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 June
          30,  2004,  as amended by the Form 10-Q/A 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 as of and for the period ending June 30, 2004.




                                            /s/William Clay Ford, Jr.
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                                            William Clay Ford, Jr.
                                            Chairman of the Board and
                                             Chief Executive Officer

      Dated:  August 30, 2004