FORD MOTOR CO
11-K, 2000-06-28
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D. C. 20549




                                    FORM 11-K


(Mark One)

         ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
__X__    EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999

OR

        TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
 _____  EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]



                          Commission file number 1-3950




            PRIMUS AUTOMOTIVE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. PRIME ACCOUNT
                            (Full title of the plan)





                               FORD MOTOR COMPANY
                                One American Road
                            Dearborn, Michigan 48126

                     (Name of issuer of the securities held
                     pursuant to the plan and the address of
                         its principal executive office)

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Required Information
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Financial Statements
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     Statement of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits as of June 1, 1999 and
December 31, 1998.

     Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits for the Five
Months Ended Year Ended June 1, 1999.

     Schedule I - Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes as of
June 1, 1999.

     Schedule II - Reportable Transactions for the Five Months Ended
June 1, 1999.


Exhibit
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Designation              Description                           Method of Filing
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Exhibit 23     Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP     Filed with this Report.



                                    Signature
                                    ---------

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Primus  Automotive  Financial  Services,  Inc. Prime Account  Committee has duly
caused  this  Annual  Report  to be  signed by the  undersigned  thereunto  duly
authorized.


                                  PRIMUS AUTOMOTIVE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
                                  PRIME ACCOUNT COMMITTEE


                                  By: /s/Thomas E. Hoppes
                                     --------------------------------
                                     Thomas E. Hoppes, Chairman
                                     Primus Automotive Financial Services, Inc.
                                     Prime Account Committee
June 28, 2000

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
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                                                                     Sequential
                                                                    Page Number
Designation                 Description                          at Which Found
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Exhibit 23        Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

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                    PRIMUS Automotive
                    Financial Services, Inc. Prime
                    Account 401(k) Tax-Deferred
                    Savings Plan
                    Report on Audits of Financial Statements and
                    Supplemental Schedules
                    For the Five Months Ended June 1, 1999 and the
                    Year Ended December 31, 1998

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PRIMUS Automotive Financial Services, Inc. Prime Account 401(k)
Tax-Deferred Savings Plan
Contents
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                                                                        Page(s)

Report of Independent Accountants.............................................1


Financial Statements
Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits as
 of June 1, 1999 and December 31, 1998........................................2

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits
 for the Five Months Ended June 1, 1999.....................................3-5

Notes to Financial Statements..............................................6-10


Supplemental Schedules
Item 27a - Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes
 as of June 1, 1999..........................................................11

Item 27d - Schedule of Reportable Transactions for the Five
 Months Ended June 1, 1999...................................................12

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                        Report of Independent Accountants


To the Boards of Directors of
Ford Motor Company and
PRIMUS Automotive Financial Services, Inc.


In  our  opinion,  the  accompanying  statements  of  net  assets  available for
plan benefits and the related  statement of changes in net assets  available for
plan benefits present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available
for plan benefits of the PRIMUS Prime Account 401(k)  Tax-Deferred  Savings Plan
as of  June 1,  1999  and  December 31,  1998,  and the  changes  in net  assets
available  for  plan  benefits  for the  five  months  ended  June 1,  1999,  in
conformity with accounting  principles  generally accepted in the United States.
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management;  our
responsibility  is to express an opinion on these financial  statements based on
our audits.  We conducted  our audits of these  statements  in  accordance  with
auditing standards  generally accepted in the United States,  which require that
we plan and perform the audit to obtain  reasonable  assurance about whether the
financial  statements  are free of  material  misstatement.  An  audit  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 the opinion expressed above.

Our  audits  were  conducted  for  the  purpose  of  forming  an  opinion on the
basic financial statements taken as a whole. The additional information included
in the  Schedule  of Assets Held for  Investment  Purposes  and the  Schedule of
Reportable  Transactions of the PRIMUS Prime Account 401(k) Tax-Deferred Savings
Plan as of June 1, 1999 are presented  for purposes of  additional  analysis and
are not a required  part of the basic  financial  statements,  but is additional
information  required by the  Employee  Retirement  Income  Security Act of 1974
("ERISA"). These supplemental schedules and fund information have been subjected
to  the  auditing  procedures  applied  in the  audit  of  the  basic  financial
statements  and, in our opinion,  are fairly stated in all material  respects in
relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

As  explained  in  footnote 5 of  the  financial  statements,  on June 1,  1999,
the Plan was merged into the Ford Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried
Employees ("SSIP").  At that time, the Plan assets were transferred to the SSIP,
and the employees of the Company became  employees of Ford Motor Credit Company,
a subsidiary of Ford, and began participating in the SSIP subject to its terms.




