EXHIBIT 23




                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


Re:  Ford Motor Company Registration Statements Nos. 2-95018, 2-95020, 33-14951,
     33-19036,  33-36043,  33-36061,  33-39402,  33-50194,  33-50238,  33-54275,
     33-54283,  33-54348,  33-54735,  33-54737,  33-58255,  33-61107,  33-64605,
     33-64607, 333-02735, 333-20725, 333-27993, 333-28181, 333-31466, 333-37396,
     333-37536,   333-37542,   333-38580,   333-38586,   333-40258,   333-40260,
     333-46295,   333-47443,   333-47445,   333-47733,   333-52399,   333-56660,
     333-57596,   333-57598,   333-58695,   333-58697,   333-58701,   333-61882,
     333-61886,   333-65703,   333-70447,   333-71380,   333-72476,   333-72478,
     333-74313,  333-85138,  333-86127,  333-87619,  333-87990,  333-100910  and
     333-101293 on Form S-8 and 333-67209 and 333-75214 on Form S-3.



Commissioners:

We hereby consent to the  incorporation  by reference in the above  Registration
Statements  of  our  report  dated  January  17,  2003  on  our  audits  of  the
consolidated  financial  statements of Ford Motor Company and Subsidiaries as of
December 31, 2002 and 2001,  and for each of the three years in the period ended
December 31, 2002, which report is included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Detroit, Michigan
March 14, 2003