Exhibit 99

News

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FORD REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2005 FINANCIAL RESULTS

• Net loss of 15 cents per share, or $284 million.

• Loss from continuing operations of 10 cents per share, or $191 million, excluding special items.*

• Worldwide automotive pre-tax loss of $1.3 billion, excluding special items.

• Financial Services sector pre-tax profit of $1.1 billion, excluding special items.

• Full-year earnings results expected to be at the low end of the current guidance range of $1.00 to $1.25 per share from continuing operations, excluding special items.

DEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 20, 2005 — Ford Motor Company [NYSE: F] today reported a net loss of 15 cents per share, or $284 million, for the third quarter of 2005. This compares with net income of 15 cents per share, or $266 million, in the third quarter of 2004.

Ford’s third-quarter loss from continuing operations, excluding special items, was 10 cents per share, or $191 million, compared to a profit of 27 cents per share, or $515 million, in the same period last year.*

Ford’s total sales and revenue in the third quarter was $40.9 billion, compared to $39.1 billion in the year-ago period.

* Earnings per share from continuing operations excluding special items is calculated on a basis that includes pre-tax profit and provision for taxes and minority interest. See table following “Safe Harbor/Risk Factors” for the nature and amount of these special items and a reconciliation to GAAP.

“As our results indicate, we face many challenges in this competitive and difficult environment,” said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bill Ford. “We have demonstrated throughout the year that we will continue to take the actions necessary to return our core business to sustainable profitability. We understand the issues, our priorities, and have the right team in place to get the job done.”

Third-quarter actions included:

• Finalization of the Visteon agreement.

• An agreement to sell The Hertz Corporation.

• The introduction of new supply base consolidation initiative.

• Announcement of the Company’s innovation initiative, including a tenfold increase in annual hybrid vehicle production by 2010.

• Continued global personnel reductions.

• The launch of Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln Zephyr in North America.

• Premier Automotive Group reveal of Volvo C70 and Jaguar XK.

• Roll-out of Ford Focus in Asia Pacific.

The following discussion of the results of our Automotive sector and Automotive business units is on a basis that excludes special items. See table following “Safe Harbor/Risk Factors” for the nature and amount of these special items and a reconciliation to GAAP.

AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR
On a pre-tax basis, worldwide automotive losses in the third quarter were $1.3 billion, a decline of $732 million from a loss of $609 million during the same period a year ago.

Worldwide automotive sales for the third quarter rose to $34.7 billion from $32.8 billion in the same period last year. Worldwide vehicle-unit sales in the quarter were 1,531,000, up from 1,508,000 a year ago.

Total cash, including automotive cash, marketable securities, loaned securities and short-term Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBA) assets on September 30, 2005 was $19.6 billion, down from $21.8 billion at the end of the second quarter.

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THE AMERICAS
For the third quarter, the Americas reported a pre-tax loss of $1.1 billion, a decline of $648 million from a $422 million pre-tax loss in the same period a year ago.

North America: In the third quarter, Ford’s North American automotive operations reported a pre-tax loss of $1.2 billion, a decline of $685 million from a $481 million pre-tax loss a year ago. Lower dealer inventories, unfavorable vehicle mix, lower net pricing and higher warranty and material costs contributed to the deterioration. Higher industry volumes and market share were partial offsets. Included in the higher warranty costs was the favorable impact of the $240 million settlement reached with Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC regarding Firestone’s August 2000 voluntary safety recall and Ford’s May 2001 tire replacement program. Sales were $18.2 billion, up $59 million from the same period a year ago.

South America: Ford’s South American automotive operations reported a third-quarter pre-tax profit of $96 million, an increase of $37 million from a $59 million pre-tax profit a year ago. Higher volumes and net pricing in excess of higher commodity costs were the primary drivers of the improvement. Sales for the third quarter improved to $1.2 billion from $784 million in 2004.

FORD EUROPE AND PREMIER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP (PAG)
The 2005 third quarter combined pre-tax loss for Ford Europe and PAG automotive operations was $163 million, an improvement of $41 million compared with a loss of $204 million for the year-ago period.

Ford Europe: Ford Europe’s third-quarter pre-tax loss was $55 million, compared with a pre-tax loss of $33 million during the 2004 period. The decline was more than explained by higher material costs. These were partially offset by higher net pricing and higher subsidiary profits. Ford Europe’s sales in the third quarter were $6.4 billion, compared with $5.9 billion during the third quarter of 2004.

