Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
LAYMON JOE W
  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)
Group Vice President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ONE AMERICAN ROAD
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/05/2008
(Street)

DEARBORN, MI 48126
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
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 (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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 03/05/2008   M(1)   9,369 A (1) 24,066 D  
Common Stock, $0.01 par value 03/05/2008   F(2)   3,823 D $ 6.14 20,243 D  
Common Stock, $0.01 par value 03/05/2008   A(3)   15,855 A (3) 36,098 D  
Common Stock, $0.01 par value 03/05/2008   F(2)   6,469 D $ 6.14 29,629 D  
Common Stock, $0.01 par value               1,031 I By Company Plan

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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 (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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
(Month/Day/Year)
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) $ 6.14 03/05/2008   A(4)   167,707     (4) 03/04/2018 Common Stock, $0.01 par value 167,707 (4) 167,707 D  
Ford Stock Units (5) 03/05/2008   A(5)   47,502     (5)   (5) Common Stock, $0.01 par value 47,502 (5) 47,502 D  
Ford Stock Units (6) 03/05/2008   A(6)   71,523     (6)   (6) Common Stock, $0.01 par value 71,523 (6) 71,523 D  
Ford Stock Equivalents (1) 03/05/2008   M(1)     9,369   (1)   (1) Common Stock, $0.01 par value 9,369 (1) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
LAYMON JOE W
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
ONE AMERICAN ROAD
DEARBORN, MI 48126
      Group Vice President  

Signatures

 /s/Jerome F. Zaremba, Attorney-in-Fact   03/07/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The reported transaction involved the conversion, without payment by me, of Ford Stock Equivalents into shares of Common Stock under the Company's 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
(2) These shares were withheld by the Company to cover my income tax liability relating to a grant to me of Common Stock under the Company's 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
(3) These shares were acquired under the Company's 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan without payment by me.
(4) 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 (03/05/2008), 66% after two years, and in full after three years.
(5) These Ford Restricted Stock Units were acquired under the Company's 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan without payment by me. These Ford Restricted Stock Units will be converted and distributed to me, without payment, in shares of Common Stock on March 5, 2010.
(6) These Ford Restricted Stock Units were acquired under the Company's 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan without payment by me. These Ford Restricted Stock Units will be converted and distributed to me, without payment, in shares of Common Stock on March 5, 2011.

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