OfficerAppointments/Elections

Ford Motor Co 17 October 2001 Letter to the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Pursuant to our Listing Agreement, you are hereby notified of the following officer appointments and elections effective November 1, 2001: * Don R. Leclair has been elected a Corporate Vice President-Controller, replacing Lloyd E. Hansen who was appointed Vice President, Revenue Management. Pursuant to our Listing Agreement, you are hereby notified of the following officer retirements, appointments, and elections effective January 1, 2002 (except as noted otherwise): * Kathleen A. Ligocki has been appointed Vice President, Strategy, Business Development and Canada and Mexico replacing James D. Donaldson, Group Vice President, Global Business Development, who will retire at the end of this year. * Mark A. Schulz has been appointed Corporate Vice President replacing Vaughn Koshkarian, Vice President, Ford Asia Pacific, who will retire at the end of the year. * Elliott S. Hall, Vice President, Dealer Development, will retire at the end of this year, * Michael D. Jordan, Vice President, Ford Customer Service Division and President, Automotive Consumer Services Group, will retire at the end of the year. * James A. Yost, Vice President, Corporate Strategy, will retire at the end of the year. * Brian P. Kelley, Vice President, has been appointed President, Lincoln Mercury, replacing Mark Hutchins who will retire during 2002. Letter from Ford Motor Company