Adams Takes On Ford's Corporate Strategy Role

DEARBORN, Mich., May 27, 2005 -- Ford Motor Company announced today that Marv Adams, currently the company's senior vice president and chief information officer, will take on the added responsibility of corporate strategy.

Effective immediately, Adams, 47, is named Ford Motor Company senior vice president, Corporate Strategy and chief information officer. In this expanded role, he will report to Bill Ford, the company's chairman and CEO, on corporate strategy matters, and as CIO, he will continue to report to Jim Padilla, president and chief operating officer.

Adams joined Ford Motor Company in December 2000. Since that time, he has been responsible for overseeing the company's worldwide IT strategy, development and infrastructure while focusing on making Ford more efficient and effective in that area of the business. He continues in that function. In his added responsibilities, Dick Van House, Ford's executive director for Automotive Strategy, will report to Adams.

Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Mich., manufactures and distributes automobiles in 200 markets across six continents. With nearly 325,000 employees and 110 plants worldwide, the company's core and affiliated automotive brands include Aston Martin, Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lincoln, Mazda, Mercury and Volvo. Its automotive-related services include Ford Motor Credit Company and Hertz. For more information regarding Ford's products, please visit http://www.fordvehicles.com/ .