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FINANCIAL / INVESTOR
COMMUNITY MEETING

Derrick Kuzak

Group Vice President, Global Product Development

January 16, 2008

Our Plan

• Aggressively restructure to operate
profitably at lower demand and changing
model mix

• Accelerate the development of new
products that customers want and prefer

• Finance our plan and improve our balance
sheet

• Work together

Agenda

• How We Plan

• How We Work - Achieving World Class
Efficiency

• Products and Technologies We Are
Delivering

How We Plan:
Global Product Plan Principles

Goal

Principles

Ensure a customer view of success

• Achieve benchmark levels of:

– % of volume new or significantly freshened

– Average age of portfolio

– Number of unique showroom nameplates

• Achieve benchmark cadence of timing and
scope of product change: 3/6/9/12 year
cadence

Reduce investment through
simplification and increased efficiency

• Achieve benchmark levels of:

– Platforms

– Powertrain architectures and combinations

– Order guide complexity

• Ford Brand vehicles shared globally

• Fully differentiated Ford-to-Lincoln vehicles

• Investment at benchmark levels

Ford

Lincoln

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Memo: Toyota 3.1 - 4.2 yrs, Chevy 3.9 - 4.8 yrs

35% Improvement

Average Age of Portfolio (Years)

Metric Performance (Global Ford)

Volume per Platform Family

Core Platforms

Total Platforms

Memo: Toyota 400K - 570K

Memo: Toyota 18 - 15

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Platform families reduce through the period.

Average volume per core platform will continue to increase.

15% Improvement

100% Improvement

• Commonality

• Part re-use and modular designs

• Complexity Reduction

• Orderable combinations

• Platform reductions

• Procurement Efficiencies

• Low-cost country die sourcing

• Direct tool sourcing with cost models

• On-line quoting for tools

• Direct gage sourcing / Generic gage designs

• Plant Manufacturing

• Physical-based costing

• Digital pre-assembly validation

• Flexible automation: body shop, plant facilities

• Engineering

• Low-cost country engineering

• Prototype construction reductions

• CAE validation vs. physical validation

• Production tool pull-ahead in lieu of prototype
tooling

• Global engineering

Investment Efficiency Improvement

How We Work -
Achieving World Class Efficiency

Product Development Objectives

Efficiency

Output

Input

# Programs

Engineering Costs

More exciting products, Greater efficiency, Less cost

Efficiency Improvement Actions

• Global Product Development System

• First-time Through Capability

• Improved Virtual Capabilities

• Global Product Development

• Engineering Footprint Migration

• Giving Engineers Time To Engineer

GPDS - Accelerating Product Development

Calendar Year	2004	2006	2008+
New Top Hat	Base	24% faster	49% faster
All New Vehicle (Top Hat + Platform)	Base	19% faster	27% faster

Improved Virtual Capability

• Overall prototype spending cut in HALF over 3 year period

– 35% fewer prototype vehicles (Increased Virtual Capability and Commonality)

– 20% less cost per unit (Increased Commonality)

– 20% less spending on prototype tooling (Increased Virtual and Commonality)

Top Hat Content and

Vehicle Integration

Systems/Commodities

Shared within Platforms

Lead Engineering/

Purchasing D&R

Single Lead

Design and Engineering

Activity for all Top Hats

of each Platform

Single Lead

Engineering Activity for

each Platform

Single Lead

For each
system

• Body

• Chassis

• E/E

• P/T

Global Product Development -

How We Are Working

Product Strategy

• Bold, emotive exterior designs

• Great to drive

• Great to sit in

- Comfort and convenience of a second home on
wheels

- Remarkably quiet

• Fuel Economy as a reason to buy

• Unmistakably a Ford or Lincoln in look, sound, feel

• All with exceptional value

Products and Technologies
We Are Delivering

Design Leadership … What It Takes

• New design process, focused on target
customer and design progressives

• Engineering creativity and resolve to
deliver winning designs

• Brand aligned, consistent Design DNA

• Exciting designs - “unexpected from Ford”
- that bring customers to the showroom