June 16, 2000

                                       1
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PRIMUS Automotive Financial Services, Inc.
Prime Account 401(k) Tax-Deferred Savings Plan
Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits
As of June 1, 1999 and December 31, 1998
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                 June 1,          December 31,
                                                                                   1999               1998
<S>                                                                              <C>              <C>
Assets
Investments, at fair value                                                       $       -        $ 24,419,506
Participant loans receivable                                                             -           1,031,978
                                                                                 ---------        ------------

    Net assets available for plan benefits                                       $       -        $ 25,451,484
                                                                                 ---------        ------------
</TABLE>

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

                                       2
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PRIMUS Automotive Financial Services, Inc.
Prime Account 401(k) Tax-Deferred Savings Plan
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits
For the Five Months Ended June 1, 1999
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                   Participant-directed
                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                  Retirement
                                                  Government               Growth                  U.S.
                                        Ford        Money    Intermediate   and                   Equity
                                        Stock       Market      Bond       Income     Puritan     Index
                                        Fund      Portfolio     Fund      Portfolio    Fund      Portfolio      Subtotal
<S>                                 <C>          <C>          <C>         <C>          <C>        <C>           <C>
Additions
  Employee contributions            $  259,142   $   80,125   $  44,339   $  159,843   $ 39,100   $  145,367    $  727,916
  Employer contributions               133,349     (172,261)     22,777       84,055     20,991       74,228       163,139
  Rollover contributions                63,903        9,252       1,069       38,925     16,009       16,777       145,935
  Interest and dividend income          58,444       33,850      25,464        3,519      3,662            -       124,939
  Net appreciation (depreciation)
    in fair value of investments      (123,749)           -     (27,812)      25,942      3,473      295,433       173,287
  Loans, interest repayments             7,678        1,869         800        2,711        489        3,391        16,938
  Loans, principal repayments           35,674       10,382       6,480       15,617      2,486       16,032        86,671
  Exchanges in (out)                   994,901     (268,854)   (359,588)      (7,936)   (21,371)    (228,709)      108,443
    Total additions                  1,429,342     (305,637)   (286,471)     322,676     64,839      322,519     1,547,268
Deductions
  Distributions                         76,190       17,977      24,330       66,324     16,032       94,933       295,786
  Loans to participants                 72,156       16,981       8,091       24,711      7,738       44,571       174,248
  Forfeitures                            6,564      (50,466)      1,311       10,500      1,699        2,727       (27,665)
  Transfers out                      4,501,401    1,670,789     964,616    1,915,728    473,917    4,798,639    14,325,090
    Total deductions                 4,656,311    1,655,281     998,348    2,017,263    499,386    4,940,870    14,767,459

    Net deductions                  (3,226,969)  (1,960,918) (1,284,819)  (1,694,587)  (434,547)  (4,618,351)  (13,220,191)

Net assets available for plan
  benefits, beginning of year        3,226,969    1,960,918    1,284,819   1,694,587    434,547    4,618,351    13,220,191

    Net assets available for plan
      benefits, June 1, 1999        $        -   $        -   $        -  $        -   $      -   $        -   $         -

</TABLE>

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial
statements.

