifically below, we have resolved, partially or totally, several matters relating to the recalls announced in 2014, including the recognition of additional liabilities for such matters.

First, with regard to the investigation by the Office, on September 16, 2015 we entered into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (the DPA) with the Office regarding its investigation of the events leading up to certain recalls regarding faulty ignition switches. Under the DPA we have paid the United States $900 million as a financial penalty, and we agreed to retain an independent monitor to review and assess our policies, practices or procedures related to statements about motor vehicle safety, the provision of information to those responsible for recall decisions, recall processes and addressing known defects in certified pre-owned vehicles. In addition, the Office agreed to recommend to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (Southern District) that prosecution of GM on the two-count information filed in the Southern District be deferred for three years. The Office also agreed that if we are in compliance with all of our obligations under the DPA, the Office will, within 30 days after the expiration of the period of deferral (including any extensions thereto), seek dismissal with prejudice of the two-count information filed against GM. For a further description of the terms and conditions of the DPA refer to Note 15 of our 2015 Form 10-K.

Second, on May 23, 2016 the district court entered a judgment approving a class-wide settlement of the Shareholder Class Action described above for $300 million. One significant shareholder opted out of the settlement prior to approval and one shareholder has filed an appeal of the decision approving the settlement.

Third, on September 17, 2015 we announced we had reached a memorandum of understanding regarding a $275 million settlement that could potentially cover approximately 1,400 personal injury claimants who have lawsuits pending in the multidistrict litigation or who have otherwise asserted claims related to the ignition switch recall or certain other recalls announced in 2014. In December 2015 the court overseeing the multidistrict litigation established a qualified settlement fund and appointed a special master to administer certain facets of the settlement pursuant to the terms of the memorandum of understanding. The special master commenced his work in the three months ended December 31, 2015 and his work continues.

The total amount accrued at September 30, 2016 for the remaining investigations, claims and/or lawsuits relating to the ignition switch recalls and other related recalls represents a combination of our best single point estimates where determinable and, where no such single point estimate is determinable, our estimate of the low end of the range of probable loss with regard to such matters, if that is determinable. We believe it is probable that we will incur additional liabilities beyond what has already been accrued with regard to at least a portion of the remaining matters, whether through settlement or judgment; however, we are currently unable to estimate an overall amount or range of loss because these matters involve significant uncertainties. The uncertainties include the legal theory or the nature of the investigations, claims and/or lawsuits, the complexity of the facts, the lack of documentation available to us with respect to particular cases or groups of cases, the results of any investigation or litigation and the timing of resolution of the investigation or litigations, including any appeals, and further proceedings following the Second Circuit's July 13 decision and the district court's July 15 decision. We will continue to consider resolution of pending matters involving ignition switch recalls and other recalls where it makes sense to do so.

GM Canada Dealers' Claim On February 12, 2010 a claim was filed in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against GM Canada on behalf of a purported class of over 200 former GM Canada dealers (the Plaintiff Dealers) which had entered into wind-down agreements with GM Canada. In May 2009 in the context of the global restructuring of GM's business and the possibility that GM Canada might be required to initiate insolvency proceedings, GM Canada offered the Plaintiff Dealers the wind-down agreements to assist with their exit from the GM Canada dealer network and to facilitate winding down their operations in an orderly fashion. The Plaintiff Dealers allege that their Dealer Sales and Service Agreements were wrongly terminated by GM Canada and that GM Canada 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” 750 million Canadian Dollars, 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. A number of former dealers opted out of participation in the litigation, leaving 181 dealers in the certified class. On July 8, 2015 the Ontario Superior Court dismissed the Plaintiff Dealers’ claim against GM Canada. The court also dismissed GM Canada’s counterclaim against the Plaintiff Dealers for repayment of the wind-down payments made to them by GM Canada as well as for other relief. All parties have filed notices of appeal. The appeals and cross appeals are scheduled to be heard by the Ontario Court of Appeal in January 2017.

GM Korea Wage Litigation Commencing on or about September 29, 2010 current and former hourly employees of GM Korea Company (GM Korea) filed eight separate group actions in the Incheon District Court in Incheon, Korea. The cases, which in aggregate involve more than 10,000 employees, allege that GM Korea failed to include bonuses and certain allowances in its calculation of Ordinary Wages due under the Presidential Decree of the Korean Labor Standards Act. On November 23, 2012 the Seoul High Court (an intermediate level appellate court) affirmed a decision of the Incheon District Court in a case involving five GM Korea employees which was contrary to GM Korea's position. GM Korea appealed to the Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (Supreme Court). On May 29, 2014 the Supreme Court remanded the case to the Seoul High Court for consideration consistent with earlier Supreme Court precedent holding that while fixed bonuses should be included in the calculation of Ordinary Wages, claims for retroactive application of this rule would be barred under certain circumstances. On reconsideration, the Seoul High Court held in GM Korea’s favor on October 30, 2015, after which the plaintiffs appealed to the Supreme Court. In July 2014 GM Korea and its labor union also agreed to include bonuses and certain allowances in Ordinary Wages retroactive to March 1, 2014. Therefore our accrual related to these cases was reclassified from a contingent liability to the Pensions liability. We estimate our reasonably possible loss in excess of amounts accrued to be 604 billion South Korean Won (equivalent to $551 million) at September 30, 2016, which relates to periods before March 1, 2014. We are also party to litigation with current and former salaried employees over allegations relating to Ordinary Wages regulation. On November 26 and 27, 2015 the Supreme Court remanded two salary cases to the Seoul High Court for a review of the merits. Both the scope of claims asserted and GM Korea's assessment of any or all of the individual claim elements may change if new information becomes available. These cases are currently pending before various courts in Korea.

Other Litigation-Related Liability and Tax Administrative Matters Various other 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 product and workplace safety, emissions and fuel economy; product warranties; financial services; dealer, supplier and other contractual relationships; government regulations relating to payments to foreign companies; government regulations relating to competition issues; tax-related matters not subject to Accounting Standards Codification 740, Income Taxes (indirect tax-related matters); and environmental 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 or provide an alternative form of security which may range from $300 million to $700 million at September 30, 2016. 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 September 30, 2016. We believe that appropriate accruals have been established for losses that are probable and can be reasonably estimated. For indirect tax-related matters we estimate our reasonably possible loss in excess of amounts accrued to be up to approximately $1.0 billion at September 30, 2016.

Takata Matters On May 4, 2016 the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued an amended consent order requiring Takata Corporation (Takata) to file defect information reports (DIRs) for previously unrecalled front airbag inflators that contain an ammonium nitrate-based propellant without a moisture absorbing desiccant on a multi-year, risk-based schedule through 2019 impacting tens of millions of vehicles produced by numerous automotive manufacturers. NHTSA concluded that the likely root cause of the rupturing of the airbag inflators is a function of time, temperature cycling and environmental moisture. On May 16, 2016 Takata issued its first DIR in connection with the amended consent order. Its next DIR is due to be filed on December 31, 2016.

Although we do not believe there is a safety defect at this time in any GM vehicles within the scope of the Takata DIR, in cooperation with NHTSA we filed a Preliminary DIR on May 27, 2016, updated as of June 13, 2016, covering 2.5 million of certain of our GMT900 vehicles, which are full-size pick-up trucks and sport utility vehicles (SUVs). As a result of discussions with NHTSA and as described in the Preliminary DIR, GM believes it will have an opportunity to prove to NHTSA that the inflators in these vehicles do not and will not pose an unreasonable risk to safety. We believe these vehicles are currently performing as designed and ongoing testing continues to support the belief that the vehicles' unique design and integration mitigates against inflator degradation. We presently believe that the results of further testing and analysis will continue to demonstrate that the vehicles do not present an unreasonable risk to safety and that no repair will ultimately be required.

Based, in part, on the results of our testing, analysis and data to date, on September 2, 2016, we filed a petition with NHTSA to delay inclusion of GMT900 vehicles in the Takata DIR equipment schedule from December 31, 2016 until December 31, 2017. We believe that this timeline will permit us to complete our testing of the relevant non-desiccated Takata inflators in GMT900 vehicles.

Accordingly, no provision has been made for any repair associated with our vehicles subject to the Preliminary DIR and amended consent order. However, in the event we are ultimately obligated to repair the inflators in these vehicles, we estimate a reasonably possible cost of up to $320 million for the 2.5 million vehicles subject to the Preliminary DIR and an additional $550 million for up to 4.3 million vehicles subject to future Takata DIRs under the amended consent order.

On July 28, 2016, a putative class action was filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey claiming that numerous 2003 - 2011 model year GM vehicles are defective because they are equipped with Takata airbags and alleging, among other things, fraud and breach of warranty. The complaint seeks nationwide class certification or, alternatively, certification of various state classes, damages, costs and fees. At this early stage of the proceedings, we are unable to provide an evaluation of the likelihood that a loss will be incurred or an estimate of the amounts or range of possible loss.

Product Liability With respect to product liability claims (other than claims relating to the ignition switch recalls discussed previously) involving our and General Motors Corporation 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. In addition we indemnify dealers for certain product liability related claims including products sold by General Motors Corporation's dealers. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 liabilities of $683 million and $712 million were recorded in Accrued liabilities and Other liabilities 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. In light of vehicle recalls in recent years it is reasonably possible that our accruals for product liability claims may increase in future periods in material amounts, although we cannot estimate a reasonable range of incremental loss based on currently available information.