Premier Automotive Group: PAG reported a pre-tax loss of $108 million for the third quarter, compared with a pre-tax loss of $171 million for the same period in 2004. This is more than explained by the impact of new products, resulting in a richer mix and improved net pricing, primarily at Land Rover. Unfavorable currency exchange was a significant partial offset. Third-quarter sales for PAG were $6.8 billion, compared with $6.1 billion a year ago.

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FORD ASIA-PACIFIC AND AFRICA/MAZDA
The 2005 third quarter combined pre-tax profit for Ford Asia-Pacific and Africa/Mazda was $133 million, an improvement of $85 million compared with a profit of $48 million for the year-ago period.

Ford Asia-Pacific and Africa: For the third quarter of 2005, Ford Asia-Pacific and Africa reported a pre-tax profit of $21 million, a decline of $14 million from a $35 million pre-tax profit a year ago. The decline was primarily explained by a higher mix of smaller cars, partially offset by improved net pricing. Sales were $1.9 billion, unchanged from third quarter 2004.

Mazda: During the third quarter of 2005, Ford’s share of Mazda profits and associated operations was $112 million, an improvement of $99 million from $13 million during the same period a year ago. The improvement primarily reflects gains on our investment in Mazda’s convertible bonds and improved operating results at Mazda.

OTHER AUTOMOTIVE
Third-quarter earnings included a loss of $241 million in other automotive financial results. This is a decline of $210 million from the same period last year, primarily reflecting the non-recurrence of tax-related interest income on refund claims received last year.

FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY
Ford Motor Credit Company reported net income of $577 million in the third quarter of 2005, down $157 million from a year earlier. On a pre-tax basis from continuing operations, Ford Motor Credit earned $901 million in the third quarter, compared with $1.1 billion in the previous year. The decrease in earnings primarily reflected higher borrowing costs and the impact of lower receivable levels, partially offset by improved credit loss performance.

THE HERTZ CORP.
Hertz reported a third-quarter pre-tax profit of $262 million, an improvement of $13 million from the same period in 2004. The improvement reflected higher car and equipment rental volume, partially offset by lower pricing.

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SPECIAL ITEMS*
In total, special items reduced earnings per share by 6 cents in the third quarter. Charges for Visteon-related actions, personnel reduction programs, and fuel cell technology were partially offset by a gain on the sale of a non-core business.

* See table following “Safe Harbor/Risk Factors” for the nature and amount of these special items and a reconciliation to GAAP.

OUTLOOK
Commenting on the Company’s financial outlook, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Don Leclair said, “We expect the fourth quarter to be another extremely competitive period. Our new products put us in an excellent position to compete in the marketplace. We will continue the turnaround in our operations in Europe, the investment in growth in Asia, and to address our issues in North America.”

The Company’s 2005 full-year earnings guidance is expected to be at the low end of the current guidance range of $1.00 to $1.25 per share. Full-year earnings-per-share guidance excludes the effect of special items and discontinued operations, which are presently estimated to include the following items:

TOTAL COMPANY 2005 ANTICIPATED FULL-YEAR SPECIAL ITEMS
AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

Special Items	Full-Year EPS
· Visteon-Related Charges	$	(0.26) — (0.24	)
· Personnel Reduction Programs		(0.21	)
· Fuel Cell Technology Charges		(0.05	)
· Sale of Non-Core Businesses		0.05
· Tax Adjustments		0.18
· Hertz Sale		0.33 — 0.42
Total Special Items	$	0.04 — 0.15
Discontinued Operations		0.02
Cumul. Change in Acctg. Principles (Asset Retirement Obligations)	(TBD)

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THIRD-QUARTER RESULTS CONFERENCE CALL — THURSDAY, OCT. 20
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Don Leclair will host a conference call beginning at 9:00 a.m. EDT to discuss third-quarter financial results.

At 11:00 a.m. EDT, Ford Vice President and Treasurer Ann Marie Petach, Ford Credit Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer David Cosper, and Ford Vice President and Controller Jim Gouin will host a conference call for fixed income analysts and investors.

The presentations (listen-only) and supporting materials also will be available on the Internet at www.shareholder.ford.com. Representatives of the news media and the investment community participating by teleconference will have the opportunity to ask questions following the presentations.