                                       3
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PRIMUS Automotive Financial Services, Inc.
Prime Account 401(k) Tax-Deferred Savings Plan
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits (continued)
For the Five Months Ended June 1, 1999
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                          Participant-Directed
                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     Blue Chip                  Growth                               International
                                      Growth                    Company      Magellan      OTC        Growth and
                                       Fund       Contrafund    Fund         Fund        Portfolio    Income Fund    Subtotal

<S>                                 <C>           <C>          <C>           <C>          <C>         <C>           <C>
Additions
  Employee contributions            $  169,573    $  115,550   $  88,084    $ 254,542     $  65,155   $  19,578     $   712,482

  Employer contributions                89,858        57,761      44,191      139,462        32,824       9,878         373,974
  Rollover contributions                58,749        33,001      11,950      116,911         1,639       7,846         230,096
  Interest and dividend income               -        14,047      10,142      300,914             -           -         325,103
  Net appreciation (depreciation)
    in fair value of investments        45,306        67,417      97,855       13,996       117,536       4,204         346,314
  Loans, interest repayments             3,378         1,979       1,296        8,451         1,990         329          17,423
  Loans, principal repayments           18,972        11,118       5,851       44,046        13,603       2,281          95,871
  Exchanges in (out)                   (35,008)        8,067      19,814       81,562       (93,061)    (30,874)        (49,500)
    Total additions                    350,828       308,940     279,183      959,884       139,686      13,242       2,051,763
Deductions
  Distributions                         39,252        37,917      31,661      110,863        15,089       4,053         238,835
  Loans to participants                 31,869        17,520      14,639       76,991         9,382       4,239         154,640
  Forfeitures                            6,532         4,675       2,363        7,609         2,024         382          23,585
  Transfers out                      2,147,063     1,701,369   1,414,473    5,398,979     1,088,187     192,129      11,942,200
    Total deductions                 2,224,716     1,761,481   1,463,136    5,594,442     1,114,682     200,803      12,359,260

    Net deductions                  (1,873,888)   (1,452,541) (1,183,953)  (4,634,558)     (974,996)   (187,561)    (10,307,497)

Net assets available for plan
  benefits, beginning of year        1,873,888     1,452,541   1,183,953    4,634,558       974,996     187,561      10,307,497

    Net assets available for
plan benefits, June 1, 1999         $        -    $        -  $        -    $       -    $        -    $      -    $          -


</TABLE>

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial
statements.

                                       4
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PRIMUS Automotive Financial Services, Inc.
Prime Account 401(k) Tax-Deferred Savings Plan
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits (continued)
For the Five Months Ended June 1, 1999
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                         Participant-Directed
                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                    Asset         Asset        Cash/
                                     Overseas        Asset          Manager       Manager      Loan
                                      Fund          Manager         Growth        Income       Fund         Subtotal        Total

<S>                                 <C>           <C>            <C>            <C>          <C>           <C>           <C>
Additions
  Employee contributions            $ 28,736      $  19,624      $  27,038      $  7,628     $       -     $   83,026    $1,523,424
  Employer contributions              13,732         11,152         14,056         5,751                       44,691       581,804
  Rollover contributions              10,108         24,532          8,385             -                       43,025       419,056
  Interest and dividend income             -          1,815              -         1,481                        3,296       453,338
  Net appreciation (depreciation)
   in fair value of investments        9,286          2,449          8,096         (345)                       19,486       539,087
  Loans, interest repayments             444            324          1,346           338                        2,452        36,813
  Loans, principal repayments          2,751          3,727          3,590         2,098      (194,706)      (182,540)            2
  Exchanges in (out)                 (14,958)       (17,144)       (24,694)       (2,146)            -        (58,942)            1
    Total additions                   50,099         46,479         37,817        14,805      (194,706)       (45,506)    3,553,525
Deductions
  Distributions                        4,841          7,886         13,774         4,218         8,816         39,535       574,156
  Loans to participants                7,186          2,580          3,783           395      (342,832)      (328,888)            -
  Forfeitures                            841            728          1,935           575              -         4,079            (1)
  Transfers out                      388,689        245,738        261,474        96,375      1,171,288     2,163,564    28,430,854
    Total deductions                 401,557        256,932        280,966       101,563        837,272     1,878,290    29,005,009

    Net deductions                  (351,458)      (210,453)      (243,149)      (86,758)    (1,031,978)   (1,923,796)  (25,451,484)

Net assets available for plan
  benefits, beginning of year        351,458        210,453        243,149        86,758     1,031,978      1,923,796    25,451,484

    Net assets available for
      plan benefits, June 1, 1999   $      -       $      -      $       -      $      -       $     -     $        -   $         -
</TABLE>


The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial
statements.

