Directorate Change

Ford Motor Co
07 December 2006

Contact: Tom Hoyt
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MARK SCHULZ TO RETIRE AFTER MORE THAN 30 YEARS WITH FORD

DEARBORN, Mich., Dec. 7 - Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) said today that Mark
Schulz, executive vice president and president, International Operations, has
announced his plans to retire from the company early next year. 

As president of International Operations, Schulz, 54, is responsible for the
Company's business in Europe, Africa and the Asia Pacific region. He oversees
the global activities of Aston Martin, Jaguar, Land Rover and Volvo, as well as
the company's partnership with Mazda Motor Corporation. 

'I have had the pleasure of working closely with Mark over the years and am
personally grateful to him for his vision, his leadership and his dedication to
the Ford Motor Company,' said Bill Ford, executive chairman, Ford Motor Company.
'Most recently he has overseen significant growth of Ford's business in some of
our most important regions around the world and he has built an organization
that is poised to deliver further growth in the future. I wish him and his
family all the best in his retirement.' 

Prior to his current position, Schulz served as executive vice president, Ford
Motor Company and president, Asia Pacific and Africa. And, he led Asia Pacific
and Ford South America Operations as a corporate vice president. Prior to his
election as a corporate officer, Schulz was the head of Ford's operations in
Turkey for five years. 

Earlier in his Ford career, Schulz held several product engineering and
manufacturing positions, including director, Product Development, Ford Japan;
director of the Corporate Strategy Office; Plant Manager of Ford's Sheldon Road
facility; and vehicle line director of Compact Trucks in North America. He began
his career with Ford as an assembly line worker in 1970. 

'Mark has been indispensable in helping me become familiar with Ford's
operations in the fastest-growing and most competitive markets in the world,'
said Alan Mulally, Ford's president and CEO. 'Because of his leadership and
because of the relationships he has built on our behalf, Mark leaves us with a
strong foundation on which to grow our business in Europe, Asia-Pacific and the
rest of the world.' 

Schulz serves as a member of several boards, including the National Committee of
United States-China Relations, the United States-China Business Council and the
National Bureau of Asian Research. He also is a member of the International
Advisory Board for the President of the Republic of the Philippines. 

He holds a bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from Valparaiso University
and masters degrees from the University of Detroit (Economics) and the
University of Michigan (Engineering), and the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, where he was a Sloan Fellow. 

Any changes in structure and organization that result from Schulz's retirement
will be the topic of a future announcement. 

Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn,
Mich., manufactures and distributes automobiles in 200 markets across six
continents. With about 300,000 employees and more than 100 plants 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. For more information regarding
Ford's products, please visit www.fordvehicles.com. 

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