Ignition Switch Recall Compensation Program In the three months ended June 30, 2014 we created a compensation program (the Program) for accident victims who died or suffered physical injury (or for their families) as a result of a faulty ignition switch related to the 2.6 million vehicles recalled in the three months ended March 31, 2014. The Program is being administered by an independent administrator and accepted claims for review from August 1, 2014 through January 31, 2015. The Program completed its claims review process in the three months ended September 30, 2015, but continues to process acceptances that require court approval and resolve liens related to accepted claims. Accident victims (or their families) that accept a payment under the Program agree to settle all claims against GM related to the accident. The following table summarizes the activity for the Program:



	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2016			September 30, 2015
Balance at beginning of period	$	66		$	315
Provisions	—			225
Payments	(53		)	(350		)
Balance at end of period	$	13		$	190

Guarantees We enter into indemnification agreements for liability claims involving products manufactured primarily by certain joint ventures. We also provide vehicle repurchase guarantees and payment guarantees on commercial loans outstanding with third parties such as dealers. These guarantees terminate in years ranging from 2016 to 2030, upon the occurrence of specific events or are ongoing. We believe that the related potential costs incurred are adequately covered and our recorded accruals are insignificant. The maximum liability, calculated as future undiscounted payments, was $4.4 billion and $2.6 billion for these guarantees at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the majority of which relate to the indemnification agreements.

In some instances certain assets of the party whose debt or performance we have guaranteed may offset, to some degree, the amount of certain guarantees. Our payables to the party whose debt or performance we have guaranteed may also reduce the amount of certain guarantees. If vehicles are required to be repurchased under vehicle repurchase obligations, the total exposure would be reduced to the extent vehicles are able to be resold to another dealer.

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. Insignificant 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.

Income Taxes (Notes)	9 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Notes)	Sep. 30, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes [Text Block]	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). Tax jurisdictions with a projected or year to date loss for which a tax benefit cannot be realized are excluded. The tax effects 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. We have open tax years from 2006 to 2015 with various significant tax jurisdictions. In the three months ended September 30, 2016 income tax expense of $776 million primarily resulted from tax expense attributable to entities included in our effective tax rate calculation of $1.2 billion, partially offset by tax benefits related to foreign currency losses and other items. In the three months ended September 30, 2015 income tax expense of $165 million resulted from tax expense attributable to entities included in our effective tax rate calculation of $608 million, partially offset by net favorable discrete adjustments related to tax settlements, a valuation allowance reversal and other items. In the nine months ended September 30, 2016 income tax expense of $2.2 billion primarily resulted from tax expense attributable to entities included in our effective tax rate calculation of $3.2 billion, partially offset by tax benefits related to foreign currency losses and other items, tax audit settlements and deductions taken for stock investments in non-U.S. affiliates. In the nine months ended September 30, 2015 income tax expense of $1.3 billion resulted from tax expense attributable to entities included in our effective tax rate calculation of $1.9 billion, partially offset by net favorable discrete adjustments related to tax settlements, a valuation allowance reversal and other items. The $900 million charge recorded in the three months ended September 30, 2015 for the financial penalty under the DPA was not deductible for income tax purposes. Refer to Note 11 for additional information on the DPA. At September 30, 2016 we had $34.4 billion of net deferred tax assets consisting of: (1) net operating losses and income tax credits; (2) capitalized research expenditures; and (3) other timing differences that are available to offset future income tax liabilities, partially offset by valuation allowances. The net operating losses and income tax credits include U.S. operating loss and tax credit carryforward deferred tax assets of $8.3 billion of which $8.0 billion expire by 2036 if not utilized and $300 million can be carried forward indefinitely; and Non-U.S operating loss and tax credit carryforward deferred tax assets of $5.9 billion of which $1.4 billion expire by 2036 if not utilized and $4.5 billion can be carried forward indefinitely.

Restructuring and Other Initiatives (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring and Other Initiatives [Text Block]

Restructuring and Other Initiatives

We have 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. To the extent these programs involve voluntary separations, no liabilities are generally recorded until offers to employees are accepted. If employees are involuntarily terminated, a liability is generally recorded at the communication date. Related charges are recorded in Automotive cost of sales and Automotive selling, general and administrative expense. The following tables summarize the reserves and charges related to restructuring and other initiatives, including postemployment benefit reserves and charges, by segment:



	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2016			September 30, 2015			September 30, 2016			September 30, 2015
Balance at beginning of period	$	446		$	1,050		$	581		$	1,378
Additions, interest accretion and other	35			127			387			474
Payments	(56		)	(168		)	(560		)	(779		)
Revisions to estimates and effect of foreign currency	(29		)	(61		)	(12		)	(125		)
Balance at end of period(a)	$	396		$	948		$	396		$	948

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(a)	Included temporary layoff benefits of $351 million at September 30, 2015 in GMNA.

In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 restructuring and other initiatives related primarily to: (1) charges of $240 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2016 in GMNA related to the cash severance incentive program to qualified U.S. hourly employees under our 2015 labor agreement with the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agriculture Implement Workers of America (UAW); and (2) separation and other programs in Australia, Korea and India and the withdrawal of the Chevrolet brand from Europe. Restructuring costs incurred were insignificant and $94 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016. Collectively these programs had a total cost since inception of $789 million and affected a total of approximately 4,550 employees in GMIO through September 30, 2016. We expect to complete these programs in GMIO in 2017 and incur additional related restructuring and other charges of approximately $70 million.

In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 restructuring and other initiatives related primarily to: (1) our exit of Russia for which we recorded total pre-tax charges of $450 million in GME and GMIO in the nine months ended September 30, 2015, of which $112 million is reflected in the table above; and (2) separation and other programs in Australia, Korea, Thailand and Indonesia and the withdrawal of the Chevrolet brand from Europe. Restructuring costs incurred were insignificant and $149 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015. Collectively, these programs had a total cost since inception of $663 million in GMIO through September 30, 2015.

Stockholders' Equity (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity [Text Block]

Stockholders' Equity

We have 2.0 billion shares of preferred stock and 5.0 billion shares of common stock authorized for issuance. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 we had 1.5 billion shares of common stock issued and outstanding. In the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 we purchased 48 million and 85 million shares of our outstanding common stock for $1.5 billion and $2.9 billion as part of the common stock repurchase program announced in March 2015, which our Board of Directors increased and extended in January 2016. Our total dividends paid on common stock were $585 million and $563 million in the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 and $1.8 billion and $1.6 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

In July 2009 we issued two tranches of warrants, each to acquire 136 million shares of our common stock, to Motors Liquidation Company (MLC) which have all been distributed to creditors of General Motors Corporation (Old GM) and to the Motors Liquidation Company General Unsecured Creditors (GUC) Trust by MLC. The first tranche of MLC warrants had an exercise price of $10.00 per share and all unexercised warrants expired July 10, 2016. The second tranche of MLC warrants is exercisable at any time prior to July 10, 2019 at an exercise price of $18.33 per share. At September 30, 2016 and 2015, the number of warrants outstanding was 45 million and 121 million.

The following table summarizes the significant components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss:



	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2016			September 30, 2015			September 30, 2016			September 30, 2015
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments
Balance at beginning of period	$	(1,959	)	$	(1,023	)	$	(2,034	)	$	(1,064	)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassification adjustment, net of tax(a)	(82		)	(637		)	(14		)	(764		)
Reclassification adjustment, net of tax(a)(b)	(2		)	(8		)	(11		)	168
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax(a)	(84		)	(645		)	(25		)	(596		)
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax(a)	14			(2		)	30			(10		)
Balance at end of period	$	(2,029	)	$	(1,670	)	$	(2,029	)	$	(1,670	)
Defined Benefit Plans
Balance at beginning of period	$	(5,950	)	$	(6,517	)	$	(5,999	)	$	(7,006	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification adjustment, net of tax(a)	(3		)	85			(18		)	426
Reclassification adjustment, net of tax(a)(c)	33			69			97			217
Other comprehensive income, net of tax(a)	30			154			79			643
Balance at end of period	$	(5,920	)	$	(6,363	)	$	(5,920	)	$	(6,363	)

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(a)	The income tax effect was insignificant in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.


(b)	Related to the Russia exit in the nine months ended September 30, 2015. Included in Automotive cost of sales.


(c)	Included in the computation of net periodic pension and OPEB (income) expense. Refer to Note 10 for additional information.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for shareholders' equity comprised of portions attributable to the parent entity and noncontrolling interest, including other comprehensive income. Includes, but is not limited to, balances of common stock, preferred stock, additional paid-in capital, other capital and retained earnings, accumulated balance for each classification of other comprehensive income and amount of comprehensive income.

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Earnings Per Share (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

Earnings Per Share

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 are outstanding.



	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2016		September 30, 2015			September 30, 2016			September 30, 2015
Net income attributable to common stockholders – basic	$	2,773	$	1,359		$	7,592		$	3,421
Less: earnings adjustment for dilutive stock compensation rights	—		(2		)	(1		)	(3		)
Net income attributable to common stockholders – diluted	$	2,773	$	1,357		$	7,591		$	3,418

Weighted-average common shares outstanding – basic	1,550		1,577			1,548			1,597
Dilutive effect of warrants and awards under stock incentive plans	24		41			30			58
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – diluted	1,574		1,618			1,578			1,655

Diluted earnings per common share	$	1.76	$	0.84		$	4.81		$	2.07

In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 stock options to purchase 26 million shares were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the stock options would have had an antidilutive effect. In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 warrants to purchase 46 million shares were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the warrants would have had an antidilutive effect. The warrants expired December 31, 2015.

