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                           General Motors Corporation




                                November 1, 1999




Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549-1004

Dear Sirs:

        Re:  General Motors Corporation Registration Statement on Form S-8
             for the General Motors Personal Savings Plan for Hourly-Rate
             Employees in the United States (the "Plan")

      In connection  with the  registration  of interests in respect of the Plan
and of  14,000,000  shares of  General  Motors  $1-2/3 par value  common  stock,
pursuant to that Plan, an electronic  transfer of the filing fee of  $257,236.88
was  made  to  the  U.S.  Treasury  designated  lockbox  depository  located  in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

      The aggregate  offering price and the amount of the  registration fee have
been based on a price of $66.09 per share, which was the average of the high and
low  prices of  General  Motors  $1-2/3 par value  common  stock,  traded on the
Composite Tape on October 26, 1999.

      All Securities Exchange Act of 1934 reports required to be filed have been
filed and are complete.

      If you have any questions, please call Kelly Francis at (313) 667-7598.

                                                Very truly yours,

                                                GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION


                                                   W. R. Kager, Director
                                                Corporate Financial Policy
                                                       and Reporting
Enclosure

cc:   (without attachments)    (with attachments)
      Pete Bible               John Behnfeldt
      Wally Creek              Kevin Cobb
      Eric Feldstein           Bill Cowell
      Kelly Francis            Martin Darvick (3)
      Mike Losh                Deloitte & Touche LLP (5)
                               Davis Polk & Wardwell (12)









   General Motors Building 200 Renaissance Center Detroit, Michigan 48265-2000

EX-5

                                                                    EXHIBIT 5(a)








                                November 1, 1999



General Motors Corporation
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York  10153-0075

Gentlemen:


         As  Attorney,  Legal Staff of General  Motors  Corporation  (GM),  I am
familiar with the Registration Statement, dated November 1, 1999, being filed by
GM with the Securities and Exchange Commission, relating to (1) interests in the
General Motors  Personal  Savings Plan for  Hourly-Rate  Employees in the United
States (the "Plan") and (2) 14,000,000 shares of General Motors $1-2/3 par value
common stock to be registered for the Plan.

         It is my  opinion  that the  interests  in the Plan and the  $1-2/3 par
value common stock to be registered, when sold or issued hereafter in accordance
with the  provisions  of said Plan,  in  accordance  with  Delaware law and upon
payment of the  consideration for such shares as contemplated by said Plan, will
be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

         I hereby  consent to the use of this  opinion  as  Exhibit  5(a) of the
abovementioned Registration Statement.


                                            Very truly yours,




                                            /s/MARTIN I. DARVICK
                                              Martin I. Darvick
                                            Attorney, Legal Staff


















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EX-23

                                                                   EXHIBIT 23(a)






CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS




GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this  Registration  Statement on
Form S-8 of General Motors Corporation of:

- -     our report dated April 12, 1999  appearing  in the Current  Report on Form
      8-K of General Motors Corporation dated April 12, 1999;
- -     our report dated  January 20, 1999 (March 1, 1999 as to Note 19) appearing
      on page  IV-16  in the  Annual  Report  on Form  10-K  of  General  Motors
      Corporation for the year ended December 31, 1998; and
- -     our report dated June 4, 1999  appearing in the Annual Report on Form 11-K
      of the General Motors Personal  Savings Plan for Hourly-Rate  Employees in
      the United States for the year ended December 31, 1998.




/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Detroit, Michigan
November 1, 1999
































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