Access Information — Thurs., Oct. 20

Toll Free: 800-706-7741

International: 617-614-3471

Earnings: 9:00 a.m. EDT

Earnings Passcode: “Ford Earnings Call”

Fixed Income: 11:00 a.m. EDT

Fixed Income Passcode: “Ford Fixed Income Call”

Replays — Available through Thurs., Oct. 27

www.shareholder.ford.com

Toll Free: 888-286-8010

International: 617-801-6888

Passcodes:

Earnings: 29481628

Fixed Income: 55865600

Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Michigan, manufactures and distributes automobiles in 200 markets across six continents. With more than 324,000 employees worldwide, the Company’s core and affiliated automotive brands include Aston Martin, Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lincoln, Mazda, Mercury and Volvo. Its automotive-related services include Ford Motor Credit Company and The Hertz Corporation.

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Safe Harbor/Risk Factors

Statements included may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on expectations, forecasts and assumptions by our management and involve a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated, including, without limitation:

• greater price competition resulting from currency fluctuations, industry overcapacity or other factors;

• a significant decline in industry sales, particularly in the U.S. or Europe, resulting from slowing economic growth, geo-political events or other factors;

• lower-than-anticipated market acceptance of new or existing products;

• economic distress of suppliers that may require us to provide financial support or take other measures to ensure supplies of materials;

• work stoppages at Ford or supplier facilities or other interruptions of supplies;

• the discovery of defects in vehicles resulting in delays in new model launches, recall campaigns or increased warranty costs;

• increased safety, emissions, fuel economy or other regulation resulting in higher costs and/or sales restrictions;

• unusual or significant litigation or governmental investigations arising out of alleged defects in our products or otherwise;

• worse-than-assumed economic and demographic experience for our postretirement benefit plans (e.g., investment returns, interest rates, health care cost trends, benefit improvements);

• currency or commodity price fluctuations, including rising steel prices;

• changes in interest rates;

• an increase in or acceleration of the market shift from truck sales or from sales of other more profitable vehicles in the U.S.;

• economic difficulties in any significant market;

• higher prices for or reduced availability of fuel;

• labor or other constraints on our ability to restructure our business;

• a change in our requirements or obligations under long-term supply arrangements pursuant to which we are obligated to purchase minimum quantities or a fixed percentage of output or pay minimum amounts;

• additional credit rating downgrades;

• inability to access debt or securitization markets around the world at competitive rates or in sufficient amounts;

• higher-than-expected credit losses;

• lower-than-anticipated residual values for leased vehicles and higher-than-expected lease return rates; and

• increased price competition in the rental car industry and/or a general decline in business or leisure travel due to terrorist attacks, acts of war, epidemic disease or measures taken by governments in response thereto that negatively affect the travel industry.

We cannot be certain that any expectation, forecast or assumption made by management in preparing these forward-looking statements will prove accurate, or that any projection will be realized. It is to be expected that there may be differences between projected and actual results. Our forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of their initial issuance, and we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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TOTAL COMPANY 2005 THIRD QUARTER INCOME/LOSS FROM CONTINUING
OPERATIONS COMPARED WITH NET LOSS*

				Memo:
	Earnings			Pre-Tax
	Per Share			Profit
				(Mils.)
Loss from Continuing Operations Excluding Special Items	$	(0.10	)	$	(203	)
Special Items
- Visteon-Related Charges	$	(0.08	)	$	(180	)
- Personnel Reduction Programs		(0.06	)		(158	)
- Fuel Cell Technology Charges		(0.03	)		(66	)
- Sale of Non-Core Businesses		0.08			146
- Hertz Sale**		0.03			84
Total Special Items	$	(0.06	)	$	(174	)
Loss from Continuing Operations	$	(0.16	)	$	(377	)
Discontinued Operations		0.01
Net Loss	$	(0.15	)

*	Earnings per share from continuing operations is calculated on a basis that includes pre-tax profit, provision for taxes, and minority interest; additional information regarding the method of calculating earnings per share is available in the materials supporting the Oct. 20, 2005 conference calls at www.shareholder.ford.com.
**	Represents effect of Hertz being held for sale in the third quarter of 2005.

