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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  January 24, 2000,  except for note 2,
which  is as of June 28,  2000,  relating  to the  financial  statements,  which
appears in Ford Motor Company's (the "Company") Current Report on Form 8-K dated
June 28, 2000. We also consent to the  incorporation  by reference of our report
dated  January 24, 2000  relating to the  financial  statement  schedule,  which
appears in the Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 1999.


/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Detroit, MI
March 7, 2001


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