OnStar by GM is Only Multiple Winner of Telematics Update Awards Three of the industry's top accolades awarded to OnStar DETROIT, June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- OnStar by GM captured three of this year's Telematics Update Awards, making it the only multiple winner in the 2005 judging and an eight-time winner in the award's three-year history. Running alongside the biggest and most influential telematics-focused conference and exhibition of the year -- Telematics Update Detroit 2005 -- the Telematics Update Awards is the only event of its type to recognize the industry's best and brightest for their outstanding performance and achievements. OnStar's initiatives were recognized with three awards: * Best Embedded/Terminal Product - OnStar was selected for its essential features like Automatic Crash Notification and hands-free calling, as well as its user-friendly three-button interface. * Best use of Telematics for Safety and Security - OnStar, which was recognized with the award for safety and leadership for the third time, was selected for its outstanding ability to use telematics solutions to enhance the driver's safety and security during or after an emergency event. * Best Reseller/Retailer - OnStar, currently available on more than 50 GM models, was selected for its hands-free calling feature, which allows subscribers to keep their eyes on the road and hands on the wheel while driving. Over the Telematics Update Awards' three-year history, OnStar's industry leadership has been showcased with both individual and company-wide awards. Past honors include: * Leadership Award - 2003, 2004 - In 2003, OnStar was selected as the Telematics Industry Leader providing features like remote door unlock, hands- free calling and emergency services to its millions of subscribers. In 2004, Chet Huber, OnStar President, was the first individual to win this award. Huber was selected for driving the industry forward and helping to promote new telematics initiatives and awareness both to industry peers and the customer. * Telematics in Action Award - 2003, 2004 - As with the 2005 honor, OnStar was selected for its exceptional use of telematics to enhance drivers' safety and security during or after an emergency. * Heroes Award Nominees - Telematics Service Provider Employee - 2003 - Curtis Johnson, an advisor at OnStar's call center in Charlotte, N.C., received the Heroes award for his role in coordinating the rescue of a Littleton, Colo., man involved in a 2002 motor vehicle crash. "Winning multiple awards is a reflection of OnStar's position in the industry," said Phil Magney, President, Principal Analyst, Telematics Research Group, Inc. and a Telematics Update Awards judge. "Each generation of OnStar equipment allows for better performance and has more features and more capabilities. They're a company that continues to evolve." Along with the Telematics Research Group, Inc., the Telematics Update Awards are judged by the industry's top thought leaders including executives from the GartnerG2, Strategy Analytics, Cogenia Partners LLC and ADVENTIS. This year's Telematics Update Awards were presented on May 16, 2005. About OnStar OnStar, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors, is the nation's leading provider of in-vehicle safety, security and communication services using wireless technology and the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite network. OnStar is available on more than 50 GM models for 2005. By the end of 2007, OnStar will be a standard feature on GM's new retail vehicles sold in the United States and Canada, covering all segments and prices, except for some fleet and commercial vehicles. OnStar safety and security services include automatic notification of air bag deployment, stolen vehicle location assistance, emergency services, roadside assistance, and on most vehicles, remote door unlock and GM Goodwrench remote vehicle diagnostics. OnStar Hands-Free Calling allows drivers to make and receive hands-free, voice- activated calls from their vehicle. More information about OnStar can be found at http://www.onstar.com/ . DATASOURCE: OnStar CONTACT: Keith Yaden, OnStar Communications Manager/Media Relations, +1-313-667-0784, cell: +1-248-765-3049, Web site: http://media.gm.com/ http://www.gm.com/ http://www.onstar.com/

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