WARNING: THE EDGAR SYSTEM ENCOUNTERED ERROR(S) WHILE PROCESSING THIS SCHEDULE.

  

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Automotive Segment - This schedule contains summary financial information
extracted from Ford's Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 16, 1997 and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.  This
schedule supercedes the previously filed schedule in such Report.

 0000037996
 FORD MOTOR COMPANY
 1,000,000
       
                             
                   6-MOS
                          DEC-31-1997
                             JAN-01-1997 
                               JUN-30-1997
                                           3,206
                                    14,978
                                    3,364
                                       111
                                      6,136
                                34,666
                                          74,146
                                  40,654
                                  83,328
                           34,180
                                          6,695
                                             0
                                0
                                          0
                                           0
                         0
                                         61,730
                                61,730
                                           54,342
                                   57,582
                                     0
                                     0
                                 400
                                  4,179
                                         0
                                  0
                                       0
                                      0
                                            0
                                         0
                                        0
                                        0