Segment Reporting (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting [Text Block]

Segment Reporting

We analyze the results of our business through the following segments: GMNA, GME, GMIO, GMSA and GM Financial. The chief operating decision maker evaluates the operating results and performance of our automotive segments through earnings before interest and income taxes-adjusted, which is presented net of noncontrolling interests. The chief operating decision maker evaluates GM Financial through earnings before income taxes-adjusted because interest income and interest expense are part of operating results when assessing and measuring the operational and financial performance of the segment. 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. While not all vehicles within a segment are individually profitable on a fully allocated cost basis, those vehicles attract customers to dealer showrooms and help maintain sales volumes for other, more profitable vehicles and contribute towards meeting required fuel efficiency standards. As a result of these and other factors, we do not manage our business on an individual brand or vehicle basis.

Substantially all of the cars, trucks, crossovers and automobile 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, trucks and crossovers are also sold to fleet customers, including daily rental car companies, commercial fleet customers, leasing companies and governments. Fleet sales are completed through the dealer network and in some cases directly with fleet customers. Retail and fleet customers can obtain a wide range of after-sale 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 Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC brands. The demands of customers outside North America are primarily met with vehicles developed, manufactured and/or marketed under the Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Holden, Opel and Vauxhall brands. We also have equity ownership stakes directly or indirectly in entities through various regional subsidiaries, primarily in Asia. These companies design, manufacture and/or market vehicles under the Baojun, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Jiefang and Wuling brands.

Our automotive operations' interest income and interest expense are recorded centrally in Corporate. Corporate assets consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities and intercompany balances. All intersegment balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The following tables summarize key financial information by segment:



	At and For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
	GMNA		GME			GMIO		GMSA			Corporate			Eliminations			Total Automotive		GM Financial		Eliminations			Total
Net sales and revenue	$	31,078	$	4,225		$	2,963	$	2,029		$	39					$	40,334	$	2,499	$	(8	)	$	42,825
Earnings (loss) before automotive interest and taxes-adjusted	$	3,486	$	(142	)	$	271	$	(121	)	$	(175	)				$	3,319	$	229	$	(5	)	$	3,543
Adjustments(a)	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—		$	110					$	110	$	—	$	—		110
Automotive interest income																								44
Automotive interest expense																								(148		)
Net (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests																								(61		)
Income before income taxes																								3,488
Income tax expense																								(776		)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests																								61
Net income attributable to common stockholders																								$	2,773

Total assets(b)	$	102,917	$	13,904		$	20,441	$	7,656		$	25,008		$	(32,543	)	$	137,383	$	82,200	$	(2,007	)	$	217,576
Depreciation and amortization	$	1,086	$	116		$	114	$	75		$	4		$	(1	)	$	1,394	$	1,257	$	—		$	2,651
Impairment charges	$	2	$	30		$	3	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	35	$	—	$	—		$	35

__________


(a)	Consists of a net benefit of $110 million for legal related matters related to the ignition switch recall.


(b)	For GMNA includes investment of $500 million in Lyft, Inc. (Lyft), a privately held company, which was accounted for as a cost method investment.



	At and For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
	GMNA		GME			GMIO			GMSA			Corporate			Eliminations			Total Automotive			GM Financial		Eliminations			Total
Net sales and revenue	$	27,794	$	4,556		$	3,016		$	1,738		$	36					$	37,140		$	1,707	$	(4	)	$	38,843
Earnings (loss) before automotive interest and taxes-adjusted	$	3,293	$	(231	)	$	269		$	(217	)	$	(247	)				$	2,867		$	231	$	(2	)	$	3,096
Adjustments(a)	$	7	$	—		$	(7	)	$	—		$	(1,500	)				$	(1,500	)	$	—	$	—		(1,500		)
Automotive interest income																										40
Automotive interest expense																										(112		)
Net (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests																										(18		)
Income before income taxes																										1,506
Income tax expense																										(165		)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests																										18
Net income attributable to common stockholders																										$	1,359

Total assets	$	94,667	$	10,477		$	21,298		$	7,704		$	21,653		$	(24,764	)	$	131,035		$	59,537	$	(1,952	)	$	188,620
Depreciation and amortization	$	928	$	124		$	110		$	56		$	4		$	(1	)	$	1,221		$	657	$	—		$	1,878
Impairment charges	$	81	$	15		$	7		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	103		$	—	$	—		$	103

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(a)	Consists primarily of charges for various settlements and legal related matters of approximately $1.5 billion related to the ignition switch recall in Corporate.



	For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
	GMNA		GME			GMIO		GMSA			Corporate			Eliminations			Total Automotive			GM Financial		Eliminations			Total
Net sales and revenue	$	87,736	$	14,292		$	8,467	$	5,010		$	113					$	115,618		$	6,866	$	(22	)	$	122,462
Earnings (loss) before automotive interest and taxes-adjusted	$	9,429	$	(11	)	$	819	$	(309	)	$	(489	)				$	9,439		$	720	$	(14	)	$	10,145
Adjustments(a)	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—		$	(65	)				$	(65	)	$	—	$	—		(65		)
Automotive interest income																									140
Automotive interest expense																									(422		)
Net (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests																									(99		)
Income before income taxes																									9,699
Income tax expense																									(2,206		)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests																									99
Net income attributable to common stockholders																									$	7,592

Depreciation and amortization	$	3,179	$	334		$	327	$	202		$	12		$	(3	)	$	4,051		$	3,313	$	—		$	7,364
Impairment charges	$	43	$	84		$	66	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	193		$	—	$	—		$	193

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(a)	Consists of a net charge of $65 million for legal related matters related to the ignition switch recall.



	For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
	GMNA		GME			GMIO			GMSA			Corporate			Eliminations			Total Automotive			GM Financial		Eliminations			Total
Net sales and revenue	$	78,951	$	13,992		$	9,181		$	5,939		$	111					$	108,174		$	4,576	$	(15	)	$	112,735
Earnings (loss) before automotive interest and taxes-adjusted	$	8,255	$	(515	)	$	989		$	(575	)	$	(768	)				$	7,386		$	670	$	(7	)	$	8,049
Adjustments(a)	$	36	$	(354	)	$	(394	)	$	(720	)	$	(1,725	)				$	(3,157	)	$	—	$	—		(3,157		)
Automotive interest income																										130
Automotive interest expense																										(330		)
Net (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests																										(32		)
Income before income taxes																										4,660
Income tax expense																										(1,271		)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests																										32
Net income attributable to common stockholders																										$	3,421

Depreciation and amortization	$	2,793	$	284		$	331		$	205		$	12		$	(3	)	$	3,622		$	1,496	$	—		$	5,118
Impairment charges	$	350	$	94		$	312		$	34		$	—		$	—		$	790		$	—	$	—		$	790

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(a)

Consists primarily of costs related to the Russia exit of $354 million in GME and $96 million in GMIO, which is net of noncontrolling interests; asset impairment charges of $297 million related to our Thailand subsidiaries in GMIO; Venezuela currency devaluation and asset impairment charges of $720 million in GMSA; charges related to the ignition switch recall compensation program of $225 million and various settlements and legal related matters of approximately $1.5 billion in Corporate; and other of $35 million.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.

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Nature Of Operations and Basis of Presentation Policies (Policies)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Accounting, Policy [Policy Text Block]	The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP 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, which consist of normal recurring adjustments and transactions or events discretely impacting the interim periods, 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 audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our 2015 Form 10-K. Except for per share amounts or as otherwise specified, dollar amounts presented within tables are stated in millions.
Accounting Standards, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Effective January 1, 2016 we retrospectively adopted Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2015-17, Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes, which requires all deferred tax assets and liabilities to be classified as non-current. As a result current Deferred income taxes and Accrued liabilities decreased by $8.6 billion and $249 million and non-current Deferred income taxes increased by $8.4 billion at December 31, 2015 in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. In February 2016 ASU 2016-02, Leases (ASU 2016-02) was issued which requires the lessee to recognize most leases on the balance sheet thereby resulting in the recognition of lease assets and liabilities for those leases currently classified as operating leases. The accounting for leases where we are the lessor is largely unchanged. ASU 2016-02 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018 with early adoption permitted. We are currently assessing the impact ASU 2016-02 will have on our consolidated financial statements. In June 2016 ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (ASU 2016-13), was issued that requires entities to use a Current Expected Credit Loss model which is a new impairment model based on expected losses rather than incurred losses. Under this model, an entity would recognize an impairment allowance equal to its current estimate of all contractual cash flows that the entity does not expect to collect from financial assets measured at amortized cost. The entity's estimate would consider relevant information about past events, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts, which will result in recognition of lifetime expected credit losses by GM Financial upon loan origination. ASU 2016-13 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019 with early adoption permitted for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018. We are currently assessing the impact ASU 2016-13 will have on our consolidated financial statements

Marketable Securities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Marketable Securities [Abstract]

Available-for-sale Securities [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the fair value, which approximates cost, of cash equivalents and marketable securities:



	Fair Value Level	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Cash, cash equivalents and time deposits		$	7,630	$	7,730
Available-for-sale securities
U.S. government and agencies	2	$	4,718	$	5,329
Corporate and other debt securities	2	8,169		6,267
Money market funds	1	1,192		2,275
Sovereign debt	2	2,382		1,219
Total available-for-sale securities		16,461		15,090
Trading securities – sovereign debt	2	13		581
Total marketable securities (including securities classified as cash equivalents)		$	16,474	$	15,671
Restricted cash
Cash, cash equivalents and time deposits		$	613	$	833
Available-for-sale securities, primarily money market funds	1	1,612		1,340
Total restricted cash		$	2,225	$	2,173
Available-for-sale securities included above with contractual maturities
Due in one year or less		$	12,083
Due between one and five years		3,205
Total available-for-sale securities with contractual maturities		$	15,288

