Exhibit 99


                               FORD MOTOR COMPANY

                CERTIFICATION OF CHAIR OF SAVINGS PLAN COMMITTEE



I, Charles E. Corbett, Chair of the Ford Motor Company Savings and Stock
Investment Plan for Salaried Employees Committee, hereby certify pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, with respect to the Ford Motor
Company Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried Employees (the "Plan"),
that:

1.   the Plan's  annual  report on Form 11-K for the fiscal year ended  December
     30, 2002,  to which this  statement is filed as an exhibit (the  "Report"),
     fully  complies  with the  requirements  of  section  13(a) or 15(d) of the
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.   the information  contained in the Report fairly  presents,  in all material
     respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Plan.




                                       /s/Charles E. Corbett
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                                       Charles E. Corbett, Chair
                                       Ford Motor Company
                                       Savings and Stock Investment Plan
                                       for Salaried Employees Committee

Dated:  June 23, 2003