Appointment of VP & CIO

Ford Motor Co
29 March 2006

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FORD NAMES NICK SMITHER, VP & CIO

• Nick Smither, 47, is named vice president and chief information officer,
  succeeding Marv Adams, who has resigned, effective April 21, to join Citigroup
  as its chief information officer. 

• Corporate Strategy, which also reported to Adams, will be the subject of a
  separate announcement. 

DEARBORN, Mich., March 29, 2006 - Ford Motor Company announced today that it has
named Nick Smither vice president and chief information officer. He succeeds
Marv Adams, who has resigned as senior vice president, CIO and Corporate
Strategy, to join Citigroup as its new CIO. His resignation is effective April
21.

Smither, 47, most recently served as executive director, Global Information
Technology Business Operations, reporting to Adams. In his new role, he will
report to Jim Padilla, Ford's president and chief operating officer. 

Smither joined Ford in 1980 as an engineer in Product Development for Ford of
Europe. He moved to Information Technology in 1983 as a systems analyst and
subsequently held a variety of management positions in Product Development,
Finance and Marketing and Sales. In 1995, Smither relocated to the U.S. to lead
the Information Technology integration of South American locations as part of
Ford 2000. He then led the Finance Systems team, and then the Product
Development Systems team, before moving into his current position.

The Company also said responsibilities for the Corporate Strategy group will be
the subject of a separate announcement.

'As chief information officer, Nick Smither will provide valuable continuity in
leadership and strategic focus. We look forward to the contributions this
function will make under his direction,' said Padilla. 'We also wish Marv Adams
well in his new role and thank him for his work at Ford Motor Company.'

March 29, 2006 

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