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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23









                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement  on Form S-8 of our report  dated  January  17,  2003  relating to the
financial statements, which appears in the 2002 Annual Report to Shareholders of
Ford Motor Company on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.


/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Detroit, Michigan
March 27, 2003

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