Notice of Meeting

Ford Motor Co
12 February 2001

Pursuant to our Listing Agreement, you are hereby notified that the Annual
Meeting of Shareholders of Ford Motor Company will be held on Thursday, May 10,
2001, at 10:00 a.m., central time, at The Fitzgerald Theater, 10 East Exchange
Street, St Paul, Minnesota, USA.

Also, the Board of Directors of the Company fixed March 15,2001, as the record
date for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders.