JULY 24 BRIEFING FOR SECOND QUARTER 2008 FINANCIAL RESULTS

DEARBORN, Mich., July 18, 2008 – Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] will release its second quarter financial results at 7:00 a.m. EDT, Thursday, July 24. The following briefings will be held after the announcement:

At 9:00 a.m. EDT, Alan Mulally, president and chief executive officer, Don Leclair, executive vice president and chief financial officer, and Mark Fields, executive vice president and president, The Americas, will host a call for the investment community and news media to discuss second quarter results and provide more details on changes to Ford's overall plan.  

At 11:00 a.m. EDT, Peter Daniel, Ford senior vice president and controller, Neil Schloss, Ford vice president and treasurer, and K.R. Kent, vice chairman and chief financial officer, Ford Motor Credit Company, will host a conference call for fixed income analysts and investors. 

The slide presentations (listen-only) and supporting materials will be available on the Internet at www.shareholder.ford.com.  Representatives of the investment community and news media will have the opportunity to ask questions by phone following the presentations.

Phone Access Information – Thursday, July 24
Toll Free: 800-573-4754                    
International: 617-224-4325

Earnings: 9:00 a.m. EDT
Earnings Passcode: “Ford Earnings” 

Fixed Income: 11:00 a.m. EDT
Fixed Income Passcode: “Ford Fixed Income” 

Replays – Available after 2 p.m. the day of the event through Thursday, July 31
www.shareholder.ford.com
Toll Free: 888-286-8010
International: 617-801-6888 

Replay Passcodes:
Earnings: 29481628
Fixed Income: 55865600

  

Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Mich., manufactures or distributes automobiles in 200 markets across six continents.  With about 228,000 employees and about 90 plants worldwide, the company’s core and affiliated automotive brands include Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Volvo and Mazda.  The company provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company.  For more information regarding Ford’s products, please visit www.fordvehicles.com.

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