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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000037996-00-000095
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20000914
ITEM INFORMATION:		
ITEM INFORMATION:		
FILED AS OF DATE:		20000914

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FORD MOTOR CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000037996
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	 [3711
]		IRS NUMBER:				380549190
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231
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		FILING VALUES:
			FORM TYPE:		8-K
			SEC ACT:		
			SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-19660
			FILM NUMBER:		722829
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			BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
				STREET 1:		ONE AMERICAN ROAD
				CITY:			DEARBORN
				STATE:			MI
				ZIP:			48121
				BUSINESS PHONE:		3133223000
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D. C. 20549





                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT




                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                          Date of Report September 14, 2000
                                         ------------------
                        (Date of earliest event reported)


                               FORD MOTOR COMPANY
                               ------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                                    Delaware
                                    --------
                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)


          1-3950                                          38-0549190
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(Commission File Number)                       (IRS Employer Identification No.)


One American Road, Dearborn,  Michigan                                  48126
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(Address of principal executive offices)                              (Zip Code)



         Registrant's telephone number, including area code 313-322-3000
                                                            ------------


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                                      -2-


Item 5.  Other Events.
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     Our news release dated  September 14, 2000  announcing a $4.3 billion stock
repurchase  program,  filed as Exhibit 20 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, is
incorporated by reference herein.


Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
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                                    EXHIBITS
                                    --------

Designation                Description                   Method of Filing
- -----------                -----------                   ----------------

Exhibit 20                 News Release dated            Filed with this Report
                           September 14, 2000







                                    SIGNATURE
                                    ---------

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized on the date indicated.

                                           FORD MOTOR COMPANY
                                           ------------------
                                           (Registrant)


Date:  September 14, 2000                  By: /s/Kathryn S. Lamping
                                               ---------------------
                                                  Kathryn S. Lamping
                                                  Assistant Secretary


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                                      -3-


                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
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DESIGNATION                DESCRIPTION
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Exhibit 20                 News Release dated
                           September 14, 2000

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    [OBJECT OMITTED]    News

Contact:  Media Inquiries          Securities Analysts     Shareholder Inquiries
          Christian Vinyard        Mike Holland            800-555-5259 or
          313-323-7045             313-323-8221            313-845-8540

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FORD TO COMPLETE $10 BILLION DISTRIBUTION
TO SHAREHOLDERS THROUGH REPURCHASE PLAN

DEARBORN,  Mich.,  Sept.  14, 2000 -- The Ford Motor  Company Board of Directors
today  approved  a  repurchase  plan of up to $5  billion  of common and Class B
stock.  Today's action adds to the original plan to distribute up to $10 billion
in cash to  shareholders.  The shares would be repurchased  periodically  in the
open market with the plan expected to be concluded substantially by the close of
2001.

"Today's  action goes beyond what we announced  in April,"  said Henry  Wallace,
group vice president and chief financial officer. "At that time, we said we were
committed to  distributing  $10 billion in cash to our  shareholders.  The Value
Enhancement Plan has been completed  successfully,  and shareholders  elected to
receive a total of $5.7 billion.  Now, based on our confidence and our financial
strength,  we  have  increased  the  total  planned  cash  distribution  by $700
million," Wallace said.
                                                     * * *

Wallace also noted that the annual dividend rate prior to the Value  Enhancement
Plan was $2 per common  and Class B share.  Ford has  calculated  that an annual
dividend  of $1.14 would  preserve  the total cash  payout to  shareholders  who
elected  the  all-stock  option  under the Value  Enhancement  Plan.  Under that
option,  shareholders received 1.748 shares for each share of common and Class B
stock they owned.  Ford  common and Class B shares now  outstanding  total 1.89
billion.  Actual fourth-quarter  dividends  will be  declared  by the  board  of
directors in October for payment in December.

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                                      -2-

The stock  repurchase  plan is in addition to the  ongoing  anti-dilutive  share
repurchase  program.  That  program  began in 1998 and is designed  primarily to
offset the exercise effect of stock options.

                                      # # #

9-14-00

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