Bill Ford: Employee Address On Innovation Today, September 21

WHAT: Ford Chairman and CEO Bill Ford is meeting with employees in the company's Scientific Research Laboratory to talk about innovation as one of the company's core strategies. News media are invited to attend the meeting. A news briefing with Bill Ford will follow.

A phone bridge for the meeting and news briefing is available for those who cannot attend in person. The employee meeting will be accessible via satellite and web cast as well.

  WHEN:         Wednesday, September 21, beginning at 10:30 a.m. EDT
                  * 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. - Employee meeting
                  * (Approximately) 11:15 - 11:45 a.m. - News briefing

  WHERE:        Ford's Scientific Research Laboratory, lobby
                2101 Village Road (parking will be available in front of the
                building)

  PHONE BRIDGE: United States:  888-482-0024
                International:  617-801-9702
                Passcode:  16907811

  SATELLITE:    SBS 6: KU Transponder 4, UL Freq: 14098 Hor., DL Freq: 11798
                Vert. Audio 6.20/6.80  (Refeed: 3:00 - 3:45 p.m. EDT - same
                coordinates)

  WEB CAST:     http://multimedia.ford.com/fcn/092105/
   
   CONTACT:      Tom Hoyt of Ford Motor Company, +1-313-322-1524, or
   thoyt@ford.com

PRNewswire -- Sept. 21