<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, 1999 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000040729 <NAME> GMAC <MULTIPLIER> 1,000,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1999 <CASH> 850 <SECURITIES> 8520 <RECEIVABLES> 79488 <ALLOWANCES> (1030) <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 0 <PP&E> 35039 <DEPRECIATION> (6944) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 131648 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 68750 <BONDS> 48339 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 2200 <OTHER-SE> 7814 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 131648 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 4826 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 1536 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 1017 <LOSS-PROVISION> 119 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 1513 <INCOME-PRETAX> 641 <INCOME-TAX> 249 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 392 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 392 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0