Details of Ford's First Quarter 2006 Financial Results Briefing

DEARBORN, Mich., March 29 -- Ford Motor Company will release first quarter 2006 financial results at 7 a.m. EDT on Friday, April 21. The following briefings will be held after the announcement:

At 9 a.m. EDT, Don Leclair, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will host a conference call for news media and analysts to discuss first quarter financial results.

Following the earnings call, at 11 a.m. EDT, Ford Vice President and Treasurer Ann Marie Petach, Ford Motor Credit Company Vice Chairman and CFO K.R. Kent, and Ford Vice President and Controller Jim Gouin, will host a conference call for fixed income analysts and investors.

The presentations (listen-only) and supporting materials will be available on the Internet at http://www.shareholder.ford.com/ . Representatives of the news media and the investment community participating by teleconference will have the opportunity to ask questions following the presentations.

  Access Information - Friday, April 21
  Toll Free: 800-706-7741
  International: 617-614-3471

  Earnings: 9:00 a.m. EDT
  Earnings Passcode: "Ford Earnings Call"

  Fixed Income: 11:00 a.m. EDT
  Fixed Income Passcode: "Ford Fixed Income"

  Replays - Available through Friday, April 28
  http://www.shareholder.ford.com/
  Toll Free: 888-286-8010
  International: 617-801-6888

  Passcodes:
  Earnings: 29481628
  Fixed Income: 55865600

Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Mich., manufactures and distributes automobiles in 200 markets across six continents. With about 300,000 employees and 108 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.

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