Executive Appointments

Ford Motor Co
19 July 2005

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

        FORD ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS AT PREMIER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP,
        THE AMERICAS 

DEARBORN, Mich., July 19, 2005 - Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) today
announced the following executive officer appointments and elections
at two of its automotive operating groups, Premier Automotive Group
and The Americas:

Premier Automotive Group: 
 
•     Effective September 1, Joe Greenwell is appointed vice president, 
      Government Affairs, Premier Automotive Group and Ford of Europe, a new 
      position created to develop and coordinate the Company's strategy with 
      government and other official bodies in Europe. He will report to Mark 
      Fields, executive vice president, Premier Automotive Group and
      Ford of Europe, and Steve Biegun, vice president, International
      Governmental Affairs. Also, Wolfgang Schneider, vice president, Legal, 
      Governmental Affairs and Environmental and Safety Engineering, Ford of 
      Europe, continues to report to Lewis Booth, group vice president, chairman 
      and CEO, Ford of Europe, and has a coordinating relationship with Steve 
      Biegun. 
     
•     Succeeding Greenwell is Geoff Polites, who is appointed chief executive 
      officer, Jaguar and Land Rover, effective September 1,2005. Polites 
      currently serves as Ford of Europe's vice president, Marketing, Sales and 
      Service. Polites, whose successor will be named at a later date, will 
      report to Fields.

•     Fredrik Arp is elected a vice president of the Company, effective 
      September 1, 2005. Last month, Ford announced Arp's appointment as 
      president and chief executive officer of Volvo Cars Corp., reporting to 
      Fields. He succeeds Hans-Olov Olsson, who will become Volvo Cars' chairman 
      of the board. Arp presently serves as president and CEO of Trelleborg AB,
      a Sweden-based global auto industry supplier specializing in advanced 
      polymer technologies.

Commenting on the appointments, Fields said, 'During Joe's tenure, Land Rover
has launched a number of award-winning new products and Jaguar has laid the
foundation for addressing its business issues. In the current political
environment in Europe, it is very important for us to have a stronger voice with
government, and Joe is ideally suited to be that voice, given his extensive
experience and regard across the Continent. In Geoff, Jaguar and Land Rover will
have a proven leader who has led a significant turnaround at Ford of Australia,
and has demonstrated his sales and marketing skills around the globe, including
as an automotive retailer. And as I've noted before, Fredrik is a strong
executive addition to Volvo, bringing valuable industry sales and manufacturing
experience to a great global brand.'

The Americas: 

In another related appointment, the Company also announced Bennie Fowler is
moving to Dearborn to become vice president, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering,
the Americas, effective August 1, 2005. Fowler, who currently serves as chief
operating officer, Jaguar and Land Rover, succeeds Al Ver, who was recently
appointed chief executive officer and chief operating officer of the new
business entity Ford is planning to form later this year, which will assume
control of 24 plants and facilities being transferred to the Company from
Visteon Corp., its largest supplier. In his new role, Fowler will report to
Roman Krygier, group vice president, Global Manufacturing.

Commenting on Fowler's new role, Fields said, 'Bennie has steered through some
significant changes at Jaguar and Land Rover during his time as COO. On the
manufacturing side, this has included the adoption of lean manufacturing
principles and our new quality operating system and on the product side, the
introduction of several successful new vehicles. His time in the UK has been an
important step in his development as a senior leader in Ford manufacturing. We
wish him well in his new role.'

Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in
Dearborn, Mich, manufactures and distributes automobiles in 200
markets' across six continents. With more than 324,000 employees and
110 manufacturing facilities worldwide, the company's core and
affiliated automotive brands include Aston Martin, Ford, Jaguar, Land
Rover, Lincoln, Mazda, Mercury and Volvo, Its automotive-related
services include Ford Credit, Quality Care and Hertz Corporation. 


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