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 Ford Motor  Company's  Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.


/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Detroit, Michigan
May 29, 2003