SXP99092002 - 20 SEPTEMBER 1999 - SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, USA: Jacques A. Nasser, left, President and CEO of Ford Motor Company, Lindsay A. Sparks, center, CEO of MSN CarPoint, and Steve Ballmer, President of Microsoft Corp. announce September 20 that Ford Motor Company is the first partner in a proposed new MSN CarPoint joint venture to create a better way for consumers to design and order the cars they want. rg/ts/Terry Schmitt UPI