Executive Appointments

Ford Motor Co
20 July 2005


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 


FORD ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS IN NORTH AMERICA, FORD OF EUROPE


DEARBORN, Mich., July 20, 2005 - Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) today announced
the following executive elections and appointments:


North America

     •    Derrick Kuzak is appointed vice president, North America Engineering, 
          effective August 1. Kuzak is replacing Will Boddie, Jr., who has 
          elected to retire. Kuzak will have overall responsibility for 
          engineering signoff of all North American vehicles and direct 
          responsibility for key commodities and common platform parts.


Commenting on Boddie's service at Ford, Phil Martens, group vice president,
Product Creation, said, 'Will has been a key member of the product development
team and has done an outstanding job in helping to increase the quality of our
cars and trucks while reducing costs and making our processes operate more
smoothly. We'll miss his expertise as well as his dedication and commitment to
the Company.' Regarding Kuzak, Martens said, 'We're pleased to have Derrick in
this new role. He brings global experience and unique skills to a critical area
of product development.'


Europe

     •    Stephen Odell is elected a vice president of Ford Motor Company, and 
          is appointed vice president, Marketing, Sales and Service, Ford of 
          Europe, effective September 1. Odell, who currently serves as chairman 
          elect Ford of Britain, succeeds Geoff Polites, who recently was 
          appointed chief executive officer, Jaguar and Land Rover, also 
          effective September 1. In their new roles, Odell will report to Lewis 
          Booth, chairman and chief executive officer, Ford of Europe, and 
          Polites will report to Mark Fields, executive vice president, Premier 
          Automotive Group and Ford of Europe.

     •    Joe Bakaj is appointed vice president, Product Development, Ford of 
          Europe, effective August 1. He leaves a product development role at 
          Mazda Motor Corp. to succeed Derrick Kuzak.


Commenting on the appointments, Booth said, 'Stephen is well known around
Europe. His experience in helping to revitalize Mazda's business, in Europe and
then globally, will serve him well here. Derrick has played a key role in
steering Ford of Europe through one of the busiest periods our engineering team
has ever seen and the result has been a product offensive that has done so much
to strengthen our business. We wish him all the best in his new role, and look
forward to the contributions that are sure to come from Joe, a talented engineer
and complete car enthusiast who has the leadership qualities to take us forward
into our next period of intense product launch activity.'



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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