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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-4 of Ford Motor Company of our reports dated January 24,
2000 relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule,
which appear in Ford Motor Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1999.  We also consent to the references to us under the
heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Detroit, Michigan
June 27, 2000


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