Sec Form 4 Filing - ROSS DENNIS E @ FORD MOTOR CO - 2005-03-11

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ROSS DENNIS E 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FORD MOTOR CO [ F] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice Pres. and Gen. Counsel (Last) (First) (Middle) FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ONE AMERICAN ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 03/11/2005 (Street) DEARBORN, MI48126 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 52,508 D Common Stock, $0.01 par value 2,455 I By Company Plan

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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 Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 12.25 ( 1 ) 03/13/2007 Common Stock, $0.01 par value ( 1 ) 21,648 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 22.65 ( 2 ) 03/12/2008 Common Stock, $0.01 par value ( 2 ) 52,152 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 31.95 ( 3 ) 03/11/2009 Common Stock, $0.01 par value ( 3 ) 39,893 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 22.73 ( 4 ) 03/09/2010 Common Stock, $0.01 par value ( 4 ) 39,893 D BEP Ford Stock Fund Units ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) Common Stock, $0.01 par value ( 5 ) 23,775 D LTI Rights ( 6 ) 03/11/2005 A( 6 ) 8,500 ( 6 ) ( 6 ) Common Stock, $0.01 par value 8,500 ( 6 ) 8,500 D LTI Rights ( 7 ) 03/11/2005 F( 7 ) 201 ( 7 ) ( 7 ) Common Stock, $0.01 par value 201 $ 12.49 8,299 D LTI Rights ( 8 ) 03/11/2005 J( 8 ) 8,299 ( 8 ) ( 8 ) Common Stock, $0.01 par value 8,299 ( 8 ) 0 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 12.49 03/11/2005 A( 9 ) 16,000 ( 9 ) 03/10/2015 Common Stock, $0.01 par value 16,000 ( 9 ) 16,000 D DCP Ford Stock Fund Units ( 10 ) ( 10 ) ( 10 ) Common Stock, $0.01 par value ( 10 ) 32,008 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 30.19 ( 11 ) 03/08/2011 Common Stock, $0.01 par value ( 11 ) 50,000 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 13.26 ( 12 ) 03/11/2014 Common Stock, $0.01 par value ( 12 ) 31,000 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 16.91 ( 13 ) 03/14/2012 Common Stock, $0.01 par value ( 13 ) 65,000 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 7.55 ( 14 ) 03/18/2013 Common Stock, $0.01 par value ( 14 ) 42,000 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 9.78 ( 15 ) 12/05/2012 Common Stock, $0.01 par value ( 15 ) 50,000 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 9.72 ( 16 ) 12/10/2012 Common Stock, $0.01 par value ( 16 ) 75,000 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other ROSS DENNIS E FORD MOTOR COMPANY ONE AMERICAN ROAD DEARBORN, MI48126 Vice Pres. and Gen. Counsel Signatures s/Kathryn S. Lamping, Attorney-in-Fact 03/14/2005 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The option became exercisable to the extent of 33% of the shares optioned after one year from the date of grant (3/14/1997), 66%after two years, and in full after three years. ( 2 )The option became exercisable to the extent of 33% of the shares optioned after one year from the date of grant (3/13/1998), 66%after two years, and in full after three years. ( 3 )The option became exercisable to the extent of 33% of the shares optioned after one year from the date of grant (3/12/1999), 66%after two years, and in full after three years. ( 4 )The option became exercisable to the extent of 33% of the shares optioned after one year from the date of grant (3/10/2000), 66%after two years, and in full after three years. ( 5 )These Ford Stock Fund Units were credited to my account by the Company, without payment by me, in transactions exempt under Rule 16b-3(c), under the Company's Benefit Equalization Plan, and included in my most recent plan statement. In general, these Ford Stock Fund Units will be converted and distributed to me, without payment, in cash, following termination of employment, based on the then current price of a Ford Stock Fund Unit and the then current market value of a share of Common Stock. ( 6 )These long-term incentive rights, exempt under Rule 16b-3(d), represent the amount of a Final Award that would have been issued and distributed to me, without payment by me, on this date in shares of Common Stock had I not elected to defer in cash under the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan. ( 7 )These LTI rights were withheld by the Company to cover my income tax liability relating to a deferral of a Final Award under theCompany's 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan. ( 8 )The reported transaction, exempt under Rule 16b-3, represents the conversion, without payment by me, of long-term incentive rights to the right to receive cash from the Company based on my elections under the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan, after termination of employment. ( 9 )This option was granted under the Company's 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan without payment by me. The option is exercisable to the extent of 33% of the shares optioned after one year from the date of grant (03/11/2005), 66% after two years, and in full after three years. ( 10 )These Ford Stock Fund Units were credited to my account by the Company, in transactions exempt under Rule 16b-3(c), under the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan, and included in my most recent plan statement. In general, these Ford Stock Fund Units will be converted and distributed to me, without payment, in cash, on the March 15 following termination of employment, based on the then current price of a Ford Stock Fund Unit and the then current market value of a share of Common Stock. ( 11 )The option became exercisable to the extent of 33% of the shares optioned after one year from the date of grant (3/9/2001), 66%after two years, and in full after three years. ( 12 )The option is exercisable to the extent of 33% of the shares optioned after one year from the date of grant (03/12/2004), 66% after two years, and in full after three years. ( 13 )The option is exercisable to the extent of 33% of the shares optioned after one year from the date of grant (03/15/2002), 66% after two years, and in full after three years. ( 14 )The option is exercisable to the extent of 33% of the shares optioned after one year from the date of grant (03/19/2003), 66% after two years, and in full after three years. ( 15 )The option is exercisable to the extent of 33% of the shares optioned after one year from the date of grant (12/6/2002), 66% after two years, and in full after three years. ( 16 )The option is exercisable to the extent of 33% of the shares optioned after one year from the date of grant (12/11/2002), 66% after two years, and in full after three years.

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