FORM 8-A

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

         FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO
                SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
                                  ACT OF 1934

                           GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          Delaware                                     TIN# 38-0572515
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     (State of incorporation or             (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
    organization)


       300 Renaissance Center
       Detroit, Michigan                                    48265-3000
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       (Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)


If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c), check the following box. [X]

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(d), check the following box. [ ]

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

                                             Name of each exchange on which
Title of each class to be registered       which each class is to be registered
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7.375% Senior Notes due May 15, 2048         New York Stock Exchange, Inc.


Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:      None



                 Information required in registration statement

Item 1.   Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.

A description of the Registrant's 7.375% Senior Notes due May 15, 2048 to be
registered hereby is contained in the "Description of Debt Securities" set
forth in the Prospectus dated March 28, 2003 and Prospectus Supplement dated
May 14, 2003, filed as part of the Registrant's Registration Statement Number
333-103530 under the Securities Act of 1933, and such description is
incorporated herein by this reference.

                                   Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities and Exchange Act
of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

                                            General Motors Corporation
                                                 (Registrant)


Date:    May 19, 2003              By: /s/ Sanjiv Khattri
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                                       Sanjiv Khattri, Assistant Treasurer
                                       As Attorney-in-Fact of Walter G. Borst
                                       (Treasurer)