Exhibit 20.A FORD LOGO Global News Public Affairs Ford Motor Company The American Road Room 904 Dearborn, MI 48121 Telephone: (313) 322-9600 Fax: (313) 845-0570 (313) 337-1764 NEWS IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Christian Vinyard (313) 322-9600 Ford Raises Common Stock Dividend for Third Quarter DEARBORN, Mich., July 11 -- The Board of Directors of Ford Motor Company today declared a third-quarter dividend of 38.5 cents a share on the company's Class B and common stock, a dividend of $1.05 a share on the depositary shares representing the company's Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, and a dividend of 51.5625 cents a share on the depositary shares representing the company's Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock. The Class B and common stock dividends represent a 10 percent increase over the 35 cents that has been paid since the fourth quarter of 1995. "This is the fifth increase in the dividend since the first quarter of 1994," said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Alex Trotman. "This action reflects continuing improvement in our operations and the strength of our balance sheet." Since the first quarter of 1994, the cumulative increase in Ford's dividend on Class B and common stock has been 92.5 percent. The dividend on the Series A Preferred Stock equals the quarterly amount of the annual cumulative dividend of $4.20 per depositary share. The dividend on the Series B Preferred Stock equals the quarterly amount of the annual cumulative dividend of $2.0625 per depositary share. The third-quarter dividends are payable September 3, 1996, to stockholders of record on August 2, 1996. # # #