Design Leadership: Millimeters Matter

Product DNA … Unmistakably a Ford
in Look, Sound, Feel

Product DNA - Attributes

• Accommodation and Usage

- Driver and Passenger
Accommodation

- Primary and Secondary
Controls

- Stowage

- Seat Comfort

• Perceived Quality

- Switch Feel

- Illumination

- Material Feel

- Welcome Strategy

• Vehicle Human-Machine Interface

- Perception

- Controllability

- Comprehensibility

• Vehicle Dynamics

- Ride

- Steering

- Handling

- Braking

• Vehicle NVH

- Powertrain Sound Quality

- Door Closing Sound

- Chimes

• Performance and Driveability

- Performance Feel

- Driveability

Product DNA:
Designing Seats with DNA

A Clear Technology Strategy To Set
Priorities And Guide Actions

Sustainability

“Greener Miles”

• Achieving
substantial CO2 and
fuel economy
improvement by
2015

• Improving interior air
quality

• Maximizing use of
renewable resources

Safety

“Safer Miles”

• Achieving Consumer
Reports Top
Recommended Buy

• Introducing highly
valued, breakthrough
and differentiated
features

Design

“Bolder Miles”

• Exciting interiors
and exteriors
aligned to Brand

• Leveraging global
platforms with the
right proportions

• Achieving design
leadership

Highlights:

• Exclusivity with Microsoft until November
2008.

• SYNC is already available today on 12 Ford,
Lincoln and Mercury vehicles. By the end of
2008, it will be offered on nearly every new
Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicle.

• Standard on Lincoln & High-Series
Ford/Mercury vehicles.

• 911 Assist available on some 2009MY Ford,
Lincoln and Mercury vehicles.

• Many awards, including Popular Mechanics
“Automotive Excellence” and “Breakthrough”;
Bluetooth Special Interest Group “Best of CES
2008”; CNET “Best of CES” (2007).

Best-in-Class media device and hands-free phone connectivity
system co-branded with Microsoft.

“SYNC” Media Gateway Module

Ford will be the first OEM to offer Sony branded audio in North America
and will include a signature electronics finish panel design

Highlights

• Launches 2008CY on the 2009MY
F-150 and Flex

• Full migration on all retail Ford and
Mercury vehicles (including
imports)

• Sony brand rated #1 most powerful
brand in the 2007 Brand Power
study

• Partnership poised to leverage co-
marketing and technology sharing
opportunities

Sony Branded Audio

Next-Generation
Navigation System

Custom Connectivity

• Advanced voice-recognition technology

• Personal juke box that can store up to 2,400 songs

• New 8-inch touch-screen display

SIRIUS Travel Link

§ Up-to-the-minute information
and entertainment

§ Current gas prices from an
estimated 120,000 filling
stations

§ Local, real-time traffic
information for 78 markets

§ Coast-to-coast weather
conditions with five-day
forecasts

§ Personalized sports scores and
schedules

§ Movie listing details, including
times, theater addresses,
ratings and running lengths for
over 4,500 theaters

2009 Lincoln MKS

Lincoln MKS Key Selling Features

Progressive Design

§ New Split Grille (new ‘Lincoln’)

§ New Wheel Line-up (dual finishes, long
spokes, tight radii, great depth)

§ Genuine Wood & Metal

§ Sporty Confidence, Daring

§ Next Gen Keypad

Refined, Yet Dynamic American Design

Driver’s Comfort

§ NVH package

§ “Comfort” Seat w/ Lincoln Premium
Leather

§ Twin Panel Moonroof

§ Heated and Cooled Front Seats

§ BIC Rear Seat Package & Trunk Vol.

