Stmnt re By-Laws Amendment

Ford Motor Co
12 February 2004

Letter to RNS

Please be informed that on February 12, 2004, the Board of Directors of Ford 
Motor Company amended the Company's By-Laws. Article IV, Section 5 was amended 
to provide the Finance Committee with the authority to approve capital 
expenditures that relate to product programs that are within the Board approved 
annual product program budget and schedule. Article IV, Section 3 was amended to 
provide the Compensation Committee with the authority to make recommendations 
with respect to the Company's management organization, nominations and election 
of officers, succession plans and the appointment of other employees of the 
Company. Article IV, Section 6 was amended to focus the responsibilities of the 
Nominating and Governance Committee with respect to the nominations and 
elections of directors of the Company. 

Letter from Ford Motor Company
 
                             FORD MOTOR COMPANY 

                                CERTIFICATE

I, Peter J. Sherry, Jr., Secretary of FORD MOTOR COMPANY, a Delaware corporation
(the 'Company'), DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the following  are true and correct
excerpts from the minutes of a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company
duly called and  held on February 12, 2004, and that the same are now in full
force and effect:

RESOLVED, That Article IV, Section 5 of the By-Laws of the Company is amended 
and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

                                 ARTICLE IV

                                 COMMITTEES

Section 5. Finance Committee.

The Finance Committee shall review all aspects of the Company's policies and 
practices that relate to the management of the financial affairs of the Company, 
not inconsistent, however, with law or with such specific directions as to the 
conduct of affairs as shall have been given by the Board of Directors. The 
Committee shall have the authority to approve capital expenditures related to 
product programs within the annual product program budget approved by the Board. 
The Committee shall report periodically to the Board regarding approval of such 
capital expenditures. The Committee also shall perform such other functions and 
exercise such other powers as may be delegated to it from time to time by the 
Board of Directors. From time to time the Committee shall report and make 
recommendations to the Board of Directors concerning the results of its review 
and such other matters relating to the foregoing matters as the Committee 
believes merit consideration by the Board of Directors.

RESOLVED, That Article IV, Section 3 of the By-Laws of the Company is amended 
and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

                                   ARTICLE IV

                                   COMMITTEES

Section 3. Compensation Committee.

The Compensation Committee shall fix from time to time the salaries of members 
of the Board of Directors who are officers or employees of the Company, the 
President, and of any and all Vice Chairmen of the Company, Executive Vice 
Presidents, Group Vice Presidents and Vice Presidents of the Company. The 
Committee from time to time shall consider and make recommendations to the Board 
of Directors, to the Chairman of the Board of Directors and to the President 
with respect to the management organization of the Company, the nominations or 
elections of officers of the Company, senior management succession plans and the 
appointments of such other employees of the Company as shall be referred to the 
Committee. It also shall perform such functions as may be delegated to it under 
the provisions of any bonus, supplemental compensation, special compensation or 
stock option plan of the Company.

RESOLVED, That Article IV, Section 6 of the By-Laws of the Company is amended 
and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

                                 ARTICLE IV 

                                 COMMITTEES 

Section 6. Nominating and Governance Committee

The Nominating and Governance Committee from time to time shall consider and 
make recommendations to the Board of Directors and to the Chairman of the  Board
of Directors with respect to the nominations or elections of directors of
the Company. 


The Committee from time to time shall consider the size, composition,
functioning and compensation of the Board of Directors and make recommendations
to the Board of Directors with respect to such matters. Prior to the annual
meeting of stockholders each year, and prior to any special meeting of
stockholders at which a director is to be elected, the Committee shall recommend
to the Board of Directors persons proposed to constitute the nominees whose
election at such meeting will be recommended by the Board of Directors.

The authority vested in the Committee by this section shall not derogate from
the power of individual members of the Board of Directors to recommend or place
in nomination persons other than those recommended by the Committee.

The Committee also shall perform such other functions and exercise such other
powers as may be delegated to it from time to time by the Board of Directors.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the corporate seal
of the Company this 12th day of February 2004.
 

By
Peter J. Sherry, Jr.
Secretary


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