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Ford Board Reviews Firestone Tire Recall

14 September 2000

Ford Board Reviews Firestone Tire Recall

    DEARBORN, Mich., Sept. 14 Ford Motor Company's
Board of Directors announced today it has completed a detailed review of the
issues surrounding the Firestone tire recall at its regularly scheduled
monthly meeting.
    The board devoted much of its meeting to reviewing the technical, logistic
and customer actions surrounding the tire recall.  Upon completion of the
review, board members expressed their confidence in the Ford management team.
The board is satisfied that all appropriate resources are being deployed to
deal with customers' needs.
    "There is nothing more important than customers' safety and their trust in
Ford Motor Company and its products -- nothing," said Bill Ford, chairman of
the board.  "The management team led by Jac Nasser is doing an outstanding job
in a difficult situation.  Their focus has been on doing everything possible
to get bad tires replaced with good tires and the board fully supports their
efforts."
    In addition, the audit committee of the board, which normally reviews
company policies and procedures, will also monitor this situation on an
ongoing basis and report back to the board regularly.
    "The audit committee will help ensure that all the measures needed are
being taken, as well as provide an ongoing review of new developments," Ford
added.