§ Capless Fuel Fill

§ Maximize Customer Safety

Business Class Experience

Smooth Power On-Demand

Engaged Drive

§ 3.7L V6 FWD/AWD

§ Responsive Suspension/Tuning

§ 19” Wheels with V-Rated Tires

§ 20” Wheels (late availability)

§ Advance Trac and Tiptronic Shifter

Connected and In Command

Technology at your command

§ Voice Activated NAV

§ Passive Entry/ Passive Start

§ Push Button Start

§ SYNC, Sat. Radio & Premium Branded
Audio

§ Adaptive Cruise and Adaptive HID

§ Smart Beams & Rain Sen. Wipers

2009 Ford Flex

Flex Key Selling Features

§ Bold two-box design with confident stance

§ Signature Ford 3-bar chrome grille

§ Distinctive Character Lines

§ Two-Tone Roof

§ 19” Aluminum Wheels

§ HID headlamps, LED Tail lamps

Dares To Be Different Design

§ Segment Leading 2nd Row Legroom

§ 2nd Row Footrests

§ Optimized 2nd, 3rd row Ingress and Egress

§ Premium Fit and Finish

§ Soft Touch panels and armrests

§ Fold Flat Front Passenger, 2nd, 3rd Row
Seats

§ Power Liftgate

Unexpected Comfort & Flexibility

§ Refrigeration System (Class Exclusive)

§ Sync (Class Exclusive)

§ EasyFuel, Capless Fuel (Class Exclusive)

§ Ambient Lighting (Class Exclusive)

§ Multi-panel Vista Roof

§ Voice Activated Navigation, Real Time
Traffic and Weather Updates

Leading Technology

§ Standard AdvanceTrac with Roll Stability
Control

§ Standard Side Canopy Air bags

§ Available All Wheel Drive

§ Rear Back Up Camera

Advanced Safety

2009 Ford F-150

Next Generation Navigation

SYNC

SONY Branded Audio

Integrated Trailer

Brake Controller

Increased Stowage

Increased Storage

F-150 All New Interior Lariat

F-150 Key Selling Features

New Content Innovations

§ Fully Flat Rear Cargo Load Floor

§ Heated / Cooled Seats

§ Tailgate Step

§ Power Running Boards

§ Retractable Box Side Step

§ Ambient Lighting

§ 22” Wheels

§ Next Generation Navigation System

§ Premium Branded Audio

§ SYNCTM

§ EasyFuel Capless Re-fueling

§ Trailer Tow Side Mirrors

• Power, Telescope, Folding

§ Rain Lamps

§ Trailer Brake Control

§ Trailer Sway Mitigation

New Content for the Segment

Rear Back-up Camera (View Through
Navigation)

New Content for Ford NA

Explorer America Concept

§ 2.0-liter 4 cylinder engine with
EcoBoost technology

§ 275 hp and 280 lb.-ft of torque

§ Offered with premium 3.5-liter V6 with
about 340 hp

Powertrain

§ Modern, muscular design language

§ Integrated three-bar grille

§ Defined power dome hood

§ Wrap-around rear glass panel window

§ Sliding rear door

§ Single-touch stackable, sliding seats

§ Work table with seats deploy from the
tailgate

§ Three-dimensional compass and
navigation unit built right into the
instrument panel

Design

§ Ford Explorer America concept is a
new kind of utility with better fuel
efficiency

§ Room for six and their gear

§ Moderate towing and off-roading
capabilities

Fuel-Saving Utility

EcoBoost

MORE WITH LESS

Better fuel economy? Up to 20%. And more power. Simple fact: Even with
advanced technologies, the majority of vehicles worldwide will be gasoline
powered. That's millions. Ford Motor Company’s new gas-turbo direct-
injection engines can help. Here’s how EcoBoost does more with less:

UP TO

20 PERCENT FUEL

IMPROVEMENT

UP TO 15 PERCENT

REDUCTION IN CO2

EMISSIONS

IMPROVED

ENGINE

PERFORMANCE

3.5L V-6 Gasoline Turbo-Charged Direct Injection

4.6L V-8

Gasoline Turbo-Charged Direct Injection
Torque Comparison

Engine Torque Comparison

Fuel Economy as a Reason To Buy
Near Term Fuel Economy Improvements
Mid-Size Utility

