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 to my knowledge:

     1.   the  Company's  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the  quarter  ended
          September 30, 2004, to which this statement is furnished 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:  November 8, 2004