
                                                                   EXHIBIT 23(a)


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


      We  consent  to  the  incorporation  by  reference  in  this  Registration
Statement of General  Motors  Acceptance  Corporation  on Form S-3 of our report
dated  January 28, 1997,  appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of General
Motors  Acceptance  Corporation  for the year ended December 31, 1996 and to the
reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus,  which is part of
this Registration Statement.


/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
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DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Detroit, Michigan

August 8, 1997







