PROSPECTUS Dated                                Pricing Supplement No. 24
July 8, 2005                                    January 9, 2006



                   U.S. $18,000,000,000         Rule 424 (b)(3)
                                            Registration Statement
                FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY       No. 333-125947

             VARIABLE DENOMINATION FLOATING
                   RATE DEMAND NOTES


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                Interest Rate Per Annum
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Period      Tier One Notes    Tier Two Notes    Tier Three Notes
Beginning   Under $15,000     $15,000-$49,999   $50,000 and over
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1/9/2006       4.80%             4.95%              5.10%