Trading Securities [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the fair value, which approximates cost, of cash equivalents and marketable securities:



	Fair Value Level	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Cash, cash equivalents and time deposits		$	7,630	$	7,730
Available-for-sale securities
U.S. government and agencies	2	$	4,718	$	5,329
Corporate and other debt securities	2	8,169		6,267
Money market funds	1	1,192		2,275
Sovereign debt	2	2,382		1,219
Total available-for-sale securities		16,461		15,090
Trading securities – sovereign debt	2	13		581
Total marketable securities (including securities classified as cash equivalents)		$	16,474	$	15,671
Restricted cash
Cash, cash equivalents and time deposits		$	613	$	833
Available-for-sale securities, primarily money market funds	1	1,612		1,340
Total restricted cash		$	2,225	$	2,173
Available-for-sale securities included above with contractual maturities
Due in one year or less		$	12,083
Due between one and five years		3,205
Total available-for-sale securities with contractual maturities		$	15,288

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

The following table summarizes the fair value, which approximates cost, of cash equivalents and marketable securities:



	Fair Value Level	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Cash, cash equivalents and time deposits		$	7,630	$	7,730
Available-for-sale securities
U.S. government and agencies	2	$	4,718	$	5,329
Corporate and other debt securities	2	8,169		6,267
Money market funds	1	1,192		2,275
Sovereign debt	2	2,382		1,219
Total available-for-sale securities		16,461		15,090
Trading securities – sovereign debt	2	13		581
Total marketable securities (including securities classified as cash equivalents)		$	16,474	$	15,671
Restricted cash
Cash, cash equivalents and time deposits		$	613	$	833
Available-for-sale securities, primarily money market funds	1	1,612		1,340
Total restricted cash		$	2,225	$	2,173
Available-for-sale securities included above with contractual maturities
Due in one year or less		$	12,083
Due between one and five years		3,205
Total available-for-sale securities with contractual maturities		$	15,288

Investments Classified by Contractual Maturity Date [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the fair value, which approximates cost, of cash equivalents and marketable securities:



	Fair Value Level	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Cash, cash equivalents and time deposits		$	7,630	$	7,730
Available-for-sale securities
U.S. government and agencies	2	$	4,718	$	5,329
Corporate and other debt securities	2	8,169		6,267
Money market funds	1	1,192		2,275
Sovereign debt	2	2,382		1,219
Total available-for-sale securities		16,461		15,090
Trading securities – sovereign debt	2	13		581
Total marketable securities (including securities classified as cash equivalents)		$	16,474	$	15,671
Restricted cash
Cash, cash equivalents and time deposits		$	613	$	833
Available-for-sale securities, primarily money market funds	1	1,612		1,340
Total restricted cash		$	2,225	$	2,173
Available-for-sale securities included above with contractual maturities
Due in one year or less		$	12,083
Due between one and five years		3,205
Total available-for-sale securities with contractual maturities		$	15,288

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Tabular disclosure of available-for-sale securities which includes, but is not limited to, changes in the cost basis and fair value, fair value and gross unrealized gain (loss), fair values by type of security, contractual maturity and classification, amortized cost basis, contracts to acquire securities to be accounted for as available-for-sale, debt maturities, transfers to trading, change in net unrealized holding gain (loss) net of tax, continuous unrealized loss position fair value, aggregate losses qualitative disclosures, other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses or other disclosures related to available for sale securities.

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GM Financial Receivables (Tables) - GM Financial [Member]

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Finance Receivables [Line Items]

GM Financial Receivables [Table Text Block]



	September 30, 2016									December 31, 2015
	Retail			Commercial			Total			Retail			Commercial			Total
GM Financial receivables	$	32,246		$	9,422		$	41,668		$	29,124		$	8,209		$	37,333
Less: allowance for loan losses	(822		)	(52		)	(874		)	(735		)	(47		)	(782		)
GM Financial receivables, net	$	31,424		$	9,370		$	40,794		$	28,389		$	8,162		$	36,551

Fair value of GM Financial receivables							$	41,192								$	36,707

Allowance for Loan Losses [Table Text Block]



	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2016			September 30, 2015			September 30, 2016			September 30, 2015
Allowance for loan losses at beginning of period	$	864		$	760		$	782		$	695
Provision for loan losses	172			144			519			440
Charge-offs	(294		)	(256		)	(853		)	(710		)
Recoveries	134			124			417			357
Effect of foreign currency	(2		)	(14		)	9			(24		)
Allowance for loan losses at end of period	$	874		$	758		$	874		$	758

Retail Finance Receivables [Member]

Finance Receivables [Line Items]

Retail Finance Receivables Delinquency [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the contractual amount of delinquent contracts, which was not significantly different than the recorded investment of the retail finance receivables:



	September 30, 2016				September 30, 2015
	Amount		Percent of Contractual Amount Due		Amount		Percent of Contractual Amount Due
31-to-60 days delinquent	$	1,127	3.5	%	$	1,137	4.0	%
Greater-than-60 days delinquent	503		1.5	%	454		1.6	%
Total finance receivables more than 30 days delinquent	1,630		5.0	%	1,591		5.6	%
In repossession	60		0.2	%	53		0.2	%
Total finance receivables more than 30 days delinquent or in repossession	$	1,690	5.2	%	$	1,644	5.8	%

Commercial Finance Receivables [Member]

Finance Receivables [Line Items]

Commercial Finance Receivables Credit Quality [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the credit risk profile by dealer risk rating of commercial finance receivables:



		September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Group I	– Dealers with superior financial metrics	$	1,505	$	1,298
Group II	– Dealers with strong financial metrics	2,938		2,573
Group III	– Dealers with fair financial metrics	3,097		2,597
Group IV	– Dealers with weak financial metrics	1,134		1,058
Group V	– Dealers warranting special mention due to potential weaknesses	604		501
Group VI	– Dealers with loans classified as substandard, doubtful or impaired	144		182
		$	9,422	$	8,209

Inventories (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Components of Inventories [Table Text Block]



	September 30, 2016
	GMNA		GME		GMIO		GMSA		Total
Total productive material, supplies and work in process	$	3,648	$	720	$	1,100	$	841	$	6,309
Finished product, including service parts	4,497		2,470		1,322		829		9,118
Total inventories	$	8,145	$	3,190	$	2,422	$	1,670	$	15,427



	December 31, 2015
	GMNA		GME		GMIO		GMSA		Total
Total productive material, supplies and work in process	$	2,705	$	713	$	1,113	$	616	$	5,147
Finished product, including service parts	4,884		2,166		954		613		8,617
Total inventories	$	7,589	$	2,879	$	2,067	$	1,229	$	13,764

Equity In Net Assets Of Nonconsolidated Affiliates (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Schedule of Equity Income [Table Text Block]



	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2016		September 30, 2015		September 30, 2016		September 30, 2015
Automotive China JVs equity income	$	459	$	463	$	1,448	$	1,485
Other joint ventures equity income	38		39		269		94
Total Equity income	$	497	$	502	$	1,717	$	1,579

Variable Interest Entities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

GM Financial [Member] | Consolidated VIE[Member]

Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]

Schedule of Variable Interest Entities [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the assets and liabilities related to GM Financial's consolidated VIEs:



	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Restricted cash – current	$	1,466	$	1,345
Restricted cash – non-current	$	537	$	531
GM Financial receivables, net of fees – current	$	12,878	$	12,224
GM Financial receivables, net of fees – non-current	$	11,411	$	12,597
GM Financial equipment on operating leases, net	$	18,243	$	11,684
GM Financial short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	$	16,726	$	13,545
GM Financial long-term debt	$	17,491	$	15,841

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Automotive and GM Financial Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Automotive [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Debt carrying amount and fair value [Table Text Block]



	September 30, 2016				December 31, 2015
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Total automotive debt	$	10,752	$	12,148	$	8,765	$	9,088
Fair value utilizing Level 1 inputs			$	9,985			$	6,972
Fair value utilizing Level 2 inputs			$	2,163			$	2,116

GM Financial [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Debt carrying amount and fair value [Table Text Block]



	September 30, 2016				December 31, 2015
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Secured debt	$	35,237	$	35,418	$	30,689	$	30,671
Unsecured debt	33,111		33,974		23,657		23,726
Total GM Financial debt	$	68,348	$	69,392	$	54,346	$	54,397

Fair value utilizing Level 2 inputs			$	64,432			$	48,716
Fair value utilizing Level 3 inputs			$	4,960			$	5,681

Product Warranty and Related Liabilities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of policy, product warranty, recall campaigns and courtesy transportation [Table Text Block]



	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2016			September 30, 2015			September 30, 2016			September 30, 2015
Warranty balance at beginning of period	$	9,366		$	9,296		$	9,279		$	9,646
Warranties issued and assumed in period – recall campaigns and courtesy transportation	324			299			698			685
Warranties issued and assumed in period – policy and product warranty	671			576			1,883			1,742
Payments	(947		)	(939		)	(2,782		)	(3,045		)
Adjustments to pre-existing warranties	95			132			384			461
Effect of foreign currency and other	6			(111		)	53			(236		)
Warranty balance at end of period	$	9,515		$	9,253		$	9,515		$	9,253

Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Components of Net Periodic Pension and OPEB (Income) Expense [Table Text Block]



