FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Gayton Bradley M 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/01/2016 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FORD MOTOR CO [F] (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE AMERICAN ROAD 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP and General Counsel 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) DEARBORN, MI 48126 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock, $0.01 par value 6,916 D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (1)	03/03/2023	Common Stock, $0.01 par value	17,713	$ 12.75	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (2)	03/04/2022	Common Stock, $0.01 par value	11,879	$ 12.46	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (3)	03/03/2024	Common Stock, $0.01 par value	20,253	$ 15.37	D	Â
Ford Stock Units	  (4)	  (4)	Common Stock, $0.01 par value	2,376	$ (4)	D	Â
Ford Stock Units	  (5)	  (5)	Common Stock, $0.01 par value	5,395	$ (5)	D	Â
Ford Stock Units	  (6)	  (6)	Common Stock, $0.01 par value	8,608	$ (6)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Gayton Bradley M ONE AMERICAN ROAD DEARBORN, MI 48126	Â	Â	  VP and General Counsel	Â

Signatures

Jerome F. Zaremba, Attorney-in-Fact		01/08/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	This option became exercisable to the extent of 33% of the shares optioned after one year from the date of grant (03/04/2013), 66% after two years, and in full after three years.
(2)	This option became exercisable to the extent of 33% of the shares optioned after one year from the date of grant (03/05/2012), 66% after two years, and in full after three years.
(3)	This option became exercisable to the extent of 33% of the shares optioned after one year from the date of grant (03/04/2014), 66% after two years, and in full after three years.
(4)	These Ford Restricted Stock Units were acquired under the Company's 2008 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 4, 2016.
(5)	These Ford Restricted Stock Units were acquired under the Company's 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan without payment by me. These Ford Restricted Stock Units will be converted and distributed to me, without payment, to the extent of 2,657 shares Common Stock on March 4, 2016 and 2,738 shares of Common Stock on March 4, 2017.
(6)	These Ford Restricted Stock Units were acquired under the Company's 2008 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 to the extent of 33% after one year from the date of grant (03/04/2015), 66% after two years, and in full after three years.

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