SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D.C. 20549-1004





                                    FORM 8-K
                    CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



       Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported) October 23, 2001
                                  ----------------




                           GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
              -----------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




      STATE OF DELAWARE                 1-143                 38-0572515
----------------------------   -----------------------    -------------------
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
 of incorporation)                                        Identification No.)




   300 Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan                 48265-3000
--------------------------------------------                 ----------
  (Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)







Registrant's telephone number, including area code       (313)-556-5000
                                                         --------------









                                      - 1 -


ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.

      An agreement between General Motors Corporation and General Motors
Acceptance Corporation dated as of October 23, 2001 that documents certain
policies governing transactions between them, filed as Exhibit 10 to this
report, is incorporated by reference herein.


ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

EXHIBITS

Designation       Description                         Method of Filing
-----------       -----------                         ----------------

Exhibit 10        Agreement between                   Field with this Report
                  General Motors Corporation and
                  General Motors Acceptance
                  Corporation dated as of
                  October 23, 2001




                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                            GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
                                            --------------------------
                                                    (Registrant)
Date    October 24, 2001
        ----------------
                                            By
                                            /s/Peter R. Bible
                                            -------------------------------
                                            (Peter R. Bible,
                                             Chief Accounting Officer)












                                      - 2 -