150 LBS

Final

EPAS,
BMS, Fast
Engine
Warm-up,
ADFSO,
N/V opt

Downsized PT
with
EcoBoost
Technology

5 to 6 speed
+ASC

Aero and
Parasidic
Improvements

Ford Verve - B Car Concept

B Car - China

B Car - Europe

Lincoln MKT Concept

§ Distinct Lincoln design and luxury in a
spacious utility vehicle

§ Signature double-wing chrome grille

§ LED headlamps wrap around the
sculptured hood

§ Full-width LED taillamps

§ Liquid Bronze Metallic paint
compliments the chrome brightwork

§ Intricate 21-inch, 12-spoke
interlocking chrome aluminum wheels

§ Four executive-sized chairs mirroring
those in first-class aircraft cabins

§ Patented 3-D interior lighting
technology

Luxurious Utility

§ 3.5-liter V-6 engine with EcoBoost
technology delivers 415 horsepower
and 400 lb.-ft of torque

§ Flex-fuel capable

§ Weight-saving, eco-friendly
“upcycled” materials boost fuel
efficiency

Powerfully Efficient

§ Upcycled plastics from discarded soft
-drink bottles and other polyester
waste reduce energy consumption

§ Plush, hand-knotted rug made from
banana silk

§ Chromium-free leather seats

Environmentally Friendly

Risk Factors

Statements included or incorporated by reference herein 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:

· Continued decline in market share;

· Continued or increased price competition resulting from industry overcapacity, currency fluctuations or other factors;

· An increase in or acceleration of market shift away from sales of trucks, sport utility vehicles, or other more profitable vehicles, particularly in the United States;

· A significant decline in industry sales, particularly in the United States or Europe, resulting from slowing economic growth, geo-political events or other factors;

· Lower-than-anticipated market acceptance of new or existing products;

· Continued or increased high prices for or reduced availability of fuel;

· Currency or commodity price fluctuations;

· Adverse effects from the bankruptcy or insolvency of, change in ownership or control of, or alliances entered into by a major competitor;

· Economic distress of suppliers that has in the past and may in the future require us to provide financial support or take other measures to ensure supplies of
components or materials;

· Labor or other constraints on our ability to restructure our business;

· Work stoppages at Ford or supplier facilities or other interruptions of supplies;

· Single-source supply of components or materials;

· Substantial pension and postretirement health care and life insurance liabilities impairing our liquidity or financial condition;

· Worse-than-assumed economic and demographic experience for our postretirement benefit plans (e.g., discount rates, investment returns, and health care cost
trends);

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

· Increased safety, emissions (e.g., CO2), fuel economy, or other (e.g., pension funding) regulation resulting in higher costs, cash expenditures, and/or sales
restrictions;

· Unusual or significant litigation or governmental investigations arising out of alleged defects in our products or otherwise;

· A change in our requirements for parts or materials where we have entered into long-term supply arrangements that commit us to purchase minimum or fixed
quantities of certain parts or materials, or to pay a minimum amount to the seller ("take-or-pay" contracts);

· Adverse effects on our results from a decrease in or cessation of government incentives;

· Adverse effects on our operations resulting from certain geo-political or other events;

· Substantial negative Automotive operating-related cash flows for the near- to medium-term affecting our ability to meet our obligations, invest in our business or
refinance our debt;

· Substantial levels of Automotive indebtedness adversely affecting our financial condition or preventing us from fulfilling our debt obligations (which may grow
because we are able to incur substantially more debt, including additional secured debt);

· Inability of Ford Credit to access debt or securitization markets around the world at competitive rates or in sufficient amounts due to additional credit rating
downgrades, market volatility, market disruption or otherwise;

· Higher-than-expected credit losses;

· Increased competition from banks or other financial institutions seeking to increase their share of financing Ford vehicles;

· Changes in interest rates;

· Collection and servicing problems related to finance receivables and net investment in operating leases;

· Lower-than-anticipated residual values or higher-than-expected return volumes for leased vehicles; and
New or increased credit, consumer or data protection or other regulations resulting in higher costs and/or additional financing restrictions.

We cannot be certain that any expectation, forecast or assumption made by management in preparing 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. For additional discussion of these risks, see "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our 2006 Form 10-K Report.

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