EXHIBIT 23












                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statement  on Form S-8 (No.  333-40260)  of our report  dated  January  24, 2000
relating to the financial statements, which appears in the 1999 Annual Report to
Shareholders  of Ford Motor Company which is  incorporated  by reference in Ford
Motor Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.
We also consent to the  incorporation  by reference of our report dated  January
24, 2000 relating to the  financial  statement  schedule,  which appears in such
Annual Report on Form 10-K.


/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Detroit, Michigan
July 31, 2000