	Three Months Ended September 30, 2016									Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
	Pension Benefits						Global OPEB Plans			Pension Benefits						Global OPEB Plans
	U.S.			Non-U.S.			Global OPEB Plans			U.S.			Non-U.S.			Global OPEB Plans
Service cost	$	96		$	109		$	4		$	101		$	116		$	6
Interest cost	553			140			50			689			184			59
Expected return on plan assets	(945		)	(179		)	—			(974		)	(193		)	—
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	(1		)	3			(3		)	(1		)	3			(4		)
Amortization of net actuarial (gains) losses	(6		)	48			5			2			59			10
Net periodic pension and OPEB (income) expense	$	(303	)	$	121		$	56		$	(183	)	$	169		$	71



	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016									Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
	Pension Benefits						Global OPEB Plans			Pension Benefits						Global OPEB Plans
	U.S.			Non-U.S.			Global OPEB Plans			U.S.			Non-U.S.			Global OPEB Plans
Service cost	$	287		$	283		$	13		$	304		$	311		$	18
Interest cost	1,659			424			150			2,066			575			178
Expected return on plan assets	(2,834		)	(540		)	—			(2,922		)	(598		)	—
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	(3		)	9			(10		)	(3		)	11			(10		)
Amortization of net actuarial (gains) losses	(19		)	143			15			6			175			27
Curtailments, settlements and other	—			—			—			—			108			—
Net periodic pension and OPEB (income) expense	$	(910	)	$	319		$	168		$	(549	)	$	582		$	213

Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Ignition Switch Recall Compensation Program [Member]

Loss Contingencies [Line Items]

Commitments and Contingencies [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the activity for the Program:



	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2016			September 30, 2015
Balance at beginning of period	$	66		$	315
Provisions	—			225
Payments	(53		)	(350		)
Balance at end of period	$	13		$	190

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Tabular disclosure of the loss contingencies that were reported in the period or disclosed as of the balance sheet date.

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Restructuring and Other Initiatives (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]

The following tables summarize the reserves and charges related to restructuring and other initiatives, including postemployment benefit reserves and charges, by segment:



	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2016			September 30, 2015			September 30, 2016			September 30, 2015
Balance at beginning of period	$	446		$	1,050		$	581		$	1,378
Additions, interest accretion and other	35			127			387			474
Payments	(56		)	(168		)	(560		)	(779		)
Revisions to estimates and effect of foreign currency	(29		)	(61		)	(12		)	(125		)
Balance at end of period(a)	$	396		$	948		$	396		$	948

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(a)	Included temporary layoff benefits of $351 million at September 30, 2015 in GMNA.

Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the significant components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss:



	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2016			September 30, 2015			September 30, 2016			September 30, 2015
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments
Balance at beginning of period	$	(1,959	)	$	(1,023	)	$	(2,034	)	$	(1,064	)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassification adjustment, net of tax(a)	(82		)	(637		)	(14		)	(764		)
Reclassification adjustment, net of tax(a)(b)	(2		)	(8		)	(11		)	168
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax(a)	(84		)	(645		)	(25		)	(596		)
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax(a)	14			(2		)	30			(10		)
Balance at end of period	$	(2,029	)	$	(1,670	)	$	(2,029	)	$	(1,670	)
Defined Benefit Plans
Balance at beginning of period	$	(5,950	)	$	(6,517	)	$	(5,999	)	$	(7,006	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification adjustment, net of tax(a)	(3		)	85			(18		)	426
Reclassification adjustment, net of tax(a)(c)	33			69			97			217
Other comprehensive income, net of tax(a)	30			154			79			643
Balance at end of period	$	(5,920	)	$	(6,363	)	$	(5,920	)	$	(6,363	)

_______


(a)	The income tax effect was insignificant in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.


(b)	Related to the Russia exit in the nine months ended September 30, 2015. Included in Automotive cost of sales.


(c)	Included in the computation of net periodic pension and OPEB (income) expense. Refer to Note 10 for additional information.

Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share Diluted [Table Text Block]



	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2016		September 30, 2015			September 30, 2016			September 30, 2015
Net income attributable to common stockholders – basic	$	2,773	$	1,359		$	7,592		$	3,421
Less: earnings adjustment for dilutive stock compensation rights	—		(2		)	(1		)	(3		)
Net income attributable to common stockholders – diluted	$	2,773	$	1,357		$	7,591		$	3,418

Weighted-average common shares outstanding – basic	1,550		1,577			1,548			1,597
Dilutive effect of warrants and awards under stock incentive plans	24		41			30			58
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – diluted	1,574		1,618			1,578			1,655

Diluted earnings per common share	$	1.76	$	0.84		$	4.81		$	2.07

Segment Reporting (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

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

The following tables summarize key financial information by segment:



	At and For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
	GMNA		GME			GMIO		GMSA			Corporate			Eliminations			Total Automotive		GM Financial		Eliminations			Total
Net sales and revenue	$	31,078	$	4,225		$	2,963	$	2,029		$	39					$	40,334	$	2,499	$	(8	)	$	42,825
Earnings (loss) before automotive interest and taxes-adjusted	$	3,486	$	(142	)	$	271	$	(121	)	$	(175	)				$	3,319	$	229	$	(5	)	$	3,543
Adjustments(a)	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—		$	110					$	110	$	—	$	—		110
Automotive interest income																								44
Automotive interest expense																								(148		)
Net (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests																								(61		)
Income before income taxes																								3,488
Income tax expense																								(776		)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests																								61
Net income attributable to common stockholders																								$	2,773

Total assets(b)	$	102,917	$	13,904		$	20,441	$	7,656		$	25,008		$	(32,543	)	$	137,383	$	82,200	$	(2,007	)	$	217,576
Depreciation and amortization	$	1,086	$	116		$	114	$	75		$	4		$	(1	)	$	1,394	$	1,257	$	—		$	2,651
Impairment charges	$	2	$	30		$	3	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	35	$	—	$	—		$	35

__________


(a)	Consists of a net benefit of $110 million for legal related matters related to the ignition switch recall.


(b)	For GMNA includes investment of $500 million in Lyft, Inc. (Lyft), a privately held company, which was accounted for as a cost method investment.



	At and For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
	GMNA		GME			GMIO			GMSA			Corporate			Eliminations			Total Automotive			GM Financial		Eliminations			Total
Net sales and revenue	$	27,794	$	4,556		$	3,016		$	1,738		$	36					$	37,140		$	1,707	$	(4	)	$	38,843
Earnings (loss) before automotive interest and taxes-adjusted	$	3,293	$	(231	)	$	269		$	(217	)	$	(247	)				$	2,867		$	231	$	(2	)	$	3,096
Adjustments(a)	$	7	$	—		$	(7	)	$	—		$	(1,500	)				$	(1,500	)	$	—	$	—		(1,500		)
Automotive interest income																										40
Automotive interest expense																										(112		)
Net (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests																										(18		)
Income before income taxes																										1,506
Income tax expense																										(165		)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests																										18
Net income attributable to common stockholders																										$	1,359

Total assets	$	94,667	$	10,477		$	21,298		$	7,704		$	21,653		$	(24,764	)	$	131,035		$	59,537	$	(1,952	)	$	188,620
Depreciation and amortization	$	928	$	124		$	110		$	56		$	4		$	(1	)	$	1,221		$	657	$	—		$	1,878
Impairment charges	$	81	$	15		$	7		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	103		$	—	$	—		$	103

__________


(a)	Consists primarily of charges for various settlements and legal related matters of approximately $1.5 billion related to the ignition switch recall in Corporate.



	For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
	GMNA		GME			GMIO		GMSA			Corporate			Eliminations			Total Automotive			GM Financial		Eliminations			Total
Net sales and revenue	$	87,736	$	14,292		$	8,467	$	5,010		$	113					$	115,618		$	6,866	$	(22	)	$	122,462
Earnings (loss) before automotive interest and taxes-adjusted	$	9,429	$	(11	)	$	819	$	(309	)	$	(489	)				$	9,439		$	720	$	(14	)	$	10,145
Adjustments(a)	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—		$	(65	)				$	(65	)	$	—	$	—		(65		)
Automotive interest income																									140
Automotive interest expense																									(422		)
Net (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests																									(99		)
Income before income taxes																									9,699
Income tax expense																									(2,206		)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests																									99
Net income attributable to common stockholders																									$	7,592

Depreciation and amortization	$	3,179	$	334		$	327	$	202		$	12		$	(3	)	$	4,051		$	3,313	$	—		$	7,364
Impairment charges	$	43	$	84		$	66	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	193		$	—	$	—		$	193

__________


(a)	Consists of a net charge of $65 million for legal related matters related to the ignition switch recall.



