Exhibit 20

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FORD MOTOR COMPANY REPORTS OCTOBER U.S. SALES

Ford's O'Connor: "Consumer fundamentals remain
supportive. Retail market share continues its upward
trend."

DEARBORN, MI, November 1, 2002 - U.S. customers purchased or leased 287,975 cars
and trucks from Ford, Mercury, Lincoln, Jaguar, Volvo, and Land Rover dealers in
October, down 31 percent compared with last October's record sales. A year ago,
Ford Motor Company broke a 24-year old sales record when sales climbed 34
percent compared with October 2000.

"Consumer fundamentals remain supportive for auto sales," said Jim O'Connor,
Ford Group Vice President, North America Marketing, Sales and Service. "While
overall consumer confidence indices have slipped, these same surveys reveal
consumers continue to believe it's a good time to buy a new car or truck, and
that mood certainly has been validated by the high level of auto sales in the
last few months."

October sales for the all-new 2003 Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator were
strong in relation to the overall industry. Expedition sales were 14,780 - the
highest sales month so far for Ford's new full-size sport utility vehicle.
Navigator sales were 3,077, its second highest month since the introduction of
the 2003 model. The Expedition and Navigator debuted in June.



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"Expedition and Navigator are off to a great start," said O'Connor, "and they
have made important contributions to our improving financial results and market
share. We are particularly encouraged by the latest industry data, which
confirms that our share of the retail market continues to trend upward."

Jaguar and Land Rover continued their record setting sales pace. Jaguar sales
were 4,278, up four percent and Land Rover sales were 3,471, up 53 percent.