Dividend Declaration

Ford Motor Co
13 January 2000




Contact:  Jim Cain
          [phone]

FORD DECLARES FIRST-QUARTER DIVIDENDS

DEARBORN, Mich., January 13, 2000 -- The Board of Directors of Ford Motor
Company (NYSE: F) today declared a first-quarter dividend of 50 cents a share on
the company's Class B and common stock.  This is the same dividend paid in the
fourth quarter of 1999.

The board also declared a dividend of 51.5625 cents a share on the depositary
shares representing the company's Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock.

The dividend on the Series B Preferred Stock equals the quarterly amount of the
annual cumulative dividend of $2.0625 per depositary share.

The first-quarter dividends are payable on March 1, 2000 to shareholders of
record on February 1st.

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