Exhibit 20

NEWS

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IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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FORD MOTOR COMPANY ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER NORTH AMERICAN PRODUCTION PLAN


o    Second quarter 2003 North American production plan is 980,000 vehicles,
     down 17 percent compared with 1.176 million vehicles produced in second
     quarter 2002.

o    Year-to-year reduction reflects non-recurrence of last year's planned
     growth in inventories, the impact of capacity and product actions related
     to the company's Revitalization Plan, and reduced F-Series production
     during the launch of the all-new F-150 truck.


DEARBORN,  Mich.,  March 13 - Ford  Motor  Company  announced  today it plans to
produce 980,000 vehicles at North American assembly plants in the second quarter
2003. In the second quarter 2002, the company produced 1.176 million vehicles.

Almost half of the year-to-year  reduction in second quarter production reflects
non-recurrence  of last year's planned growth in  inventories.  The remainder of
the decline  reflects  capacity  and product  actions  related to the  company's
Revitalization Plan, and reduced F-Series production during the launch of the
all-new F-150 truck.

The  company  reaffirmed  its first  quarter  production  plan of 1.035  million
vehicles.



The company will conduct a conference call on Thursday, March 13, 2003. The call
will begin at 4:30 p.m.  (EST) and last 30 minutes.  To access the call,  please
dial  (703)  925-2400  about 10  minutes  prior to the start  time and ask to be
connected  to the Ford  conference  call.  Following  the call,  there will be a
telephone  replay  available  through Monday,  March 17, 2003 at (703) 925-2533,
passcode 6457517.


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