FORM 8-A


                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

      FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION
               12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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

        Delaware                                      TIN# 38-0572512
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 (State of incorporation or                (I.R.S. Employer Identification  No.)
  organization)


           200 Renaissance Center
           Mail Code 482-B08-A36
           Detroit, Michigan                                    48265-2000
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           (Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)


If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c), check the following box. [X]

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(d), check the following box. [ ]

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

                                                Name of each exchange on which
Title of each class to be registered            each class is to be registered
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7.25%    Notes                                  New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
         due February 7, 2033

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:      None

                 INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ITEM 1.      DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.

A description of the Registrant's 7.25% Notes due February 7, 2033 (the "Notes")
to be registered hereby is contained in the "Description of Debt Securities" set
forth in the Prospectus dated April 20, 2001 and Prospectus Supplement dated
January 30, 2003, filed as part of the Registrant's Registration Statement
Number 333-58446 under the Securities Act of 1933, and such descriptions are
incorporated herein by this reference.







                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

                                   General Motors Acceptance Corporation
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                                                (Registrant)

Date:    January 29, 2003          /s/   P. D. Bull
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                                   P. D. Bull, Vice President, Global Borrowings