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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 3)*



AMERICREDIT CORP
(Name of Issuer)

COMMON STOCK PAR VALUE $0.01
(Title of Class of Securities)

03060R-10-1
(CUSIP Number)

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement
[  ].  (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a
previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more
than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1;
and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting
beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)  (See
Rule 13d-7).

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the
subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter the disclosures provided
in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall
not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all
other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

SCHEDULE 13G


CUSIP No. 03060R-10-1

1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     Prudential Corporation plc

2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
     (a) [X]
     (b) [ ]

3    SEC USE ONLY

4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
     England

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
WITH

5    SOLE VOTING POWER: Power to direct the vote: 1,113,333 subject
to direction of parent corporation.

6    SHARED VOTING POWER: -0-

7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER: Power to direct the vote: 1,113,333
subject to direction of parent corporation.

8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER: -0-

9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON:
1,113,333

10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES* [  ]

11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9:  3.87%

12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*: HC (See Exhibit A on Page 7 hereof)

*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: Americredit Corp

Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 777
Taylor Street, Suite 800, Fort Worth, Texas 76102

Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: Prudential Corporation plc

Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office: One Stephen
Street, London, England W1P 2AP

Item 2(c). Citizenship: England

Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock

Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 03060R-10-1

Item 3. Type of Person: HC (See Exhibit A on Page 7 hereof)

Item 4. Ownership: 

(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 1,113,333

(b) Percent of Class: 3.87%

(c) Number of shares as to which person has: 

(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:  1,113,333

(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:  -0-

(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 
1,113,333

(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  -0-

Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or less of a Class: The reporting
person ceased to be the beneficial owner of five percent or more of
the securities of Americredit Corp during this reporting period.

Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person:

Not applicable.

Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding 
Company:

See Exhibit A.

Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: 
Not applicable.

Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group: Not applicable.

Item 10. Certification: By signing below, I certify that, to the
best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above
were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not
acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing
or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and
were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any
transaction having such purpose or effect.


                            SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement
is true, complete and correct.

2/2/95
________________________
Date
/s/ H.R. JENKINS
________________________
Signature


H.R. Jenkins, Director
________________________
Name/Title

EX-1

                            EXHIBIT A


Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.

_________________________________________________________________


Name of Subsidiary                            Classification
__________________                            ______________

Prudential Portfolio Managers Ltd.                *


* By no-action relief granted on July 5, 1991, the SEC generally
stated it would not recommend enforcement action if Prudential
Corporation plc together with certain of its subsidiaries
collectively reported beneficial ownership of more than 5% of a
class of equity security subject to Section 13(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 on Schedule 13G rather than Schedule 13D. 
Prudential Portfolio Managers Ltd. is a non-U.S. investment adviser
subsidiary of Prudential Corporation plc.