Exhibit 99.1

For Release: Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, 10 a.m. EST

GM’s U.S. Sales Up 7 Percent in November

Chevrolet Cruze and Sonic drive 54-percent increase in small and compact car sales

DETROIT – General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) today reported total sales of 180,402 vehicles in November, up 7 percent compared with November 2010.

Retail deliveries were up 15 percent compared with the same month a year ago and accounted for 77 percent of GM sales. Deliveries to fleets were down 14 percent.

“We are seeing a broad spectrum of customers return to the market,” said Don Johnson, vice president, U.S. Sales Operations. “Truck sales showed a very solid increase, as we expected, but the momentum building behind our most fuel-efficient vehicles was even stronger.”

In November, combined sales of GM small and compact cars, led by the new Chevrolet Sonic and consistently strong-selling Chevrolet Cruze, were up 54 percent compared with a year ago. GM’s total passenger car sales increased 1 percent, crossover sales decreased 9 percent and sales of trucks, which include full-size pickups, vans and SUVs, increased 25 percent.

Highlights for the month include a 34 percent increase in Chevrolet Silverado sales and a 22 percent increase in GMC Sierra sales. Other vehicles posting double-digit sales increases were the Chevrolet Cruze, Camaro, Avalanche, Colorado, Suburban, Tahoe and Express van, the GMC Yukon and Yukon XL, and the Cadillac SRX.

Calendar year to date, all four GM brands have increased their sales compared with the same period a year ago, on the strength of double-digit increases in retail sales.

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GM ended November with about 620,000 units in dealer stock and expects to end the year with inventory in the high 500,000-unit range, including approximately 200,000 full-size pickup trucks, as previously announced.

General Motors Co. (NYSE:GM, TSX: GMM) and its partners produce vehicles in 30 countries, and the company has leadership positions in the world’s largest and fastest-growing automotive markets. GM’s brands include Chevrolet and Cadillac, as well as Baojun, Buick, GMC, Holden, Isuzu, Jiefang, Opel, Vauxhall and Wuling. More information on the company and its subsidiaries, including OnStar, a global leader in vehicle safety, security and information services, can be found at http://www.gm.com.

CONTACT:

Jim Cain

GM Communications

313-407-2843

james.cain@gm.com

Forward-Looking Statements

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GM U.S. Deliveries for November 2011 - Divisional Brand Level

GM Vehicle Deliveries by Marketing Division

GM U.S. Deliveries for November 2011 by Model