SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* FORD EDSEL B II (Last) (First) (Middle) FORD MOTOR COMPANY ONE AMERICAN ROAD (Street) DEARBORN MI 48126 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FORD MOTOR CO [ F ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2003
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	12/31/2003		A(1)		7,822	A	$0(1)	2,036,595	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	12/31/2003		F(2)		5,360	D	$15.98	2,031,235	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value								15,409	I	By Company Plan
Common Stock, $0.01 par value								24,321	I	By Spouse(3)
Common Stock, $0.01 par value								16,035	I	By Spouse as Custodian(4)
Common Stock, $0.01 par value								343,421	I	By Trust-Children(5)
Common Stock, $0.01 par value								131,683	I	Conservatorship(6)
Common Stock, $0.01 par value								37,555	I	Custodian(7)
Class B Stock, $0.01 par value								32,508	I	By Spouse(3)
Class B Stock, $0.01 par value								24,098	I	By Spouse as Custodian(4)
Class B Stock, $0.01 par value								2,335,412	I	By Voting Trust(8)
Class B Stock, $0.01 par value								420,448	I	By Voting Trust - Children(9)
Class B Stock, $0.01 par value								162,480	I	Conservatorship(6)
Class B Stock, $0.01 par value								50,196	I	Custodian(7)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Ford Stock Units	(10)	12/31/2003		A(10)		547		(10)	(10)	Common Stock, $0.01 par value	547	$15.98(10)	9,152	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. These shares were acquired under the Company's 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan without payment by me.

2. These shares were withheld by the Company to cover my income tax liability relating to a grant to me of Common Stock under the Co mpany's 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan.

3. I disclaim beneficial ownership of these shares owned by my wife.

4. I disclaim beneficial ownership of these shares held by my wife as custodian for my children.

5. I am the trustee of these trusts for two of my children. I disclaim beneficial ownership of these shares.

6. I disclaim beneficial ownership of these shares which are held by me as conservator for one of my children.

7. These shares are held by me as custodian for one of my children. I disclaim beneficial ownership of these shares.

8. I am one of five trustees of the voting trust. As shown, it holds 2,335,412 shares of Class B Stock for my benefit. I disclaim beneficial ownership of any other shares of Class B Stock in said voting trust.

9. I am one of five trustees of the voting trust. As shown, it holds 420,448 shares of Class B Stock for the benefit of two of my c hildren. I disclaim beneficial ownership of these shares.

10. These Ford Stock Units were credited to my account by the Company at the crediting price of $15.98 per Stock Unit under the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors. In general, these Ford Stock Units will be converted and distributed to me, without payment, in cash, on January 10th of the year following termination of Board service, based upon the then current market value of a share of Common Stock.

Remarks:

	s/Kathryn S. Lamping, Attorney-in-Fact	01/05/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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