Ford Motor Company to Announce Significant New Nanotechnology Alliance

                              TELECONFERENCE

  WHO:   Anne Stevens, Group Vice President, Canada, Mexico, South America,
         Ford Motor Company

  WHEN:  Thursday, October 6, 2005 at 12:30 p.m. CT

  WHERE: 800-762-4717: Conference title is "Ford Announcement"

  WHAT:  In conjunction with the opening of the new Ford Motor Company
         Engineering Design Center at Northwestern University, executives
         from Ford will discuss their plans to form a new strategic alliance
         on nanotechnology innovation.

  CONTACT:  Nick Twork,              Jaclyn Saccone
            Ford Public Affairs      Cohn & Wolfe
            P: 313-598-0481          P: 212-798-9518 C: 917-969-3551
            E: ntwork1@ford.com      E: Jaclyn_saccone@nyc.cohnwolfe.com
   
   On-Site Contact
   David Reuter, Ford Public Affairs
   P: 313.322.3428 C: 313.575.1488
   E: dreuter@ford.com

For Chicago-area reporters: Ribbon-cutting and ceremony to take place at 1:15 p.m. CT at the Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center at Northwestern University, located next to the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, 2145 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, IL.