                                       5
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PRIMUS Automotive Financial Services, Inc.
Prime Account 401(k) Tax-Deferred Savings Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
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1.   Description of the Plan

     The Plan became effective April 1, 1992.

     The following description of the PRIMUS Automotive Financial Services, Inc.
     (the "Company") Prime Account 401(k) Tax-Deferred Savings Plan (the "Plan")
     provides only general  information.  Participants  should refer to the plan
     agreement for a more comprehensive description of the Plan's provisions.

     General
     The Plan is a  defined  contribution  plan  established  to  encourage  and
     facilitate  systematic  savings and investment by eligible employees and to
     provide  them with an  opportunity  to become  stockholders  of Ford  Motor
     Company  ("Ford").  It  is  subject  to  the  provisions  of  the  Employee
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA").  All full-time  employees
     who are at  least  21  years  of age are  eligible  to  participate  in the
     discretionary portion of the Plan. Participation in the Plan is voluntary.

     Contributions
     Under the Plan and subject to limits required to be imposed by the Internal
     Revenue  Code,  participants  may  elect to  contribute  up to 11% of their
     pre-tax earnings,  not to exceed 25% of annual earnings  including overtime
     and bonuses. The Company, at its discretion,  may match at the rate of 100%
     of the  first  2%  and  50% of the  next  4% of the  participants'  pre-tax
     contributions.

     Participant accounts
     Each participant's account is credited with the participant's  contribution
     and  allocations  of the Company's  contribution  and Plan  earnings.  Plan
     administrative expenses are paid primarily by the Company.  Allocations are
     based on the  participant's  earnings  or  account  balances,  as  defined.
     Forfeited balances of terminated  participants' nonvested accounts are used
     to reduce future Company contributions.  The benefit to which a participant
     is  entitled is the benefit  that can be  provided  from the  participant's
     vested account.

     Vesting
     Participants  are  vested  in  their  contributions  plus  actual  earnings
     thereon.  Vesting in the Company's matching and discretionary  contribution
     portion  of  their  account  plus  actual  earnings  thereon  is  based  on
     continuous  service.  The Company's matching  contributions are vested 20%,
     50% and 100% for one,  two and  three  years of  service,  respectively.  A
     participant   becomes  fully  vested  in  Company  matching   contributions
     automatically  upon  retirement  due to  disability,  upon  death  or  upon
     termination of the Plan.

     Investment options
     Participant contributions are invested in accordance with the participant's
     election in any of sixteen investment funds. These investment options as of
     June 1, 1999 are as follows:

     Ford Stock Fund - The Fund  consists of shares of the common  stock,  $1.00
     par value,  of Ford and a portion in short-term  investments.  The value of
     the fund primarily rises or falls depending upon the stock's performance in
     the market. Ford stock is subject to economic factors,  the stock market in
     general and factors affecting Ford in particular.

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PRIMUS Automotive Financial Services, Inc.
Prime Account 401(k) Tax-Deferred Savings Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.   Description of the Plan (continued)

     Fidelity  Retirement  Government  Money  Market  Portfolio - A money market
     mutual fund with a goal to  preserve  capital,  maintain  price and provide
     current income.

     Fidelity Intermediate Bond Fund - This is an income mutual fund with a goal
     to provide  high  current  income.  It invests in U. S. and foreign  bonds.
     Select bonds are considered medium to high quality with an average maturity
     of 3-10 years.

     Fidelity  Growth  and Income  Portfolio  - This fund is a growth and income
     mutual fund with a goal to provide a high total  return from a  combination
     of current  income and capital  growth.  It invests  primarily in U. S. and
     foreign  stocks  that pay current  dividends  and show  potential  earnings
     growth. It may also invest in some bonds.

     Fidelity Puritan Fund - This fund is a growth and income mutual fund with a
     goal to provide income while  preserving  investment.  It invests in a wide
     variety of U. S. and foreign securities.  It includes all types of bonds of
     any quality as well as common and preferred stock.

