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Ford Reports No Y2K Snafus

1 January 2000

Ford Motor Company Greets New Millennium Without Disruption

    DEARBORN, Mich.-- Ford Motor Company cruised into the new millennium without 
experiencing any significant disruptions of business related to the year 2000 
date change.

    "Ford has spent the last three years aggressively preparing to prevent
potential issues related to the millennium changeover," said Ford Vice
President and Chief Information Officer Jim Yost.  "We crossed over very
successfully."  Yost stressed that the smooth transition is the result of
three years of hard work, substantial determination and commitment from the
total Ford community.

    As the date changed to the Year 2000 around the world, Ford was keeping
track of the company's Y2K status through a Global Response Center at a secure
location in Dearborn, Mich.  The status of key governments, utility providers
and suppliers worldwide was also monitored at the Global Response Center.

    To help minimize potential disruptions, Ford brought small teams into its
188 plants and 233 buildings located in 46 countries.  "We went in to verify
everything is operational and to ensure the safety of our workforce," said
George Surdu, director of Technical Services, and Ford Motor Company's Year
2000 Global Program manager.   Employees are expected to resume their regular
work schedule following the holiday.

    Ford first began working on Y2K fixes in the late 1980s.  A Year 2000
Central Program Office was established in 1996, with global responsibility for
coordinating the identification, evaluation and implementation of changes to
systems and applications to achieve compliance with the year 2000 date
conversion.

    "Ford Motor Company took a comprehensive global approach to meeting the
year 2000 turnover and the company was successful in meeting the challenge,"
Surdu said.