8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report: November 27, 2006

(Date of earliest event reported)

FORD MOTOR COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

1-3950	38-0549190
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
One American Road, Dearborn, Michigan	48126
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code 313-322-3000

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 140.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

Ford Motor Company ("Ford") hereby incorporates by reference its news release dated November 27, 2006, which is herewith filed as Exhibit 99.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

EXHIBITS

Designation	Description	Method of Filing
Exhibit 99	News Release dated	Filed with this Report
	November 27, 2006

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		FORD MOTOR COMPANY
		(Registrant)
Date: November 27, 2006	By:	/s/Peter J. Sherry, Jr.
		Peter J. Sherry, Jr.
		Secretary

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Designation	Description
Exhibit 99	News Release dated November 27, 2006

EX-99

 

NEWS

Contact: Media: Becky Sanch 1.313.594.4410 bsanch@ford.com Equity Investment Community: Raj Modi 1.313.323.8221 fordir@ford.com Fixed Income Investment Community: Rob Moeller 1.313.621.0881 fixedinc@ford.com Shareholder Inquiries: 1.800.555.5259 or 1.313.845.8540 stockinf@ford.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FORD ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR DEBT FINANCING

DEARBORN, Mich., Nov. 27 - Ford Motor Company [NYSE: F] today announced that it plans to obtain financing totaling approximately $18 billion in order to address near- and medium-term negative operating-related cash flow, to fund its restructuring, and to provide added liquidity to protect against a recession or other unanticipated events.

The financing transactions consist of:

· new five-year senior secured revolving credit facility of approximately $8 billion that is intended to replace Ford's existing unsecured credit facilities of $6.3 billion;

· senior secured term loan of approximately $7 billion; and

· unsecured capital market transactions of approximately $3 billion, which may include unsecured notes convertible into Ford common stock.

The size of the individual components of the financing may vary depending on market conditions.

Borrowings under the senior secured revolving and term loan credit facilities will be secured on an equal basis by first-priority liens on principal domestic manufacturing facilities (subject to public debt indenture limitations) and substantially all of the Company’s other domestic automotive assets, certain intellectual property, certain real property, all or a portion of the stock of certain subsidiaries (including Ford Motor Credit Company and Volvo), certain intercompany payables and notes, and up to $4 billion of domestic cash without restriction on its use.

The arrangers for the senior secured credit facilities are Citigroup Corporate and Investment Banking, Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.

Ford expects these transactions to close prior to December 31, 2006.

Upon completion of the transactions, Ford expects to have Automotive liquidity of approximately $38 billion at year end 2006, consisting of gross cash (i.e., cash, cash equivalents, loaned and marketable securities and short-term Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association assets) and available credit facilities.

Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Mich., manufactures or distributes automobiles in 200 markets across six continents. With about 300,000 employees and more than 100 plants 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.

Forward-Looking Statements: Forward-looking statements herein regarding our financial plans are based on expectations 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, market conditions and the other factors described under the heading "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Result of Operations - Risk Factors" in our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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