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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000037996-05-000047
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20050301
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20050301
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20050301

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FORD MOTOR CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000037996
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MOTOR VEHICLES & PASSENGER CAR BODIES [3711]
		IRS NUMBER:				380549190
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-03950
		FILM NUMBER:		05649541

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE AMERICAN ROAD
		CITY:			DEARBORN
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			48126
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3133223000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE AMERICAN RD
		CITY:			DEARBORN
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			48126
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       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: March 1, 2005
                                          -------------
                        (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
                                                            ------------


Check  the  appropriate  box  below  if the  Form  8-K  filing  is  intended  to
simultaneously  satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:

[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
     (17 CFR 230.425)
[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
     (17 CFR 140.14a-12)
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
     Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
     Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))



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                                      -2-

Item 8.01. Other Events.
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     Our news release dated March 1, 2005  concerning  U.S. retail sales of Ford
vehicles in February 2005,  filed as Exhibit 99 to this report,  is incorporated
by reference herein.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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                                    EXHIBITS
                                    --------

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

Exhibit 99             News Release dated
                       March 1, 2005                   Filed with this Report













                                    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 hereunto duly authorized.

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


Date:  March 1, 2005                           By: /s/Kathryn S. Lamping
                                                   ---------------------
                                                   Kathryn S. Lamping
                                                   Assistant Secretary





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                                      -3-


                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
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Designation            Description
- -----------            -----------

Exhibit 99             News Release dated March 1, 2005









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                                      Ford


NEWS

Contact:     George Pipas
             313-323-9216
             gpipas@ford.com

IMMEDIATE RELEASE
- -----------------

FORD MOTOR COMPANY REPORTS FEBRUARY U.S. SALES

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

o Ford car sales post increase on higher sales of new products; overall sales
  decline on lower truck sales.
o Ford Five Hundred, Ford Freestyle, and Mercury Montego outpace industry as
  combined sales increase 35 percent compared with January.
o Ford Mustang sales climb 32 percent; first convertibles arrive in Ford dealer
  showrooms.
o Lincoln dealers deliver first Mark LT luxury pickups. Lincoln and Mercury
  brands post higher sales in February.
o Ford Focus and Dell Computer partner for stronger February sales.
o Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner increase Ford's presence in small SUV segment.
o New products help Volvo and Land Rover dealers report higher sales in
  February.
o Ford announces second quarter North American production plan.

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


DEARBORN,  Mich.,  March 1 - Sales of Ford  passenger  cars  rose 8  percent  in
February paced by recently  introduced new products.  Sales of trucks declined 8
percent resulting in an overall sales decline of 3 percent.

Combined sales for the Ford Five Hundred,  Ford  Freestyle,  and Mercury Montego
totaled 14,718 in February,  up 35 percent compared with January. Ford estimates
overall industry sales increased 15 to 20 percent from January to February.



Go to http://media.ford.com for news releases and high-resolution photographs.

<PAGE>


"We are extremely  pleased with the sales curve for our new products," said Earl
Hesterberg,  Ford  group  vice  president,  North  America  Marketing  Sales and
Service. "In just five months, we have very nearly reached our sales targets for
the Chicago products."

Ford  Mustang  continued  to set a torrid  sales pace in  February,  as sales to
individual  retail customers were 57 percent higher than a year ago. Lower fleet
deliveries  partially  offset the  increase  in retail  demand  resulting  in an
overall Mustang sales increase of 32 percent.

"The  Mustang  convertible  is  arriving  just in time  for the  spring  selling
season," said Hesterberg.

So is the Lincoln Mark LT.  Lincoln  dealers  delivered  the first luxury pickup
trucks at the end of  February - just one month  after the start of  production.
Both Mercury and Lincoln posted sales increases in February.

"We expect  stronger  sales in the months ahead for Lincoln and  Mercury,"  said
Hesterberg.  "The Mercury  Montego and Mariner have helped  Mercury get off to a
good start in 2005.  In addition to the Mark LT, the  franchise  will benefit by
the addition of the Mercury Milan and Lincoln Zephyr later in the year."

Ford Focus  contributed to the increase in passenger car sales. At the beginning
of February, Ford partnered with Dell Computer in a unique promotion that helped
February Focus sales increase 10 percent compared with a year ago.

Sales for Ford's small sport utility vehicles continued to grow.  Combined sales
for the Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner totaled 17,115,  up 18 percent  compared
with a year ago. Sales for the Ford Escape Hybrid in February were 1,092. Almost
5,000  hybrid  models of the Escape have been sold since the product  debuted in
October.




Go to http://media.ford.com for news releases and high-resolution photographs.

<PAGE>


Volvo dealers reported a sales increase in February bolstered by higher sales of
the new S40 sedan and V50 wagon as well as  continued  strong  sales of the XC90
crossover  sport utility  vehicle.  Land Rover dealers  reported record February
sales thanks to the all-new LR3 and continued strong Range Rover sales.


North American Production Plans
- -------------------------------
The company plans to build 940,000 vehicles (290,000 cars and 650,000 trucks) in
its North  American  assembly  plants in the second  quarter 2005. In the second
quarter 2004, the company produced  951,000  vehicles  (252,000 cars and 699,000
trucks).

In the first  quarter  of 2005,  the  company  plans to build  910,000  vehicles
(267,000  cars and  643,000  trucks),  down  10,000  units  from the  previously
announced plan.














Go to http://media.ford.com for news releases and high-resolution photographs.
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