Exhibit 23

                       Consent of Independent Accountants


Ford Motor Company
One American Road
Dearborn, Michigan


Re:    Ford Motor Company Registration Statement
       Nos. 33-64607, 33-54735, 33-54275, 33-50194,
       33-36061, 33-14951, 2-95020, 333-28181,
       333-49545, 333-58695, 333-47443, 333-86127,
       333-37396, 333-38580, 333-40258 and 333-61882 on Form S-8

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the above Registration
Statements of our report dated June 4, 2001 to the Board of Directors of Ford
Motor Company with respect to the financial statements of the Ford Motor Company
Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried Employees at December 30, 2000
and 1999 and for the year ended December 30, 2000, which is included in this
Annual Report on Form 11-K.



/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC
400 Renaissance Center
Detroit, Michigan 48243
June 4, 2001