Ford Announces Executive Appointments

DEARBORN, Mich., Sept. 11 -- Ford Motor Company announced today a series of executive appointments approved by the company's Board of Directors aimed at strengthening its leadership team and driving the continued acceleration of its Revitalization Plan.

The executive appointments (in alphabetical order) included the following actions:

  -- Bruce Blythe was elected chief strategy officer, effective immediately.
     Blythe, 58, had a 25-year career with the company from 1968 to 1993 and
     last held the position of vice president, business strategy, for Ford
     of Europe.  During his Ford career, Blythe held a number of key
     positions in the finance and strategy areas, including treasurer for
     Ford of Europe, and executive director of Diversification Planning, a
     post that reported to the chief executive officer.  In his new role,
     he will report to Bill Ford, chairman and CEO.

  -- Lewis Booth was elected a group vice president, effective immediately.
     This follows Booth's appointment last month as president and chief
     operating officer of Ford Europe.  Booth, 54, assumed the role after
     serving as Mazda Motor Corp.'s president and chief executive officer.
     He reports to David Thursfield, an executive vice president of the
     Company and president, International Operations and Global Purchasing.

  -- Francisco Codina was elected a vice president of the Company, effective
     immediately.  Codina, 51, was appointed vice president, Ford Customer
     Service Division in July after serving as general marketing manager for
     Ford Division.  He reports to Jim O'Connor, group vice president of
     North America Marketing, Sales and Service.

  -- Joe Greenwell was appointed president, Jaguar and Land Rover, effective
     Oct. 1.  Greenwell, a vice president of the Company, will succeed Bob
     Dover, 57, who will retire.  Greenwell, 52, currently serves as
     vice president, Marketing and Operations.  In his new role he will
     report to Mark Fields, a group vice president of the Company and
     chairman and chief executive officer of Premier Automotive Group.

  -- Joe Laymon was elected group vice president, Corporate Human Resources,
     effective Oct. 1.  Laymon, 50, currently serves as vice president in
     that role.  He continues to report to Allan Gilmour, vice chairman.

  -- Phil Martens was elected group vice president, Product Creation, North
     America, effective Oct. 1.  Martens, 43, currently serves as vice
     president in that role.  He continues to report to Jim Padilla, who is
     an executive vice president of the Company and president, North America
     & South America Operations.

  -- John Parker was elected a vice president of the Company, effective
     immediately.  Parker, 55, recently was appointed executive vice
     president and assistant to the president of Mazda Motor Corp.  Parker
     reports to Hisakazu Imaki, Mazda's president and chief executive
     officer.

  -- Mark Schulz was elected group vice president, Asia Pacific, effective
     Oct. 1.  Schulz, 51, currently serves as president, Asia Pacific and
     South America.  In his new role Schulz continues to report to
     Thursfield and will have responsibility for the Mazda-Ford
     relationship.

  -- Anne Stevens was elected a group vice president, Canada, Mexico and
     South America, effective Oct. 1.  Stevens, 54, currently serves as
     vice president, North America Vehicle Operations.  She will continue to
     report to Padilla.  Her successor will be named at a later date.

"The Board's actions today underscore the confidence we have in the executive leadership team of Ford Motor Company," said Bill Ford. "This team continues to deliver significant progress on our Revitalization Plan, even as it takes on our industry's toughest challenges. That is what distinguishes them as leaders and makes them so valuable to the company."

Ford added: "We also welcome back Bruce Blythe to Ford. Bruce brings a number of strengths to the team, including his 25 years of Ford experience and his expertise and knowledge of the automotive business. His addition strengthens our ability to plan for a future where Ford continues to be a world-class leader in the industry."