File No. 333-84309 U.S.$5,000,000,000 GENERAL MOTORS ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION SMARTNOTES(SM) DUE FROM NINE MONTHS TO THIRTY YEARS FROM DATE OF ISSUE Unless otherwise specified in an applicable pricing supplement, the SmartNotes will not be listed on any securities exchange, and there can be no assurance that the SmartNotes offered will be sold or that there will be a secondary market for the notes. The Agents have advised GMAC that they may from time to time purchase and sell notes in the secondary market, but the Agents are not obligated to do so. No termination date for the offering of the notes has been established. Pricing Supplement No. 88 Trade Date: 05/10/2001 (To Prospectus dated August 12, 1999) Issue Date: 05/15/2001 The date of this Pricing Supplement is May 10, 2001 CUSIP Stated or Interest Price to Common Code Rate Maturity Public 1 Reallowance ----------- -------- -------- -------- ----------- 37042 GMH6 4.850% 05/15/2003 100% 0.3000% 37042 GMJ2 5.250% 05/15/2004 100% 0.4500% 37042 GMK9 5.750% 05/15/2006 100% 0.7500% 37042 GML7 6.125% 05/15/2008 100% 1.0000% 37042 GMM5 6.450% 05/15/2011 100% 1.1000% Payment Survivor's Subject to Redemption Frequency Option Yes/No Date and terms of redemption --------- ---------- ----------------------------------------- Quarterly Yes No Quarterly Yes No Semi-Annual Yes No Semi-Annual Yes No Monthly Yes Yes Callable at 100% on 05/15/2003 and every coupon date thereafter 1 Actual Price to Public may be less, and will be determined by prevailing market prices at the time of purchase as set forth in the confirmation statement. Per Note Total -------- ----- Public Offering Price ..... 100.00% $5,000,000,000 Agents' Discounts and Concessions ......... .20%-2.50% $10,000,000-$125,000,000 Proceeds, before expenses, to General Motors Acceptance Corporation ............... 97.50%-99.80% $4,875,000,000-$4,990,000,000 (SM) Service Mark of General Motors Acceptance Corporation NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR DETERMINED IF THIS PROSPECTUS IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. ------------------ ABN AMRO INCORPORATED A.G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC. EDWARD JONES & CO., L.P. FIDELITY CAPITAL MARKETS a division of National Financial Services Corporation PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES INCORPORATED SALOMON SMITH BARNEY August 16, 1999