Exhibit 99.2


                               FORD MOTOR COMPANY

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

I, Allan D. Gilmour, Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Ford Motor
Company (the "Company"), hereby certify pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that:

1.       the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June
         30, 2002, to which this statement is filed as an exhibit (the
         "Report"), fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or
         15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.       the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
         material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
         the Company.



                                                 /s/Allan D. Gilmour
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                                                 Allan D. Gilmour
                                                 Vice Chairman and
                                                   Chief Financial Officer

Dated:  August 12, 2002