EXHIBIT 23


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



We consent to the  incorporation  by reference  in  Registration  Statement  No.
333-76443 of General Motors  Corporation on Form S-8 of our report dated June 4,
1999 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, 1998.




s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Detroit, Michigan
June 25, 1999



































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