Shares in Issue

Ford Motor Co
13 April 2000

To Company Announcements Office

In accordance with Article 1, Section 6, of our Listing Agreement with the 
New York Stock Exchange, the following is a report of previously issued shares
of Common Stock of Ford Motor Company listed on the Exchange which were
re-acquired for the account of the Company or were held by the Company during
the
quarter ended March 31, 2000.

No. of shares of Common Stock held by the Company
as at December 31, 1999                                     15,535,260

No. of shares of Common Stock re-acquired during 
the quarter ended March 31, 2000                             2,518,391

No. of shares of Common Stock disposed of during
quarter ended March 31, 2000                                (1,176,579)

No. of shares of Common Stock retired during 
quarter ended March 31, 2000                                   - 0 -

No. of shares of Common Stock held by the Company
as at March 31, 2000                                        16,877,072

From Ford Motor Company
Michigan