     Fidelity  U. S. Equity  Index  Portfolio - This fund is a growth and income
     mutual  fund with a goal to  duplicate  the  composition  and return of the
     Standard and Poor's composite index of 500 stocks.  It invests primarily in
     the 500 companies that make up the S&P 500.

     Fidelity  Blue Chip Growth Fund - This fund is a growth  mutual fund with a
     goal to increase the value of the  investment  over the  long-term  through
     capital  growth.  It  invests  primarily  in common  stocks of  well-known,
     established companies.

     Fidelity  Contrafund  - This  fund is a growth  mutual  fund with a goal to
     increase the value of investment over the long-term through capital growth.
     It invests  primarily in equity  securities of companies whose value is not
     fully recognized by the public.

     Fidelity  Growth  Company  Fund - This fund is a growth  mutual fund with a
     goal to increase  the value of the  investment  over the long term  through
     capital growth.  It invests  primarily in stocks of companies with earnings
     or gross sales that indicate the potential for above average growth.

     Fidelity  Magellan  Fund - This fund is a growth mutual fund with a goal to
     increase the value of investment over the long-term through capital growth.
     It invests  primarily in common  stocks of small,  medium and large foreign
     and U. S. companies with  investments that are broadly  diversified  across
     many different kinds of companies and industries.

     Fidelity OTC  Portfolio - This fund is a growth  mutual fund with a goal to
     increase the value of the  investment  over the long term  through  capital
     appreciation.    It   invests   primarily   in   stocks   traded   in   the
     "over-the-counter"  ("OTC") market,  but may also include preferred stocks,
     debt securities, and other types of investments.

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PRIMUS Automotive Financial Services, Inc.
Prime Account 401(k) Tax-Deferred Savings Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
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1.   Description of the Plan (continued)

     Fidelity  International  Growth and Income Fund - This fund is a growth and
     income mutual fund that invests internationally with a goal to increase the
     value of investment  over the long term through  capital  growth while also
     providing  current  income.  It invests  primarily  in stocks that the fund
     manager  feels  have  growth  possibilities.  It will  keep at least 25% of
     assets  invested in bonds for income.  Investments may be made in assets in
     one country but will generally be spread in investments across at least six
     different countries.

     Fidelity  Overseas  Fund - This fund is a growth  mutual fund that  invests
     internationally  with a goal to increase the value of the  investment  over
     the long term through  capital growth.  It invests  primarily in stocks and
     bonds of companies whose principal business activities are outside the U.S.

     Fidelity Asset Manager - This fund is an asset allocation  mutual fund with
     a goal to provide  high total  return with reduced risk over the long term.
     It invests in stocks, bonds and short-term instruments of U. S. and foreign
     issuers including those in emerging  markets.  The manager of this fund may
     gradually  shift  assets  from one  type to  another  based on the  current
     outlook of the various markets.

     Fidelity  Asset Manager  Growth - This fund is an asset  allocation  mutual
     fund with a goal to provide high total return. It invests in stocks,  bonds
     and short term  instruments  of U. S. and foreign  issuers.  The manager of
     this fund may gradually  shift assets from one type to another based on the
     current outlook of the various markets.

     Fidelity  Asset Manager  Income - This fund is an asset  allocation  mutual
     fund with a goal to  provide  high  current  income.  It invests in stocks,
     bonds and short term instruments of U. S. and foreign issuers.  The manager
     of the fund may  gradually  shift assets from one type to another  based on
     the current outlook of the various markets.

     Participant  loans  Participants  may borrow  from  their  fund  accounts a
     minimum of $1,000 and to a maximum of $50,000.  Loan interest rates are set
     monthly but will not change during the term of the loan. Loan  transactions
     are treated as a transfer to/from the investment fund from/to the Cash/Loan
     fund. The interest rate will be the prime rate as quoted in The Wall Street
     Journal.

     Payment of benefits
     Benefits are payable upon  termination or upon normal  retirement at age 65
     in a cash lump-sum payment.

