<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> Financial Services Segment - This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Ford's Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 16, 1996 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. The error message indicated on this FDS is a result of the EDGAR system's inability to accept multiple Article 5 Financial Data Schedules. Accordingly, the error message should be ignored. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000037996 <NAME> FORD MOTOR COMPANY <MULTIPLIER> 1,000,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1996 <CASH> 5,295 <SECURITIES> 3,594 <RECEIVABLES> 158,386 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 0 <PP&E> 0 <DEPRECIATION> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 180,435 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 0 <BONDS> 148,320 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> 0 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 0 <SALES> 21,640 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 21,640 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 19,305 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 1,894 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 7,318 <INCOME-PRETAX> 3,047 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 0 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0