	For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
	GMNA		GME			GMIO			GMSA			Corporate			Eliminations			Total Automotive			GM Financial		Eliminations			Total
Net sales and revenue	$	78,951	$	13,992		$	9,181		$	5,939		$	111					$	108,174		$	4,576	$	(15	)	$	112,735
Earnings (loss) before automotive interest and taxes-adjusted	$	8,255	$	(515	)	$	989		$	(575	)	$	(768	)				$	7,386		$	670	$	(7	)	$	8,049
Adjustments(a)	$	36	$	(354	)	$	(394	)	$	(720	)	$	(1,725	)				$	(3,157	)	$	—	$	—		(3,157		)
Automotive interest income																										130
Automotive interest expense																										(330		)
Net (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests																										(32		)
Income before income taxes																										4,660
Income tax expense																										(1,271		)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests																										32
Net income attributable to common stockholders																										$	3,421

Depreciation and amortization	$	2,793	$	284		$	331		$	205		$	12		$	(3	)	$	3,622		$	1,496	$	—		$	5,118
Impairment charges	$	350	$	94		$	312		$	34		$	—		$	—		$	790		$	—	$	—		$	790

__________

(a)

Nature Of Operations and Basis of Presentation (Details) - Accounting Standards Update 2015-17 [Member] $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Decrease in Current Deferred Income Taxes	$ 8,600
Decrease in Accrued Liabilities	249
Increase in non-Current Deferred Income Taxes	$ 8,400

Acquisition of Business (Details) - Cruise [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
	May 31, 2016	May 12, 2016
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Effective Date of Acquisition	May 12, 2016
Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired		100.00%
Aggregate Consideration for Acquisitions	$ 581
Gross Cash Paid for Acquisitions	291
GMNA [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets Acquired with Indefinite Life		$ 130
Deferred Tax Liabilities Acquired, Net of Other Assets		39
Goodwill Resulting from the Acquisition		$ 490
Common Stock [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration for Acquisitions, Common Stock Issued	$ 290

Marketable Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Marketable Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Total marketable securities (including securities classified as cash equivalents)	$ 16,474		$ 16,474		$ 15,671
Total Restricted Cash	2,225		2,225		2,173
Available-for-sale securities, due in one year or less	12,083		12,083
Available-for-sale securities, due between one and five years	3,205		3,205
Total available-for-sale securities with contractual maturities	15,288		15,288
Marketable securities classified as cash equivalents	8,172		8,172		8,163
Sales proceeds from investments classified as available-for-sale and sold prior to maturity	1,600	$ 1,100	5,800	$ 7,000
Cash And Cash Equivalents [Member]
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Cash, cash equivalents and time deposits	7,630		7,630		7,730
Marketable securities classified as cash equivalents	8,300		8,300		7,500
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities [Member]
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	16,461		16,461		15,090
Trading securities	13		13		581
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| U.S. government and agencies [Member]
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	4,718		4,718		5,329
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| Corporate and other debt securities [Member]
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	8,169		8,169		6,267
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities [Member] \| Level 2 [Member] \| Sovereign debt [Member]
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	2,382		2,382		1,219
Trading securities	13		13		581
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities [Member] \| Level 1 [Member] \| Money Market Funds [Member]
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	1,192		1,192		2,275
Restricted Cash [Member]
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Cash, cash equivalents and time deposits	613		613		833
Available-for-sale securities	1,612		1,612		1,340
Restricted Cash [Member] \| Level 1 [Member] \| Money Market Funds [Member]
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	$ 1,612		$ 1,612		$ 1,340

GM Financial Receivables Summary of Finance Receivables (Details) - GM Financial [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Finance Receivables [Line Items]
GM Financial receivables	$ 41,668		$ 37,333
Less: Allowance for Loan Losses	(874)	$ (864)	(782)	$ (758)	$ (760)	$ (695)
GM Financial Receivables, net	40,794		36,551
Fair value of GM Financial receivables	41,192		36,707
Retail Finance Receivables [Member]
Finance Receivables [Line Items]
GM Financial receivables	32,246		29,124
Less: Allowance for Loan Losses	(822)		(735)
GM Financial Receivables, net	31,424		28,389
Commercial Finance Receivables [Member]
Finance Receivables [Line Items]
GM Financial receivables	9,422		8,209
Less: Allowance for Loan Losses	(52)		(47)
GM Financial Receivables, net	$ 9,370		$ 8,162
Commercial Finance Receivables [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Finance Receivables [Line Items]
Maximum Maturity Period for Finance Receivables	1 year

GM Financial Receivables Allowance for Loan Losses (Details) - GM Financial [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Roll Forward]
Allowance for loan losses at beginning of period	$ 864	$ 760	$ 782	$ 695
Provision for loan losses	172	144	519	440
Charge-offs	(294)	(256)	(853)	(710)
Recoveries	134	124	417	357
Effect of foreign currency	(2)	(14)	9	(24)
Allowance for loan losses at end of period	$ 874	$ 758	$ 874	$ 758

GM Financial Receivables Retail Finance Receivables Delinquencies and TDRs (Details) - Retail Finance Receivables [Member] - GM Financial [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Retail finance receivables, nonaccrual status	$ 816		$ 778
Finance Receivables classified as TDRs	1,800		1,600
Allowance for Loan Losses - Finance Receivables classified as TDRs	256		$ 220
Delinquent Contracts [Abstract]
Finance Receivables, Past Due	$ 1,690	$ 1,644
Financing Receivable, Percent Past Due	5.20%	5.80%
31 to 60 Days Delinquent [Member]
Delinquent Contracts [Abstract]
Finance Receivables, Past Due	$ 1,127	$ 1,137
Financing Receivable, Percent Past Due	3.50%	4.00%
Greater than 60 Days Delinquent [Member]
Delinquent Contracts [Abstract]
Finance Receivables, Past Due	$ 503	$ 454
Financing Receivable, Percent Past Due	1.50%	1.60%
Total Finance Receivables more than 30 Days Delinquent [Member]
Delinquent Contracts [Abstract]
Finance Receivables, Past Due	$ 1,630	$ 1,591
Financing Receivable, Percent Past Due	5.00%	5.60%
In Repossession [Member]
Delinquent Contracts [Abstract]
Finance Receivables, Past Due	$ 60	$ 53
Financing Receivable, Percent Past Due	0.20%	0.20%
North America [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Percentage of Sub-Prime Loans	51.00%		60.00%
Sub-prime FICO Score	620		620

GM Financial Receivables Commercial Finance Receivables Credit Quality Indicators (Details) - GM Financial [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
GM Financial receivables	$ 41,668	$ 37,333
Commercial Finance Receivables [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
GM Financial receivables	9,422	8,209
Commercial Finance Receivables [Member] \| Group I Dealers [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
GM Financial receivables	1,505	1,298
Commercial Finance Receivables [Member] \| Group II Dealers [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
GM Financial receivables	2,938	2,573
Commercial Finance Receivables [Member] \| Group III Dealers [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
GM Financial receivables	3,097	2,597
Commercial Finance Receivables [Member] \| Group IV Dealers [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
GM Financial receivables	1,134	1,058
Commercial Finance Receivables [Member] \| Group V Dealers [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
GM Financial receivables	604	501
Commercial Finance Receivables [Member] \| Group VI Dealers [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
GM Financial receivables	$ 144	$ 182

Inventories (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Inventory [Line Items]
Total productive material, supplies and work in process	$ 6,309	$ 5,147
Finished product, including service parts	9,118	8,617
Total inventories	15,427	13,764
GMNA [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Total productive material, supplies and work in process	3,648	2,705
Finished product, including service parts	4,497	4,884
Total inventories	8,145	7,589
GME [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Total productive material, supplies and work in process	720	713
Finished product, including service parts	2,470	2,166
Total inventories	3,190	2,879
GMIO [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Total productive material, supplies and work in process	1,100	1,113
Finished product, including service parts	1,322	954
Total inventories	2,422	2,067
GMSA [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Total productive material, supplies and work in process	841	616
Finished product, including service parts	829	613
Total inventories	$ 1,670	$ 1,229

Equity In Net Assets Of Nonconsolidated Affiliates (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity income	$ 497	$ 502	$ 1,717	$ 1,579
Equity Method Investee [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Dividends received		315	2,000	1,700
Undistributed earnings	1,800		1,800		$ 2,200
Automotive China JVs equity income [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity income	459	463	$ 1,448	1,485
Change in ownership percentage			0.00%
Other joint ventures equity income [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity income	$ 38	$ 39	$ 269	$ 94

Variable Interest Entities (Details) - GM Financial [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
GM Financial receivables, net of fees – current	$ 20,495	$ 18,051
GM Financial receivables, net of fees – non-current	20,299	18,500
GM Financial equipment on operating leases, net	31,775	20,172
GM Financial short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	24,362	18,745
GM Financial long-term debt	43,986	35,601
Consolidated VIE[Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Restricted cash - current	1,466	1,345
Restricted cash - non-current	537	531
GM Financial receivables, net of fees – current	12,878	12,224
GM Financial receivables, net of fees – non-current	11,411	12,597
GM Financial equipment on operating leases, net	18,243	11,684
GM Financial short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	16,726	13,545
GM Financial long-term debt	$ 17,491	$ 15,841

Automotive and GM Financial Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Automotive [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying amount	$ 10,752	$ 8,765
Fair Value	12,148	9,088
Automotive [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair Value	9,985	6,972
Automotive [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair Value	2,163	2,116
GM Financial [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying amount	68,348	54,346
Fair Value	69,392	54,397
GM Financial [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying amount	35,237	30,689
Fair Value	35,418	30,671
GM Financial [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying amount	33,111	23,657
Fair Value	33,974	23,726
GM Financial [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair Value	64,432	48,716
GM Financial [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 4,960	$ 5,681

