Ford

Ford Motor Company
One American Road
P.O. Box 1899
Dearborn, Michigan 48126



						July 11, 2007


Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20549


Authority to Sign Reports under Section 16(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or
Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933


Ladies and Gentlemen:

	Please let this letter serve to confirm the authority I have granted, effective
immediately, to Peter J. Sherry, Jr., Secretary, Louis J. Ghilardi,
Assistant Secretary, and Jerome F. Zaremba, Counsel, Ford Motor Company, to
execute and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and other relevant
securities exchanges reports, notices and any other documents required of me
under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Rule 144 under the
Securities Act of 1933.

	This authority shall remain in effect until I shall have notified you in
writing of its termination.


		Sincerely,

		/s/Gerald L. Shaheen

		Gerald L. Shaheen
		Director