Organizational Changes

Ford Motor Co
19 November 2004


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• Chris Theodore, vice president, Advanced Product Creation, will retire from 
  the company, effective Dec. 1, 2004.
• Effective Dec. 1, Hau Thai-Tang is appointed Director, Advanced Product 
  Creation and Special Vehicle Team (SVT). Previously, Thai-Tang was Chief 
  Nameplate Engineer for the Ford Mustang program.



FORD MOTOR COMPANY ANNOUNCES ORGANIZATIONAL AND EXECUTIVE REALIGNMENTS

DEARBORN, Mich., Nov. 19, 2004 - Ford Motor Company today announced the 
following personnel and organizational realignments:

Chris Theodore, vice president, Advanced Product Creation, will retire from the 
company, effective Dec. 1, 2004. Theodore has spent more than 30 years in the 
automotive industry, starting at Ford as a college intern and an engineer in the 
heavy truck group. Theodore also spent time at General Motors, American Motors 
and Chrysler, before returning to Ford in 1999 as vice president, North America 
Car, where he played a role in re-energizing the company's car line-up with 
vehicles such as the Ford GT.

'Since re-joining the company in 1999, Chris made significant contributions to 
product creation at Ford, including many key product programs and, most 
recently, through his leadership of Advanced Product Creation,' said Phil 
Martens, group vice president, Product Creation. 'Chris brought a wealth of 
engineering experience and a personal passion for the product that made a real 
difference in every program in which he was involved.'

Also effective Dec. 1, Hau Thai-Tang will assume the responsibilities of 
Director, Advanced Product Creation and Special Vehicle Team (SVT). In his new 
role, Thai-Tang will be responsible for directing the operations of Ford's 
Special Vehicle Team and Advanced Product Creation team. Previous to his new 
appointment, Thai-Tang was Chief Nameplate Engineer for the 2005 Ford Mustang 
and led the development and launch of the 2001 Mustang GT, Mustang Cobra, and 
Bullitt Mustang GT models. He was the vehicle dynamics supervisor and vehicle 
engineering manager for the 2000 LS that won Motor Trend magazine's 'Car of the 
Year' award. Thai-Tang's Ford experience also includes an assignment in Germany, 
as well as working with Ford Racing. He joined Ford in 1988 as a Ford College 
Graduate trainee.

To further strengthen SVT's role in the company, Thai-Tang will report directly 
to Phil Martens, group vice president, Product Creation. John Coletti continues 
as director of the Special Vehicle Team and will report to Thai-Tang.

'The appointment of Hau to this role further cements the importance of SVT to 
Ford,' Martens said.

'As Mustang fans now know, Hau and his team did a fabulous job bringing the 
all-new 2005 Mustang to life,' Martens added. 'As a youngster, Hau dreamed of 
one day owning a Mustang. Not only did his wildest dreams come true, but Hau 
also brought to life the dreams of Mustang fans everywhere with the rebirth of 
the original Pony Car.'



Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, 
Michigan, manufactures and distributes automobiles in 200 markets across six 
continents. With more than 326,000 employees 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 
Motor Credit Company and Hertz.


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