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FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
For the Periods Ended September 30, 2005 and 2004
(in millions, except per share amounts)

	Third Quarter						Nine Months
	2005			2004			2005			2004
	(unaudited)						(unaudited)
Sales and revenues
Automotive sales	$	34,675		$	32,797		$	112,692		$	108,258
Financial Services revenues		6,181			6,324			17,848			18,459
Total sales and revenues		40,856			39,121			130,540			126,717
Costs and expenses
Cost of sales		33,532			30,956			105,803			98,634
Selling, administrative and other expenses		5,983			5,694			18,200			17,433
Interest expense		1,976			1,867			5,659			5,436
Provision for credit and insurance losses		182			326			350			853
Total costs and expenses		41,673			38,843			130,012			122,356
Automotive interest income and other non-operating income/(expense), net		307			383			1,111			508
Automotive equity in net income/(loss) of affiliated companies		133			57			259			197
Income/(loss) before income taxes		(377	)		718			1,898			5,066
Provision for/(benefit from) income taxes		(140	)		197			(127	)		1,277
Income/(loss) before minority interests		(237	)		521			2,025			3,789
Minority interests in net income/(loss) of subsidiaries		54			62			196			219
Income/(loss) from continuing operations		(291	)		459			1,829			3,570
Income/(loss) from discontinued operations		7			(193	)		45			(187	)
Net income/(loss)	$	(284	)	$	266		$	1,874		$	3,383
AMOUNTS PER SHARE OF COMMON AND CLASS B STOCK
Basic income/(loss)
Income/(loss) from continuing operations	$	(0.16	)	$	0.25		$	0.99		$	1.95
Income/(loss) from discontinued operations		0.01			(0.10	)		0.03			(0.10	)
Net income/(loss)	$	(0.15	)	$	0.15		$	1.02		$	1.85
Diluted income/(loss)
Income/(loss) from continuing operations	$	(0.16	)	$	0.24		$	0.93		$	1.75
Income/(loss) from discontinued operations		0.01			(0.09	)		0.02			(0.09	)
Net income/(loss)	$	(0.15	)	$	0.15		$	0.95		$	1.66
Cash dividends	$	0.10		$	0.10		$	0.30		$	0.30

Certain amounts in prior year's financial statements have been reclassified to conform with current year presentation.

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FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

SECTOR STATEMENT OF INCOME
For the Periods Ended September 30, 2005 and 2004
(in millions, except per share amounts)

	Third Quarter						Nine Months
	2005			2004			2005			2004
	(unaudited)						(unaudited)
AUTOMOTIVE
Sales	$	34,675		$	32,797		$	112,692		$	108,258
Costs and expenses
Cost of sales		33,532			30,956			105,803			98,634
Selling, administrative and other expenses		2,811			2,557			8,996			8,131
Total costs and expenses		36,343			33,513			114,799			106,765
Operating income/(loss)		(1,668	)		(716	)		(2,107	)		1,493
Interest expense		371			397			960			1,094
Interest income and other non-operating income/(expense), net		307			383			1,111			508
Equity in net income/(loss) of affiliated companies		133			57			259			197
Income/(loss) before income taxes — Automotive		(1,599	)		(673	)		(1,697	)		1,104
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Revenues		6,181			6,324			17,848			18,459
Costs and expenses
Interest expense		1,605			1,470			4,699			4,342
Depreciation		1,537			1,568			4,591			4,956
Operating and other expenses		1,635			1,569			4,613			4,346
Provision for credit and insurance losses		182			326			350			853
Total costs and expenses		4,959			4,933			14,253			14,497
Income/(loss) before income taxes — Financial Services		1,222			1,391			3,595			3,962
TOTAL COMPANY
Income/(loss) before income taxes		(377	)		718			1,898			5,066
Provision for/(benefit from) income taxes		(140	)		197			(127	)		1,277
Income/(loss) before minority interests		(237	)		521			2,025			3,789
Minority interests in net income/(loss) of subsidiaries		54			62			196			219
Income/(loss) from continuing operations		(291	)		459			1,829			3,570
Income/(loss) from discontinued operations		7			(193	)		45			(187	)
Net income/(loss)	$	(284	)	$	266		$	1,874		$	3,383
AMOUNTS PER SHARE OF COMMON AND CLASS B STOCK
Basic income/(loss)
Income/(loss) from continuing operations	$	(0.16	)	$	0.25		$	0.99		$	1.95
Income/(loss) from discontinued operations		0.01			(0.10	)		0.03			(0.10	)
Net income/(loss)	$	(0.15	)	$	0.15		$	1.02		$	1.85
Diluted income/(loss)
Income/(loss) from continuing operations	$	(0.16	)	$	0.24		$	0.93		$	1.75
Income/(loss) from discontinued operations		0.01			(0.09	)		0.02			(0.09	)
Net income/(loss)	$	(0.15	)	$	0.15		$	0.95		$	1.66
Cash dividends	$	0.10		$	0.10		$	0.30		$	0.30

Certain amounts in prior year's financial statements have been reclassified to conform with current year presentation.