Automotive and GM Financial Debt Other Disclosures (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	10 Months Ended
	May 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 EUR (€)	Jul. 31, 2016 USD ($)	May 31, 2016 EUR (€)	Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Automotive [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of Credit Facilities	2
Automotive [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility October 2014 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity							$ 12,500
Automotive [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility May 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 14,500
Debt Covenant Minimum Liquidity Requirement	4,000
Automotive [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility May 2016 [Member] \| U.S.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Covenant Minimum Liquidity Requirement	$ 2,000
Automotive [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility May 2016 [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of agencies needed to maintain investment grade rating	2					2
Automotive [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Three-year Revolving Credit Facility May 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 4,000
Debt Instrument, Term	3 years
Sublimit Available for Issuance of Letters of Credit	$ 1,000
Automotive [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Five-year Revolving Credit Facility May 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 10,500
Debt Instrument, Term	5 years
Sublimit Available for Issuance of Letters of Credit	$ 500
Automotive [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Senior Notes Issued February 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount									$ 2,000
Automotive [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Senior Notes 2036 at 6.60% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount									$ 1,250
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage									6.60%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date		Dec. 31, 2036
Automotive [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Senior Notes 2046 at 6.75% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount									$ 750
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage									6.75%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date		Dec. 31, 2046
Automotive [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| GM Financial Segment [Member] \| Three-year Revolving Credit Facility May 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Sublimit Available to GM Financial	1,000
Automotive [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| GM Financial Segment [Member] \| Five-year Revolving Credit Facility May 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Sublimit Available to GM Financial	3,000
GM Financial [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line Of Credit Increase Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 3,100
GM Financial [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Securitization notes payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Securitization Notes Payable Issued		11,800
GM Financial [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| GERMANY
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deposits		$ 1,900								$ 1,300
Overnight Deposits, Percentage of Total Deposits		41.00%		41.00%						44.00%
GM Financial [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Senior Notes Issued March 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount								$ 2,750
GM Financial [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Senior Notes March 2021 at 4.2% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount								$ 1,500
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage								4.20%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date		Mar. 31, 2021
GM Financial [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Senior Notes March 2026 at 5.25% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount								$ 1,250
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage								5.25%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date		Mar. 31, 2026
GM Financial [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Senior Notes Issued May 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	3,000
GM Financial [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Senior Notes May 2019 at 2.40% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 1,400
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	2.40%					2.40%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date		May 31, 2019
GM Financial [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Senior Notes May 2023 at 3.70% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 1,200
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	3.70%					3.70%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date		May 31, 2023
GM Financial [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Senior Notes May 2019 at Floating Rates [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 400
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date		May 31, 2019
GM Financial [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Term Notes May 2020 at 1.168% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount \| €						€ 500
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	1.168%					1.168%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date		May 31, 2020
GM Financial [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Senior Notes July 2021 at 3.2% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount					$ 2,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					3.20%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date		Jul. 31, 2021
GM Financial [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Term Notes September 2023 at 0.955% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount \| €				€ 750
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		0.955%		0.955%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date		Sep. 30, 2023
GM Financial [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Senior Notes Issued October 2016 [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$ 1,750
GM Financial [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Senior Notes October 2019 at 2.35% [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$ 750
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			2.35%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date			Oct. 31, 2019
GM Financial [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Senior Notes October 2026 at 4.00% [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$ 750
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			4.00%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date			Oct. 31, 2026
GM Financial [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Senior Notes October 2019 at Floating Rates [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$ 250
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date			Oct. 31, 2019

Product Warranty and Related Liabilities Product Warranty and Related Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Product Warranty and Related Liabilities [Roll Forward]
Warranty balance at beginning of period	$ 9,366	$ 9,296	$ 9,279	$ 9,646
Warranties issued and assumed in period - recall campaigns and courtesy transportation	324	299	698	685
Warranties issued and assumed in period - policy and product warranty	671	576	1,883	1,742
Payments	(947)	(939)	(2,782)	(3,045)
Adjustments to pre-existing warranties	95	132	384	461
Effect of foreign currency and other	6	(111)	53	(236)
Warranty balance at end of period	$ 9,515	$ 9,253	$ 9,515	$ 9,253

Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits Schedule of Net Benefit Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Change in Assumptions for Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Line Items]
Reduction in Interest and Service Cost	$ 192		$ 577
US Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Line Items]
Service cost including administrative expenses	96	$ 101	287	$ 304
Interest cost	553	689	1,659	2,066
Expected return on plan assets	(945)	(974)	(2,834)	(2,922)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	(1)	(1)	(3)	(3)
Amortization of net actuarial (gains) losses	(6)	2	(19)	6
Curtailments, settlements and other			0	0
Net periodic pension and OPEB (income) expense	(303)	(183)	(910)	(549)
U.S. Hourly Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Line Items]
Discretionary employer contributions			2,000
Non-US Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Line Items]
Service cost	109	116	283	311
Interest cost	140	184	424	575
Expected return on plan assets	(179)	(193)	(540)	(598)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	3	3	9	11
Amortization of net actuarial (gains) losses	48	59	143	175
Curtailments, settlements and other			0	108
Net periodic pension and OPEB (income) expense	121	169	319	582
Global OPEB Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Line Items]
Service cost	4	6	13	18
Interest cost	50	59	150	178
Expected return on plan assets	0	0	0	0
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	(3)	(4)	(10)	(10)
Amortization of net actuarial (gains) losses	5	10	15	27
Curtailments, settlements and other			0	0
Net periodic pension and OPEB (income) expense	$ 56	$ 71	$ 168	$ 213

Commitments and Contingencies Litigation-Related Liability and Tax Administrative Matters (Details) $ in Millions, $ in Millions, ₩ in Billions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		8 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	10 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2010	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016 CAD ($) employee	Oct. 19, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 KRW (₩)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 27, 2015	Nov. 26, 2015
Indirect Tax Matters [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Range of Possible Loss, Portion Not Accrued							$ 1,000
Minimum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Indirect Tax-Related Escrow Deposit							300
Maximum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Indirect Tax-Related Escrow Deposit							$ 700
Ignition Switch Recall Litigations [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
State Attorneys General, Number					50
Ignition Switch Recall Litigations - Economic-loss cases [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| U.S.
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Pending Claims, Number						100
Ignition Switch Recall Litigations - Economic-loss cases [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| CANADA
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Pending Claims, Number						17
Ignition Switch Recall Litigations - Civil Actions Brought by Governmental Entities [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Pending Claims, Number						2
Ignition Switch Recall Litigations - Personal injury cases [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| U.S.
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Pending Claims, Number						286
Ignition Switch Recall Litigations - Personal injury cases [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| CANADA
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Pending Claims, Number						18
Ignition Switch Recall Litigations - Multidistrict Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation Settlement, Amount		$ 275
Number of claimants settled			1,400
Ignition Switch Recall Litigations - Multidistrict Litigation [Member] \| NEW YORK
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Claims Scheduled for Trial, Number					6
Ignition Switch Recall Litigations - Multidistrict Litigation [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| NEW YORK
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Claims Dismissed, Number						2
Claims Settled, Number						4
Ignition Switch Recall Litigations - Multidistrict Litigation [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| NEW YORK \| Consolidated Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Transferred Claims, Number						306
Ignition Switch Recall Litigations - Multidistrict Litigation State [Member] \| TEXAS
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Claims Dismissed, Number					1
Claims Settled, Number				1
Ignition Switch Recall Litigations - Shareholder Derivative Action [Member] \| DELAWARE \| Consolidated Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Claims Dismissed, Number					4
Ignition Switch Recall Litigations - Shareholder Derivative Action [Member] \| Eastern District of Michigan [Member] \| Consolidated Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Pending Claims, Number							3	3
Ignition Switch Recall Litigations - Shareholder Derivative Action [Member] \| Wayne County, Michigan [Member] \| Consolidated Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Pending Claims, Number							2	2
Ignition Switch Recall Litigations - Investigation by the Office [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Damages Paid, Value			$ 900
Prosecution Deferral Period			3 years
Period after the expiration of the period of deferral			30 days
Ignition Switch Recall Litigations - Shareholder Class Action [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation Settlement, Amount		$ 300
Number of shareholders opting out of settlement		1
Number of shareholders filing an appeal		1
GM Canada Dealer Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of Plaintiffs	200				181
Damages Sought, Value					$ 750
Korea Wage Litigation - Hourly [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of Plaintiffs \| employee					10,000
Number Of Group Actions Filed					8
Number of Employees in the Case \| employee					5
Range of Possible Loss, Portion Not Accrued							$ 551	₩ 604
Korea Wage Litigation - Salaried [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Claims Remanded, Number										1	1
Accrued liabilities and Other liabilities [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated Litigation Liability							$ 1,300		$ 1,200

Commitments and Contingencies Other Contingencies (Details) Number in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Guarantees - Maximum Liability	$ 4,400,000,000	$ 2,600,000,000
Accrued liabilities and Other liabilities [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Product liability	$ 683,000,000	$ 712,000,000
Takata DIR [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Vehicles Subject to Defect Information Reports	2.5
Loss Contingency Accrual	$ 0
Range of Possible Loss, Portion Not Accrued	$ 320,000,000
Takata Matters - Future DIRs [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Vehicles Subject to Defect Information Reports	4.3
Range of Possible Loss, Portion Not Accrued	$ 550,000,000

Commitments and Contingencies Ignition Switch Recall Compensation Program (Details) Number in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Recalls - Ignition Switch [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Vehicles recalled	2.6
Ignition Switch Recall Compensation Program [Member]
Loss Contingency Accrual [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period		$ 66	$ 315
Provisions		0	225
Payments		(53)	(350)
Balance at end of period		$ 13	$ 190

Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Income tax expense	$ 776	$ 165	$ 2,206	$ 1,271
Tax expense, entities included in effective tax rate calculation	1,200	608	3,200	$ 1,900
Net deferred tax assets	34,400		34,400
U.S.
Operating Loss and Tax Credit Carryforwards	8,300		8,300
Operating Loss and Tax Credit Carryforwards, Subject to Expiration	8,000		8,000
Operating Loss and Tax Credit Carryforwards, Not Subject to Expiration	300		300
Non-US [Member]
Operating Loss and Tax Credit Carryforwards	5,900		5,900
Operating Loss and Tax Credit Carryforwards, Subject to Expiration	1,400		1,400
Operating Loss and Tax Credit Carryforwards, Not Subject to Expiration	$ 4,500		$ 4,500
Ignition Switch Recall Litigations - Investigation by the Office [Member]
Damages Paid, Value		$ 900

