Ford Hires Strategic Advisor

Ford Motor Co
02 August 2006

Contact: Tom Hoyt 
         [phone] 
         [e-mail] 

               FORD HIRES STRATEGIC ADVISOR, KENNETH LEET

DEARBORN, Mich., Aug, 2, 2006 -- Ford Motor Company announced
today that it has hired Kenneth H.M. Leet as a strategic advisor to Bill Ford,
the company's chairman and chief executive officer.

Mr. Leet is an 18-year veteran of Goldman Sachs, serving the firm in its London
and New York offices, where he was a partner and was responsible for its
investment banking activities with industrial companies, including Ford Motor.
Mr. Leet has also led European banking operations for Bank of America. In his
new role as an advisor, Mr. Leet will report directly to Bill Ford and work
closely with senior management in exploring a broad range of strategic
alternatives for the company.

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.

Go to http://media.ford.com for news releases and high- resolution photographs.



                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange