Exhibit 12

                   FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
                CALCULATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES






                                              First                   For the Years Ended December 31,
                                             Quarter    ---------------------------------------------------------
                                              2005         2004        2003         2002        2001       2000
                                           ---------    ---------   ---------    ---------   ---------   --------
                                                                         (in millions)
                                                                                     
          Earnings
          Income before income taxes       $   1,061    $   4,431   $   2,956    $   1,979   $   1,493   $  2,495
          Less: Equity in net income/
           (loss) of affiliated companies          3           (2)         12           13           5        (22)
          Fixed charges                        1,433        5,364       5,865        6,965       8,958      8,939
                                           ---------    ---------   ---------    ---------   ---------   --------
           Earnings before fixed charges   $   2,491    $   9,797   $   8,809    $   8,931   $  10,446   $ 11,456
                                           =========    =========   =========    =========   =========   ========

         Fixed charges
         Interest expense                  $   1,426    $   5,333   $   5,831    $   6,929   $   8,922   $  8,910
         Rents                                     7           31          34           36          36         29
                                           ---------    ---------   ---------    ---------   ---------   --------
         Total fixed charges               $   1,433    $   5,364   $   5,865    $   6,965   $   8,958   $  8,939
                                           =========    =========   =========    =========   =========   ========

         Ratio of earnings to fixed
          charges                               1.74         1.83        1.50         1.28        1.17       1.28



    For purposes of our ratio, earnings consist of the sum of pre-tax income
from continuing operations before adjustment for minority interests in
consolidated subsidiaries, less equity in net income or loss of affiliated
companies, plus fixed charges. Fixed charges consist of interest on borrowed
funds, amortization of debt discount, premium, and issuance expense, and
one-third of all rental expense (the proportion deemed representative of the
interest factor).







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