EXHIBIT 21.1

          LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES OF J.L. FRENCH AUTOMOTIVE CASTINGS, INC.

         The following is a list of subsidiaries of J.L. French Automotive
Castings, Inc. (the "Company"). The common stock of the corporations listed
below is wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company. If indented, the
corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the corporation under which it is
listed.




NAME OF CORPORATION                                                             JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION
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J.L. French Automotive Castings, Inc.                                                   Delaware
         French Holdings, Inc.                                                          Delaware
                  J.L. French Corporation                                               Wisconsin
                  Allotech International, Inc.                                          Wisconsin
                  J.L. French FSC Corporation                                           Barbados
         Nelson Metal Products Corporation                                              Delaware
         Automotive Components Investments Ltd.                                         England
                  Morris Ashby Limited                                                  England
                           Morris Ashby Castings Limited                                England
                           Kaye (Presteigne) Limited                                    England
                           UJP Tools Limited                                            England
                           MAC Leasing Limited                                          England
                           Burdon & Miles Limited                                       England
                           Wilson & Royston Limited                                     England
                           Foundry Computational Services Limited(1)                    England
         Ansola Acquisition Corp., SRL                                                  Spain
                  Fundiciones Viuda de Ansola, s.a.                                     Spain
                  Auxicomp Auxiliary Componentes, SL(2)                                 Germany
         J.L. French S. de R.L. de C.V.(3)                                              Mexico




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  (1)  Foundry Computational Services Limited is inactive.  Morris
Ashby Limited owns 51%.
  (2)  Ansola holds a 20% interest in Auxicomp Auxiliary Componentes, SL, which
is a German company.
  (3)  J.L. French Automotive Castings, Inc. owns 99.9% of J.L. French S. de
R.L de C.V. French Holdings, Inc. owns the remaining 0.1%.