EXHIBIT 23


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


   
We consent to the  incorporation  by reference  in  Registration  Statement  No.
333-17975 of General Motors  Corporation on Form S-8 of our report dated June 5,
1998 appearing in this 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, 1997.

    
   



s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Detroit, Michigan
June 23, 1998



































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