Exhibit 99

Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.


                        REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
Ford Motor Company


We have reviewed the consolidated balance sheet of Ford Motor Company and
Subsidiaries at September 30, 1996 and the related consolidated statement of
income and condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the periods set
forth in the Ford Motor Company Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 16,
1996. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management.

We conducted our review in accordance with standards established by the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants. A review of interim financial
information consists principally of applying analytical procedures to financial
data and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting
matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance
with generally accepted auditing standards, the objective of which is the
expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole.
Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should
be made to the financial statements referred to above for them to be in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

We have previously audited, in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards, the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 1995 and the related
consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity and cash flows for the
year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated January 26,
1996, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial
statements.


/s/Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P

COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.

Detroit, Michigan
October 16, 1996