EXHIBIT 23





                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


Re:  Ford Motor Company Registration Statement Nos. 2-95018, 2-95020,  33-14951,
     33-19036,  33-36043,  33-36061,  33-39402,  33-50194,  33-50238,  33-54275,
     33-54283,  33-54348,  33-54735,  33-54737,  33-56785,  33-58255,  33-58785,
     33-61107, 33-64605, 33-64607, 333-02735,  333-20725,  333-27993, 333-28181,
     333-46295,   333-47443,   333-47445,   333-47733,   333-47735,   333-52399,
     333-58695,   333-58697,   333-58701,   333-65703,   333-70447,   333-74313,
     333-86127,   333-87619,   333-31466,   333-37542,   333-37536,   333-38586,
     333-40260,  333-37396, 333-38580, and 333-40258 on Form S-8, and 333-67209,
     333-49164, and 333-86035 on Form S-3.


We hereby consent to the  incorporation  by reference in the above  Registration
Statements  of  our  report  dated  January  18,  2001  on  our  audits  of  the
consolidated  financial  statements of Ford Motor Company and Subsidiaries as of
December  31, 2000 and 1999,  and for each of the three years in the period then
ended,  which  report is included in this  Annual  Report on Form 10-K.  We also
consent to the  incorporation by reference of our report dated March 19, 2001 on
our  audits of the  consolidated  financial  statements  of Ford  Capital BV and
Subsidiaries  as of December 31, 2000 and 1999,  and for each of the three years
in the period then ended, which report is also included in this Annual Report on
Form 10-K.


/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Detroit, MI
March 21, 2001