<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> Financial Services Segment - This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Ford's Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 16, 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> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1998 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1998 <CASH> 1,424 <SECURITIES> 1,117 <RECEIVABLES> 124,062 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 0 <PP&E> 0 <DEPRECIATION> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 137,734 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 0 <BONDS> 113,375 <COMMON> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <OTHER-SE> 0 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 0 <SALES> 7,508 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 7,508 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 6,698 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 708 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 2,370 <INCOME-PRETAX> 16,813 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 0 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0