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                                                                      Exhibit 11



                      Ford Motor Company and Subsidiaries

          COMPUTATION OF PRIMARY AND FULLY DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE
        IN ACCORDANCE WITH OPINION 15 OF THE ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES BOARD







                                                  1994                           1993                          1992              
                                     ------------------------------ -----------------------------   -----------------------------
                                                       Income                          Income                         (Loss)
                                                    Attributable                    Attributable                   Attributable
                                     Avg. Shares      to Common     Avg. Shares       to Common     Avg. Shares      to Common
                                      of Common   and Class B Stock  of Common   and Class B Stock   of Common   and Class B Stock
                                     and Class B  ----------------- and Class B  -----------------  and Class B  -----------------
                                        Stock               Per        Stock                 Per      Stock                 Per
                                     Outstanding  Total    Share    Outstanding  Total      Share  Outstanding  Total      Share 
                                     -----------  -----    -------  -----------  -----      -----  -----------  ------     -----
                                       (Mils.)    (Mils.)              (Mils.)   (Mils.)             (Mils.)    (Mils.)
                                                                                               
Preliminary Earnings Per                                                                                                
 Share Calculation                      1,010    $5,021     $4.97       986      $2,241     $2.27      974     $(7,594)   $(7.81)
                                                                                                                        
 I. Primary Earnings Per Share                                                                                          
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    . Assuming exercise of                                                                                              
       options                             45                            46                             24              
    . Assuming purchase of shares                                                                                       
       with proceeds of options           (27)                          (28)                           (14)             
    . Uncommitted ESOP shares              (5)                            -                              -              
    . Assuming issuance of shares                                                                                       
       contingently issuable                2                             2                              2              
                                        -----                         -----                            ---              
        Net Common Stock                                                                                                
          Equivalents                      15                            20                             12              
                                        -----                         -----                            ---              
                                                                                                                        
    Primary Earnings Per Share                                                                                          
     Calculation                        1,025    $5,021     $4.90a/   1,006      $2,241     $2.23a/    986     $(7,594)   $(7.81)a/
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II. Fully Diluted Earnings Per Share                                                                                    
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    Primary Earnings Per Share                                                                                          
     Calculation                        1,025    $5,021     $4.90a/   1,006      $2,241     $2.23a/    986     $(7,594)   $(7.81)a/
                                                                                                                        
    . Assuming conversion of                                                                                            
       convertible preferred stock        150       193b/               150         193b/              150         193b/

    . Reduction in shares assumed                                                                                       
       to be purchased with option                                                                                      
       proceedsc/                           0                             4                              2              
               -                        -----    ------               -----      ------              -----     -------  
                                                                                                                        
    Fully Diluted Earnings Per                                                                                          
       Share Calculation                1,175    $5,214     $4.44     1,160      $2,434     $2.10    1,138     $(7,401)   $(7.81)a/
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a/ The effect of common stock equivalents and/or other dilutive securities was
   anti-dilutive or not material in this period; therefore, the amount
   presented on the income statement is the Preliminary Earnings Per Share
   Calculation.
b/ Reflects the elimination of preferred dividends upon conversion.
c/ Incremental effect of dividing assumed option proceeds by the ending price,
   rather than the average price, of Common Stock for each period when the
   ending price exceeds the average price.


Share data have been restated to reflect the 2-for-1 stock split that became
effective June 6, 1994.