Executive Appointments

Ford Motor Co
13 October 2005


NEWS

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FORD MOTOR COMPANY ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS IN THE AMERICAS

Executive changes announced today are:

•   Anne Stevens is elected executive vice president, Ford Motor Company, and 
    chief operating officer, The Americas.
•   Derrick M. Kuzak becomes group vice president, Product Development,
    The Americas.
•   Roman Krygier, the Company's group vice president, Global Manufacturing, is 
    electing to retire at the end of the year.
•   David T. Szczupak is elected group vice president, Manufacturing, The
    Americas, replacing Krygier.
•   Barb J. Samardzich becomes a Company vice president for Powertrain 
    Operations.
•   Joseph R. Hinrichs is elected a Company vice president for North America
    Vehicle Operations.

DEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 13 - Ford Motor Company Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer Bill Ford and Mark Fields, the Company's executive vice president and
president, The Americas, announce a series of executive appointments intended to
strengthen and streamline North American automotive operations. The
appointments, approved Wednesday by the Board of Directors, are effective Nov. 1
unless otherwise stated.

'I have asked Mark Fields to do what's necessary to turn around our North
American automotive operations,' Bill Ford said. 'I fully expect the leadership
team he has put in place today for The Americas will drive a turnaround and
return a critical part of our business to a sustained level of profitability.'

Jim Padilla, president and Chief Operating Officer, said the Company's focus on
the turnaround in North America is an indication of leadership priorities. 'Our
people have made excellent progress in South America, stabilized Europe and
positioned us for growth in Asia,' Padilla said. 'The challenges in North
America require us to give it the attention and resources it deserves. I know
the team we've put together can deliver.'

Said Fields: 'I asked Bill Ford and Jim Padilla for not only the best and the
brightest leaders in our company, but for the kind of people who can work as one
team on one agenda. That agenda is to turn around our North American operation
with a team that knows how to win, an innovative product line-up that wins in
the marketplace and a brand that has strong emotional appeal. We now have in
place an outstanding group of leaders in The Americas, and they already have the
hit the ground running to turn the business around.'

Anne Stevens, group vice president, Canada, Mexico and South America, is elected
executive vice president, Ford Motor Company, and chief operating officer, The
Americas. She will report to Mark Fields. Stevens, 56, will lead the Company's
core operations in The Americas, including Product Development, Manufacturing
and Purchasing. Stevens' new role also makes her the first female executive vice
president in company history.

'Anne is an exceptionally focused and proven leader in this industry,' Fields
said. 'Her leadership of Vehicle Operations resulted in a significant quality
improvement. She has also overseen profit resurgence in South America and Mexico
and increased market share in Canada. We expect her to drive our operations
toward greater coordination, efficiency, productivity and results.'

Derrick Kuzak, 54, vice president, North America Engineering, becomes group vice
president, Product Development, The Americas. He replaces Phil Martens, who left
the Company to pursue other interests. Kuzak will report to Stevens and will
continue to develop and improve the Company's Product Development System. He
will also have a functional reporting relationship to Richard Parry-Jones, the
Company's chief technical officer. Kuzak, who joined The Americas leadership 
team in August, served previously as vice president, Product Development for 
Ford of Europe.

'Derrick is one of the brightest engineering and product development leaders in
the industry,' Fields said. 'He and I worked closely together in Europe, where
we made significant progress on building a strong brand and product focus. We
will bring that same thinking to The Americas.'

After 41 years with the Company, Roman Krygier, group vice president, Global
Manufacturing, is electing to retire. Krygier, 62, assumed his current position
in November 2001. He joined the Company as a trainee foreman at the Chicago
Stamping Plant in 1964 and held numerous management positions in manufacturing
throughout his career.

'Roman Krygier made an outstanding contribution to Ford Motor Company over more
than four decades of service, and he leaves an important legacy,' Bill Ford
said. 'He was instrumental in leading the turnaround in operating practices at
our plants and in the implementation of the Ford Production System. He also led
the drive to transform our plants toward flexible manufacturing, which is a key
part of our product strategy going forward. We wish him the best in his
retirement.'

Replacing Krygier is Dave Szczupak, vice president, Powertrain Operations, who
becomes group vice president, Manufacturing, The Americas. Szczupak, 50, will
report to Stevens and will he charged with continuing to improve the flexibility
of the Company's manufacturing operations.

'Dave has demonstrated very broad, capable leadership throughout his career,'
Fields said. 'He is highly respected in the industry and in Ford. I expect him
to continue driving our transformation in flexible manufacturing.'

Barb Samardzich, executive director, small front-wheel-drive and
rear-wheel-drive vehicles, is elected a Ford Motor Company vice president and
succeeds Szczupak as vice president, Powertrain Operations. Samardzich, 47, will
report to Szczupak in his new role.

'Barb's ability to deliver outstanding results can be summed up in one word:
Mustang,' Fields said. 'Her role in helping to lead the development and launch
of the hottest car in the industry demonstrated skills that will help our team
enormously as we move our way forward.'

Also elected a Company vice president, Joe Hinrichs, president and CEO, Ford
Motor Company of Canada, is appointed vice president, North America Vehicle
Operations. He replaces Matt DeMars who left the Company to pursue other
interests. Hinrichs, 38, will report to Szczupak.

'Joe not only stopped a continuing market share decline in one of our key North
American markets, he reversed course and increased sales in the very competitive
Canadian environment,' Fields said. 'His extensive and impressive operations
background inside and outside Ford will help our team.'

Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, 
Mich., manufactures and distributes automobiles in 200 markets across six
continents. With nearly 325,000 employees and 110 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 and Hertz. For more information 
regarding Ford's products, please visit www.fordvehicles.com.


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