America's Greenest Major Metropolitan Area to Get Donations of World's Greenest SUV

                   Bay-Area National Park Rangers Among
             First in Nation to Get 2005 Ford Escape Hybrids

  WHAT:     Ford Motor Company to donate two Ford Escape Hybrids -- Earth's
            first and only full hybrid SUV -- to the Bay-area National Park
            Service. Of the thousands of consumers on dealer waiting lists
            for the new vehicles, the National Park Service will be among
            the first to own them. The donation will take place during an
            Escape Hybrid Experience Tour "Ride and Drive" event,
            anticipated to draw pre-registered consumers from across the Bay
            area.

  WHY:      The advanced-technology Escape Hybrid provides maximum
            functionality to park rangers with a minimum of impact on the
            parks it serves. The Escape can meet the demanding needs of a
            Park Service vehicle while at the same time delivering high fuel
            efficiency, low noise and near zero emissions. Ford is donating
            Escape Hybrids to eight National Park sites nationwide as part
            of its commitment to our country's national treasures. Ford is a
            Proud Partner of America's National Parks, a program of the
            congressionally chartered, non-profit National Park Foundation
            (http://www.nationalparks.org/)

  WHO:      Sheri Shapiro, Escape Marketing Manager, Ford Motor Company
            Mike Bento, Senior Vice President, National Park Foundation

  WHERE:    San Mateo's Central Park
            Corner of Laurel and Fifth Avenue
            San Mateo, CA

  WHEN:     Saturday, October 16. 11:00 a.m.

  VISUALS:  Handoff of keys to Park Superintendent. Drive-off by Park
            Superintendent. Hundreds of consumers test driving Escape
            Hybrids.

Hybrid Escape