2.   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

     Basis of accounting
     The financial  statements of the Plan are prepared under the accrual method
     of accounting.

     Investments
     The Plan allows its participants to direct their share of contributions and
     earnings  to  sixteen  different  investment  mediums,  which  are  held by
     Fidelity  Investments  and are stated at fair value as of June 1,  1999, as
     determined by quoted market prices.

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PRIMUS Automotive Financial Services, Inc.
Prime Account 401(k) Tax-Deferred Savings Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
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2.   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

     Investments (continued)
     Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Gains
     and  losses on sales of  securities  are based on  average  cost.  Dividend
     income is recorded on the ex-dividend  date and interest income is recorded
     on the accrual basis. The Plan presents in the statements of changes in net
     assets available for plan benefits the net appreciation  (depreciation)  in
     the fair value of its  investments  which consist of the realized  gains or
     losses and the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on those investments.

     Payment of benefits
     Benefits are recorded when paid.

     Contributions
     Contributions  from  employees  and the Company are  recorded in the period
     that payroll deductions are made from Plan participants.

     Use of estimates
     The  preparation  of financial  statements  in  conformity  with  generally
     accepted  accounting  principles  requires management to make estimates and
     assumptions  that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
     disclosure  of  contingent  assets  and  liabilities  at  the  date  of the
     financial  statements  and the  reported  amounts of revenues  and expenses
     during  the  reporting  period.  Actual  results  could  differ  from those
     estimates.

     Risks and uncertainties
     The Plan  provides for various  investment  options in any  combination  of
     either equity or fixed income investment securities.  Investment securities
     are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market and credit. Due
     to the level of risk associated with certain investment  securities and the
     level  of  uncertainty  related  to  changes  in the  value  of  investment
     securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in risks in the
     near term would materially  affect  participants'  account balances and the
     amounts  reported in the statement of net assets available for benefits and
     the statement of changes in net assets available for benefits.

3.   Transactions with Parties-in-Interest

     Certain administrative expenses pertaining to the operation of the Plan are
     paid  by the  Company.  In  addition,  various  administrative,  legal  and
     accounting services are performed on behalf of the Plan, and no charges are
     made to the Plan for these services.  Purchases and sales of Ford stock are
     routinely made by the Plan trustee in accordance with the provisions of the
     Plan or at the request of certain participants.

4.   Tax Status

     The Internal  Revenue  Service has determined and informed the Company by a
     letter dated  November 20, 1995,  that the Plan is in  accordance  with the
     applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code. The Plan has been amended
     since receiving the determination  letter.  However, the Plan administrator
     believes the Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance
     with the applicable  requirements of the Internal Revenue Code.  Therefore,
     no  provision  for income taxes has been  included in the Plan's  financial
     statements.

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PRIMUS Automotive Financial Services, Inc.
Prime Account 401(k) Tax-Deferred Savings Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
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5.   Plan Merger

     The Plan was merged  into the Ford  Savings and Stock  Investment  Plan for
     Salaried  Employees ("SSIP") on June 1, 1999. At that time, the Plan assets
     were  transferred  to the SSIP,  and the  employees  of the Company  became
     employees of Ford Motor Credit  Company,  a subsidiary  of Ford,  and began
     participating  in the SSIP  subject to the terms of the SSIP.  The existing
     SSIP,  investment options,  participant account balances,  and vesting were
     unchanged with the Plan merger.

6.   Subsequent Events

     During  April  2000,  the Board of  Directors  of Ford  approved  the Value
     Enhancement  Plan.  This plan allows Ford  shareholders  to exchange  their
     current  Ford  common  and Class B shares  for new Ford  common and Class B
     shares. In addition, shareholders will have the right to receive either $20
     cash per  share or the  equivalent  value in new Ford  common  shares  or a
     combination of cash and new Ford shares.  The total cash  distribution will
     be  limited  to $10  billion.  This  action  is  subject  to  review by the
     Securities and Exchange Commission and shareholder  approval.  This plan is
     expected to be completed during the summer of 2000.

