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Ford Board Elects Doran Vice President

18 November 1997

Ford Board Elects Doran Vice President

    DEARBORN, Mich., Nov. 18 -- Wayne Doran, chairman of Ford
Motor Land Services Corp., has been elected a Ford vice president
effectively immediately, Ford Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Alex
Trotman announced today.
    Formed in 1970 as a real estate development business, Ford Land has grown
to become a provider of a full range of global corporate real estate services
that range from planning, acquiring, constructing, managing and developing all
corporate real estate worldwide.  Ford Land also is involved with major real
estate developments, including Fairlane, the 2,300-acre planned residential
and commercial community in Dearborn.
    Doran joined Ford in 1969 and became president of Ford Land when it was
formed the next year.  He became its chairman in 1978.  Before joining Ford,
Doran served as vice president and general manager of the land development
division of Del E. Webb Corp. in Chicago from 1963 to 1969.
    This year, Ford Land has been involved in a number of major projects,
including assembly plants in Thailand and Vietnam, the Dunton (U.K.) Design
Centre, expansion of the Fairlane Training and Development Center in Dearborn
and the UAW/Ford Joint Training Center in Detroit.
    Ford Land's five main real estate functions include:

    Global real estate services.  Acquisitions and disposals, site selection
and development as well as space planning.
    Global plant engineering.  Engineering and construction of major plants
and facilities in addition to addressing environmental issues.
    Corporate facilities planning.  On-going operation and maintenance of Ford
facilities, including repair and maintenance, energy management and
construction management.
    Development, sales, leasing, and property management.  Development of a
broad range of mixed uses to include office, retail, residential and research
and development.
    Energy efficiency and supply.  Electricity and natural gas supplies to
Ford facilities throughout the world.

SOURCE  Ford Motor Company