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FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(in millions)

	September 30,			December 31,
	2005			2004
	(unaudited)
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	28,200		$	22,831
Marketable securities		8,614			8,946
Loaned securities		579			1,058
Finance receivables, net		91,774			109,466
Other receivables, net		5,268			5,969
Net investment in operating leases		23,007			22,652
Retained interest in sold receivables		4,415			9,166
Inventories		11,687			10,766
Equity in net assets of affiliated companies		2,594			2,835
Net property		41,887			44,549
Deferred income taxes		4,611			4,830
Goodwill and other intangible assets		6,072			6,394
Assets of discontinued/held-for-sale operations		15,535			16,346
Other assets		24,052			28,050
Total assets	$	268,295		$	293,858
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Payables	$	22,991		$	21,991
Accrued and other liabilities		71,382			71,078
Debt		141,738			164,545
Deferred income taxes		4,617			7,845
Liabilities of discontinued/held-for-sale operations		12,522			11,477
Total liabilities		253,250			276,936
Minority interests		1,058			877
Stockholders’ equity
Capital stock
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (1,837 million shares issued)		18			18
Class B Stock, par value $0.01 per share (71 million shares issued)		1			1
Capital in excess of par value of stock		4,956			5,321
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)		(2,454	)		1,258
Treasury stock		(1,031	)		(1,728	)
Earnings retained for use in business		12,497			11,175
Total stockholders’ equity		13,987			16,045
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	268,295		$	293,858

Certain amounts in prior year's financial statements have been reclassified to conform with current year presentation.

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SECTOR BALANCE SHEET
(in millions)

	September 30,			December 31,
	2005			2004
	(unaudited)
ASSETS
Automotive
Cash and cash equivalents	$	9,096		$	10,142
Marketable securities		7,900			8,291
Loaned securities		579			1,058
Total cash, marketable and loaned securities		17,575			19,491
Receivables, net		3,297			2,894
Inventories		11,687			10,766
Deferred income taxes		3,397			3,837
Other current assets		7,599			8,916
Total current assets		43,555			45,904
Equity in net assets of affiliated companies		1,748			1,907
Net property		41,545			42,904
Deferred income taxes		10,436			10,894
Goodwill and other intangible assets		6,054			6,374
Assets of discontinued/held-for-sale operations		22			188
Other assets		9,744			9,455
Total Automotive assets		113,104			117,626
Financial Services
Cash and cash equivalents		19,104			12,689
Investments in securities		714			655
Finance receivables, net		93,745			112,541
Net investment in operating leases		23,007			22,652
Retained interest in sold receivables		4,415			9,166
Goodwill and other intangible assets		18			20
Assets of discontinued/held-for-sale operations		15,513			16,158
Other assets		7,936			12,285
Receivable from Automotive		1,592			2,753
Total Financial Services assets		166,044			188,919
Intersector elimination		(1,592	)		(2,753	)
Total assets	$	277,556		$	303,792
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Automotive
Trade payables	$	17,254		$	16,026
Other payables		4,114			4,269
Accrued and other liabilities		27,497			29,700
Deferred income taxes		2,330			2,514
Debt payable within one year		981			977
Current payable to Financial Services		1,214			1,382
Total current liabilities		53,390			54,868
Long-term debt		17,255			17,458
Other liabilities		37,675			37,058
Deferred income taxes		1,862			3,042
Liabilities of discontinued/held-for-sale operations		10			46
Payable to Financial Services		378			1,371
Total Automotive liabilities		110,570			113,843
Financial Services
Payables		1,623			1,696
Debt		123,502			146,110
Deferred income taxes		9,686			9,709
Other liabilities and deferred income		6,210			6,834
Liabilities of discontinued/held-for-sale operations		12,512			11,431
Total Financial Services liabilities		153,533			175,780
Minority interests		1,058			877
Stockholders’ equity
Capital stock
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (1,837 million shares issued)		18			18
Class B Stock, par value $0.01 per share (71 million shares issued)		1			1
Capital in excess of par value of stock		4,956			5,321
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)		(2,454	)		1,258
Treasury stock		(1,031	)		(1,728	)
Earnings retained for use in business		12,497			11,175
Total stockholders’ equity		13,987			16,045
Intersector elimination		(1,592	)		(2,753	)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	277,556		$	303,792

Certain amounts in prior year's financial statements have been reclassified to conform with current year presentation.