     In  addition,  during  April  2000,  the  Board of  Directors  of Ford also
     approved an  independence  plan for Visteon  Corporation  whereby Ford will
     distribute  its  100%  interest  in  Visteon  to Ford  common  and  Class B
     shareholders.  Shareholders will receive a distribution of Visteon stock on
     June 28,  2000  based on the number of Ford  shares  they own and the total
     number of Ford shares  outstanding on June 12, 2000. The Board of Directors
     of Ford also  declared a dividend in cash on shares of Ford's stock held in
     certain employee savings plans.  This cash distribution will be equal, on a
     per share basis,  to the value of the Visteon  stock to be  distributed  to
     other shareholders.

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PRIMUS Automotive Financial Services, Inc.
Prime Account 401(k) Tax-Deferred Savings Plan
Item 27a - Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes
as of June 1, 1999
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


(a)             (b)                                         (c)                               (d)          (e)

         Identity of issuer            Description of investment including maturity
          borrower, lessor                date, rate of interest, collateral, par                         Current
          or similar party                           or maturity value                        Cost         value

<S>    <C>                       <C>                                                           <C>          <C>
*      Ford Motor Company        Ford Motor Company Common Stock, 0 units                      ^            $    -
                                  at $18.17

*      Fidelity                  Retirement Government Money Market Portfolio,
                                  0 units at $1.00                                             ^                 -

*      Fidelity                  Intermediate Bond Fund, 0 units at $9.97                      ^                 -

*      Fidelity                  Growth and Income Portfolio, 0 units at $46.43                ^                 -

*      Fidelity                  Puritan Fund, 0 units at $20.22                               ^                 -

*      Fidelity                  U.S. Equity Index Portfolio, 0 units at $36.82                ^                 -

*      Fidelity                  Blue Chip Growth Fund, 0 units at $51.26                      ^                 -

*      Fidelity                  Contrafund, 0 units at $59.45                                 ^                 -

*      Fidelity                  Growth Company Fund, 0 units at $54.90                        ^                 -

*      Fidelity                  Magellan Fund, 0 units at $121.07                             ^                 -

*      Fidelity                  OTC Portfolio, 0 units at $48.30                              ^                 -

*      Fidelity                  International Growth and Income Fund, 0 units
                                  at $21.62                                                    ^                 -

*      Fidelity                  Overseas Fund, 0 units at $37.24                              ^                 -

*      Fidelity                  Asset Manager, 0 units at $17.58                              ^                 -

*      Fidelity                  Asset Manager Growth, 0 units at $19.14                       ^                 -

*      Fidelity                  Asset Manager Income, 0 units $12.23                          ^                 -

       Participant loans         Remaining maturity dates range from 1 month to 10 years,
                                  interest rates range from 6-9%                               ^                 -
                                                                                                       ------------

                                                                                                            $    -
                                                                                                       ------------
</TABLE>

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PRIMUS Automotive Financial Services, Inc. Prime Account
401(k) Tax-Deferred Savings Plan
Item 27d - Schedule of Reportable Transactions
For the Five Months Ended June 1, 1999
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

      (a)                      (b)                          (c)       (d)    (e)      (f)         (g)         (h)            (I)
                                                                                    Expenses              Current value
Identity of                                                Purchase Selling Lease  incurred with   Cost    of asset on      Net gain
party involved   Description of asset                      price    price   rental transaction*  of asset transaction date  or(loss)
<S>              <C>                                        <C>     <C>      <C>
Reporting
Criterion I      Any single transaction in excess of 5% of
                 current value of plan assets.

                 None

Reporting
Criterion II     Any series of transactions in other than
                 securities in excess of 5% of the
                 current value of plan assets.

                 None

Reporting
Criterion III    Any series of transactions in securities
                 in excess of 5% of current value of plan
                 assets.

                 None

Reporting
Criterion IV     Any transaction within the plan year
                 with respect to securities with or in
                 conjunction with a person with whom
                 any prior or subsequent single 5%
                 security transactions within the plan
                 year took place.

                 None.

</TABLE>

Note A - Transactions already reported under Criterion I are not reported here.
*Information regarding expenses incurred with each transaction was not available
from the Trustee.

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