Ford Motor Credit Origination and Service Center Overview, Wednesday, April 30

              (NOTE: WITH TELECONFERENCE ACCESS AND SLIDES)

  WHO:  Ford Motor Credit Company:
        Tony Jennings (Nashville Service Center Vice President)
        Andy Menzyk (PRIMUS Financial Services President and COO)
        Dave LeBreux (Nashville Service Center Organization Effectiveness
         Director)

WHAT: Origination and service center business overview for investors and analysts

  WHEN AND WHERE:  Wednesday, April 30, 2003
                   Part 1 -- 11:00 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. (CDT)
                   Part 2 -- 3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (CDT)

  TO ACCESS:  Teleconference 703-736-7293
              Part 1 Confirmation number 6495037
              Part 2 Confirmation number 6495053

  You may also access the audio webcast through:
      http://www.shareholder.ford.com/, or
      http://www.companyboardroom.com/, or
      http://www.streetevents.com/ (subscribers only)

  PRESENTATION SLIDES available Wednesday, 10 a.m. CDT at:
      http://www.shareholder.ford.com/

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

CONTACTS: Media: Dan Jarvis of Ford Motor Credit Company, +1-313-594-2527, djarvis1@ford.com , Securities Analysts: Anne Bork of Ford Motor Company, +1-313-323-8221, abork@ford.com , or Shareholder Inquiries: +1-800-555-5259, +1-313-845-8540, stockinf@ford.com , or Media Information Center, +1-800-665-1515, +1-313-621-0504, media@ford.com

PRNewswire -- April 28