Exhibit 20

NEWS

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FORD MOTOR COMPANY'S JANUARY U.S. SALES DECLINED 10.4%

JAGUAR, LAND ROVER SET JANUARY SALES RECORDS

DEARBORN, MI, February 1, 2002 - U.S. customers purchased or leased 232,982 cars
and trucks from Ford, Mercury, Lincoln, Jaguar, Volvo, and Land Rover dealers in
January, down 10.4 percent compared with a year ago.

Jaguar and Land Rover reported higher sales than a year ago as both brands
benefited from the introduction of new products.

Jaguar reported record January sales of 4,709, up 87.5 percent compared with a
year ago. January was the sixth month in a row that Jaguar set a sales record.
Sales of the all-new, all-wheel drive X-TYPE sedan (2,763) paced Jaguar's record
results.

Land Rover dealers also reported record January sales of 3,502, up 133 percent.
January was the third month in a row of record sales at Land Rover. Sales of the
all-new Freelander, which debuted in late November, were 1,190.

Volvo's January sales were equal to a year ago.

January sales for the company's domestic brands were lower than a year ago: Ford
sales declined 10.9 percent, Mercury sales declined



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28.5 percent, and Lincoln sales declined 18.1 percent. Lower sales to fleet
customers adversely affected the results at Ford, Mercury, and Lincoln, but
sales to individual retail customers also were lower than a year ago.

Also, the company confirmed its first quarter North American production plan at
1.05 million cars and trucks.