<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This Schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the General Motors Acceptance Corporation Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 1996 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000040729 <NAME> GMAC <MULTIPLIER> 1000000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1996 <CASH> 1362 <SECURITIES> 4319 <RECEIVABLES> 64407 <ALLOWANCES> 847 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 0 <PP&E> 22876 <DEPRECIATION> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 95060 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 49662 <BONDS> 30709 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 2200 <OTHER-SE> 6090 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 95060 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 3924 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 1396 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 155 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 1240 <INCOME-PRETAX> 507 <INCOME-TAX> 198 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 309 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 309 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0