REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STOCKHOLDERS FORD MOTOR COMPANY: Consolidated financial statements Internal control over financial reporting We have completed an integrated audit of Ford Motor Company’s 2004 consolidated financial statements and of its internal  control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004 and audits of its 2003 and 2002 consolidated financial statements in  accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Our opinions, based on our audits,  are presented below. In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheet and the related consolidated statements of income, of stockholders’ equity  and of cash flows present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Ford Motor Company and its subsidiaries at  December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended  December 31, 2004 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In addition, in our opinion,  the accompanying sector balance sheet and the related sector statements of income and of cash flows, presented for purposes of additional  analysis, present fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated  financial statements. The consolidated and sector financial statements (collectively, the “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the  Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our  audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are  free of material misstatement. An audit of financial statements includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and  disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and  evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. As discussed in Note 9 to the financial statements, on January 1, 2002, the Company adopted SFAS 142, “Goodwill and Other  Intangible Assets.” As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, on January 1, 2003, the Company adopted Statement of  Financial Accounting Standards No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation – Transition and Disclosure.” As discussed in  Note 16 to the financial statements, on July 1, 2003, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No.  46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an Interpretation of ARB No. 51.” Also, in our opinion, management’s assessment, included in Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting  in this Annual Report, that the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004 based  on criteria established in  Internal Control – Integrated Framework  issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway  Commission (COSO), is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on those criteria. Furthermore, in our opinion, the Company  maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, based on criteria  established in  Internal Control – Integrated Framework  issued by COSO. The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining  effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting.  Our responsibility is to express opinions on management’s assessment and on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over  financial reporting based on our audit. We conducted our audit of internal control over financial reporting in accordance with the  standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the  audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material  respects. An audit of internal control over financial reporting includes obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial  reporting, evaluating management’s assessment, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control, and  performing such other procedures as we consider necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis  for our opinions.  A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of  financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting  principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance  of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company;  (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance  with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance  with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely  detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the  financial statements.  Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections  of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in  conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Detroit, Michigan March 9, 2005 9 2