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                                                                Exhibit 23






                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 15, 2002 relating to the
financial statements, which appears in 2001 Annual Report to Shareholders of
Ford Motor Company on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.


/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Detroit, Michigan
October 31, 2002



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