Restructuring and Other Initiatives (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Restructuring and Other Initiatives (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) employees	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) employees	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 446	$ 1,050	$ 581	$ 1,378
Additions, interest accretion and other	35	127	387	474
Payments	(56)	(168)	(560)	(779)
Revisions to estimates and effect of foreign currency	(29)	(61)	(12)	(125)
Balance at end of period	396	948	396	948
GMNA [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Temporary Layoff Benefits		351		351
GMNA [Member] \| Cash Severance Incentive Programs [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Additions, interest accretion and other			240
GMIO [Member] \| Separation Programs in Australia, Korea, India and Chevrolet Europe [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Additions, interest accretion and other			94
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Incurred to Date	$ 789		$ 789
Employees Affected, Inception to Date \| employees	4,550		4,550
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost Remaining	$ 70		$ 70
GMIO [Member] \| Separation Programs in Australia, Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, and Chevrolet Europe [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Additions, interest accretion and other				149
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Incurred to Date		$ 663		663
GME and GMIO [Member] \| Russia exit [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Additions, interest accretion and other				112
Cost related to business exit				$ 450

Stockholders' Equity Preferred and Common Stock (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized	2,000		2,000
Common Stock, Shares Authorized	5,000		5,000
Common Stock, Shares Issued	1,500		1,500		1,500
Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	1,500		1,500		1,500
Common Stock Purchased, Shares			48	85
Common Stock Purchased, Amount			$ 1,500	$ 2,900
Dividends Paid on Common Stock	$ 585	$ 563	$ 1,763	$ 1,618

Stockholders' Equity Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period			$ (8,036)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	$ (62)	$ (489)	52	$ 49
Balance at end of period	(7,953)		(7,953)
Foreign currency translation adjustments attributable to parent [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	(1,959)	(1,023)	(2,034)	(1,064)
Balance at end of period	(2,029)	(1,670)	(2,029)	(1,670)
Foreign currency translation adjustments attributable to noncontrolling interest [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	14	(2)	30	(10)
Foreign currency translation adjustments including portion attributable to noncontrolling interest [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification adjustment, net of tax	(82)	(637)	(14)	(764)
Reclassification adjustment, net of tax	(2)	(8)	(11)	168
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(84)	(645)	(25)	(596)
Defined benefit plans [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	(5,950)	(6,517)	(5,999)	(7,006)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification adjustment, net of tax	(3)	85	(18)	426
Reclassification adjustment, net of tax	33	69	97	217
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	30	154	79	643
Balance at end of period	$ (5,920)	$ (6,363)	$ (5,920)	$ (6,363)

Stockholders' Equity Warrants (Details) shares in Millions	6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Stockholders' Equity Warrants (Details) shares in Millions	Jul. 10, 2016 $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2016 $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2015 shares	Dec. 31, 2009 shares
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Outstanding Warrants \| shares		45	121
MLC Warrants [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Number Of Tranches of Warrants Issued				2
Number of Securities Called by Warrants \| shares				136
First Traunche of MLC Warrants [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Exercise Price of Warrants \| $ / shares	$ 10.00
Warrants Expiration Date	Jul. 10, 2016
Second Traunche of MLC Warrants [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Exercise Price of Warrants \| $ / shares		$ 18.33
Warrants Expiration Date		Jul. 10, 2019

Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Net income attributable to common stockholders - basic	$ 2,773	$ 1,359	$ 7,592	$ 3,421
Less: earnings adjustment for dilutive stock compensation rights	0	(2)	(1)	(3)
Net income attributable to common stockholders – diluted	$ 2,773	$ 1,357	$ 7,591	$ 3,418
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic	1,550	1,577	1,548	1,597
Dilutive effect of warrants and awards under stock incentive plans	24	41	30	58
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - diluted	1,574	1,618	1,578	1,655
Diluted earnings per common share	$ 1.76	$ 0.84	$ 4.81	$ 2.07
Stock options [Member]
Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of diluted EPS (shares)	26		26
Warrants [Member]
Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of diluted EPS (shares)		46		46

Segment Reporting (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Segment Reporting (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales and revenue	$ 42,825	$ 38,843	$ 122,462	$ 112,735
Earnings (loss) before automotive interest and taxes-adjusted	3,543	3,096	10,145	8,049
Adjustments	110	(1,500)	(65)	(3,157)
Income before income taxes	3,488	1,506	9,699	4,660
Income tax expense	(776)	(165)	(2,206)	(1,271)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	61	18	99	32
Net income attributable to common stockholders	2,773	1,359	7,592	3,421
Total assets	217,576	188,620	217,576	188,620	$ 194,338
Depreciation and amortization	2,651	1,878	7,364	5,118
Asset impairment charges	35	103	193	790
Ignition Switch Recall Compensation Program [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Charge related to ignition switch recall compensation program			0	225
Automotive [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Automotive interest income	44	40	140	130
Automotive interest expense	(148)	(112)	(422)	(330)
Group [Member] \| Operating segments [Member] \| Automotive [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales and revenue	40,334	37,140	115,618	108,174
Earnings (loss) before automotive interest and taxes-adjusted	3,319	2,867	9,439	7,386
Adjustments	110	(1,500)	(65)	(3,157)
Total assets	137,383	131,035	137,383	131,035
Depreciation and amortization	1,394	1,221	4,051	3,622
Asset impairment charges	35	103	193	790
Group [Member] \| Operating segments [Member] \| GMNA [Member] \| Automotive [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales and revenue	31,078	27,794	87,736	78,951
Earnings (loss) before automotive interest and taxes-adjusted	3,486	3,293	9,429	8,255
Adjustments	0	7	0	36
Total assets	102,917	94,667	102,917	94,667
Depreciation and amortization	1,086	928	3,179	2,793
Asset impairment charges	2	81	43	350
Group [Member] \| Operating segments [Member] \| GMNA [Member] \| Automotive [Member] \| Lyft [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Cost Method Investment	500		500
Group [Member] \| Operating segments [Member] \| GME [Member] \| Automotive [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales and revenue	4,225	4,556	14,292	13,992
Earnings (loss) before automotive interest and taxes-adjusted	(142)	(231)	(11)	(515)
Adjustments	0	0	0	(354)
Total assets	13,904	10,477	13,904	10,477
Depreciation and amortization	116	124	334	284
Asset impairment charges	30	15	84	94
Group [Member] \| Operating segments [Member] \| GME [Member] \| Automotive [Member] \| Russia exit [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Cost related to business withdrawal				354
Group [Member] \| Operating segments [Member] \| GMIO [Member] \| Automotive [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales and revenue	2,963	3,016	8,467	9,181
Earnings (loss) before automotive interest and taxes-adjusted	271	269	819	989
Adjustments	0	(7)	0	(394)
Total assets	20,441	21,298	20,441	21,298
Depreciation and amortization	114	110	327	331
Asset impairment charges	3	7	66	312
Group [Member] \| Operating segments [Member] \| GMIO [Member] \| Automotive [Member] \| THAILAND
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset impairment charges				297
Group [Member] \| Operating segments [Member] \| GMIO [Member] \| Automotive [Member] \| Russia exit [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Cost related to business withdrawal				96
Group [Member] \| Operating segments [Member] \| GMSA [Member] \| Automotive [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales and revenue	2,029	1,738	5,010	5,939
Earnings (loss) before automotive interest and taxes-adjusted	(121)	(217)	(309)	(575)
Adjustments	0	0	0	(720)
Total assets	7,656	7,704	7,656	7,704
Depreciation and amortization	75	56	202	205
Asset impairment charges	0	0	0	34
Group [Member] \| Operating segments [Member] \| GMSA [Member] \| Automotive [Member] \| VENEZUELA
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Currency devaluation and asset impairment charges				720
Group [Member] \| Operating segments [Member] \| GM Financial Segment [Member] \| GM Financial [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales and revenue	2,499	1,707	6,866	4,576
Earnings (loss) before automotive interest and taxes-adjusted	229	231	720	670
Adjustments	0	0	0	0
Total assets	82,200	59,537	82,200	59,537
Depreciation and amortization	1,257	657	3,313	1,496
Asset impairment charges	0	0	0	0
Group [Member] \| Corporate [Member] \| Automotive [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales and revenue	39	36	113	111
Earnings (loss) before automotive interest and taxes-adjusted	(175)	(247)	(489)	(768)
Adjustments	110	(1,500)	(65)	(1,725)
Total assets	25,008	21,653	25,008	21,653
Depreciation and amortization	4	4	12	12
Asset impairment charges	0	0	0	0
Other Adjustments				35
Group [Member] \| Corporate [Member] \| Automotive [Member] \| Ignition Switch Recall Compensation Program [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Charge related to ignition switch recall compensation program				225
Group [Member] \| Corporate [Member] \| Automotive [Member] \| Ignition Switch Recall Litigations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net benefit for legal related matters	110
Charges for various settlements and legal related matters		1,500		1,500
Net charges for legal related matters			65
Group [Member] \| Intersegment Eliminations [Member] \| Automotive [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	(32,543)	(24,764)	(32,543)	(24,764)
Depreciation and amortization	(1)	(1)	(3)	(3)
Asset impairment charges	0	0	0	0
InterGroup Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales and revenue	(8)	(4)	(22)	(15)
Earnings (loss) before automotive interest and taxes-adjusted	(5)	(2)	(14)	(7)
Adjustments	0	0	0	0
Total assets	(2,007)	(1,952)	(2,007)	(1,952)
Depreciation and amortization	0	0	0	0
Asset impairment charges	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0