Exhibit 32.1



                               FORD MOTOR COMPANY

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

I, William Clay Ford, Jr., the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
of Ford Motor Company (the "Company"), hereby certify pursuant to Rule 15d-14(b)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  and Section 1350 of Chapter
63 of title 18 of the United States Code that:

     1.  the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
         March 31, 2004, 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, as amended; 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/William Clay Ford, Jr.
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                                       William Clay Ford, Jr.
                                       Chairman of the Board and
                                         Chief Executive Officer

Dated:  May 6, 2004