Appointment of Group VP

Ford Motor Co
11 October 2007


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FORD MOTOR COMPANY NAMES JIM FARLEY TO LEAD MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

DEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 11 - Ford Motor Company President and Chief Executive 
Officer Alan Mulally today announced the appointment of Jim Farley as Group Vice 
President of Marketing and Communications.

Farley joins Ford in mid-November, after nearly two decades at Toyota and Lexus.

'We are thrilled to welcome one of the most successful and talented leaders in 
the industry to the Ford Motor Company team,' said Mulally. 'Jim Farley is well 
known for innovative marketing strategies that connect great products to today's 
and tomorrow's customers. Ford's quality and vehicles are now on par with the 
best of the competition. We look forward to Jim's leadership to combine world-
class marketing with our world-class products worldwide.'

Farley will be the company's most senior marketing leader and will report 
directly to Mulally.

Working with the company's worldwide business unit leaders and global product 
development organization, Farley will lead Ford's drive to connect even more 
closely with customers through integrated marketing, advertising, digital 
communications, brand development product planning, research, product 
communications and public relations. In line with that vision, Ford's global 
Communications and public relations team also now will report to Farley.

Farley, 45, most recently was Group Vice President and General Manager of Lexus, 
responsible for all sales, marketing and customer satisfaction activities for 
Toyota's luxury brand. He joined Toyota in 1990 in the strategic-planning 
department after receiving his MBA from the UCLA Anderson School. Since then, he 
has served in such senior leadership positions as Vice President and General 
Manager of Toyota's Scion brand, Group Vice President of Marketing for the 
Toyota Division, General Manager of Product Management for Toyota Europe and a 
variety of product planning, marketing and advertising roles.

Farley says he is passionate about joining Ford in this global leadership role 
and is eager to help lead the company's transformation plan toward automotive 
leadership and profitable growth.

'My connection with Ford goes way back to my first car, a 1966 Ford Mustang. I 
bought it when I was 15, restored it and drove it from California to Michigan. I 
am excited to make that trip once again,' said Farley. 'Ford is one of the 
world's most admired companies because of its ability to develop iconic products 
that connect with customers. I look forward to building on that strength by 
engaging customers and introducing even more of them to the great family of 
Ford.'

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Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Mich, 
manufactures or distributes automobiles in 200 markets across six continents. 
With about 260,000 employees and about 100 plants worldwide, the company's core 
and affiliated automotive brands include Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lincoln, 
Mercury, Volvo and Mazda. The company provides financial services through Ford 
Motor Credit Company. For more information regarding Ford's products, please 
visit www.fordvehicles.com.

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