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
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             (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 October 1, 2051     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 October 1, 2051 to be
registered hereby is contained in the "Description of Debt Securities" set forth
in the Prospectus dated May 17, 2001 and Prospectus Supplement dated September
28, 2001, filed as part of the Registrant's Registration Statement Number
333-60426 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
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                                            (Registrant)


Date: October 3, 2001               By:
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                                    Sanjiv Khattri, Assistant Treasurer
                                    As Attorney-in-Fact of Eric A. Feldstein
                                    (Vice President, Finance and Treasurer)