EXHIBIT 23(a)








INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1 to
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-103530) of General Motors
Corporation and General Motors Nova Scotia Finance Company of our report dated
January 16, 2003 (March 12, 2003 as to Note 26) appearing on page II-20 and of
our report dated January 15, 2003 (March 6, 2003 as to Note 22) appearing in
section IV of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of General Motors Corporation for
the year ended December 31, 2002. These reports express unqualified opinions and
include explanatory paragraphs relating to the change in method of accounting to
conform to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, "Goodwill and
Other Intangible Assets," as described in Notes 1 and 3, respectively. We also
consent to the references to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectuses,
which are part of this Registration Statement.



/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
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DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Detroit, Michigan
March 20, 2003