Exhibit 20

NEWS

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IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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FORD MOTOR COMPANY FEBRUARY U.S.
SALES MATCH YEAR AGO LEVELS

DEARBORN, MI, Mar. 3, 2003 - U.S. customers purchased or leased 268,196 cars and
trucks from Ford,  Mercury,  Lincoln,  Jaguar,  Volvo, and Land Rover dealers in
February 2003, virtually matching last February's sales of 268,404.

Year-to-date, the company's sales were 510,751, up 1.9 percent compared with a
year ago.

"February was a challenging month," said Jim O'Connor, Ford Group Vice
President, North America Marketing, Sales and Service. "Plagued by uncertainty
and paralyzing weather - no wonder consumer confidence slumped. Considering all
that, our sales were pretty good and our market share was higher for the second
month in a row."

O'Connor noted that monthly sales and economic data have been volatile over the
last year. "We expect this to continue in the coming months," he added. "In a
roller coaster environment, the best strategy is stick to the basics and focus
on the things you can control."

Ford Division sales were 227,328, up 2 percent compared with a year ago. Taurus,
Focus, Windstar, Escape, and the Econoline achieved the largest year-to-year
gains.



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Mercury sales were 14 percent lower than a year ago despite stronger sales for
the Grand Marquis.

Lincoln sales were 5 percent lower than a year ago. Navigator sales were up 14
percent and the new Aviator added 1,469 to Lincoln's SUV total. Town Car sales
were about equal to a year ago.

Volvo sales were 8 percent higher than a year ago thanks to the addition of the
award-winning XC90 sport utility vehicle. Volvo sales have increased four months
in a row.

Land Rover sales were 2,530, down 3 percent from last year's record sales. Sales
of high-end products (like Range Rover and Discovery) improved, but Freelander
sales declined.

Jaguar sales were 3,712, down 33 percent from last year's record sales. Most of
the decline reflected lower sales for the X-TYPE. The redesigned XK and S-TYPE
models held their own. A new XJ sedan will debut this summer.

North American Production
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The company's first quarter North American production plan remains unchanged
from the prior forecast at 1.035 million vehicles, unchanged from the prior
forecast, and 2 percent lower than a year ago.