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 March 31,
     2003, 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: May 7, 2003