<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> Financial Services Segment - This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Ford's Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 2, 1998 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> 12-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1997 <CASH> 1,618 <SECURITIES> 2,207 <RECEIVABLES> 176,416 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 0 <PP&E> 0 <DEPRECIATION> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 194,018 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 0 <BONDS> 160,071 <COMMON> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <OTHER-SE> 0 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 0 <SALES> 30,692 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 30,692 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 27,208 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 3,230 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 9,712 <INCOME-PRETAX> 3,857 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 0 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0