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FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the Periods Ended September 30, 2005 and 2004
(in millions)

	Nine Months
	2005			2004
	(unaudited)
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1	$	22,831		$	22,598
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash flows from operating activities		20,103			19,887
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures		(5,462	)		(4,896	)
Acquisitions of retail and other finance receivables and operating leases		(42,026	)		(47,416	)
Collections of retail and other finance receivables and operating leases		37,760			40,124
Net acquisitions of daily rental vehicles		(2,775	)		(2,739	)
Purchases of securities		(4,743	)		(7,597	)
Sales and maturities of securities		3,863			7,285
Proceeds from sales of retail and other finance receivables and operating leases		15,144			4,661
Proceeds from sale of businesses		2,245			537
Cash paid for acquisitions		(1,617	)		(30	)
Other		576			(348	)
Net cash (used in)/provided by investing activities		2,965			(10,419	)
Cash flows from financing activities
Cash dividends		(552	)		(549	)
Net sales/(purchases) of Common Stock		250			(127	)
Changes in short-term debt		(6,177	)		8,700
Proceeds from issuance of other debt		20,237			12,544
Principal payments on other debt		(31,076	)		(34,490	)
Other		(5	)		(49	)
Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities		(17,323	)		(13,971	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		(376	)		(6	)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		5,369			(4,509	)
Cash and cash equivalents at September 30	$	28,200		$	18,089

Certain amounts in prior year's financial statements have been reclassified to conform with current year presentation.

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FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED SECTOR STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the Periods Ended September 30, 2005 and 2004
(in millions)

	Nine Months 2005						Nine Months 2004
				Financial						Financial
	Automotive			Services			Automotive			Services
	(unaudited)						(unaudited)
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1	$	10,142		$	12,689		$	6,855		$	15,743
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash flows from operating activities		4,535			7,757			5,045			11,867
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures		(5,109	)		(353	)		(4,597	)		(299	)
Acquisitions of retail and other finance receivables and operating leases		—			(42,026	)		—			(47,416	)
Collections of retail and other finance receivables and operating leases.		—			36,560			—			38,844
Net (acquisitions)/collections of wholesale receivables		—			5,272			—			298
Net acquisitions of daily rental vehicles		—			(2,775	)		—			(2,739	)
Purchases of securities		(4,343	)		(400	)		(6,811	)		(786	)
Sales and maturities of securities		3,239			624			6,635			650
Proceeds from sales of retail and other finance receivables and operating leases		—			15,144			—			4,661
Proceeds from sales of wholesale receivables		—			3,739			—			3,957
Proceeds from sale of businesses		204			2,041			125			412
Cash paid for acquisitions		(1,617	)		—			(30	)		—
Net investing activity with Financial Services		2,486			—			3,277			—
Other		451			125			10			(358	)
Net cash (used in)/provided by investing activities		(4,689	)		17,951			(1,391	)		(2,776	)
Cash flows from financing activities
Cash dividends		(552	)		—			(549	)		—
Net sales/(purchases) of Common Stock		250			—			(127	)		—
Changes in short-term debt		(3	)		(6,174	)		(279	)		8,979
Proceeds from issuance of other debt		253			19,984			406			12,138
Principal payments on other debt		(682	)		(30,394	)		(2,112	)		(32,378	)
Net financing activity with Automotive		—			(2,486	)		—			(3,277	)
Other		(4	)		(1	)		(17	)		(32	)
Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities		(738	)		(19,071	)		(2,678	)		(14,570	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		14			(390	)		(9	)		3
Net transactions with Automotive/Financial Services		(168	)		168			92			(92	)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(1,046	)		6,415			1,059			(5,568	)
Cash and cash equivalents at September 30	$	9,096		$	19,104		$	7,914		$	10,175

Certain amounts in prior year's financial statements have been reclassified to conform with current year presentation.

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