Exhibit 23 [Letterhead of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP] KPMG Peat Marwick LLP Suite 1200 150 West Jefferson Detroit, MI 48226-4429 The Board of Directors and Shareholders Douglas & Lomason Company: We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (No. 33-36359) on the Form S-8 of Douglas & Lomason Company of our report dated January 29, 1996, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Douglas & Lomason Company and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1995 and 1994, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1995, and the related schedule, which report appears in the December 31, 1995, annual report on Form 10-K of Douglas & Lomason Company. Our report refers to the changes in accounting for income taxes and postretirement benefits other than pensions in 1993. /s/ KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP Detroit, Michigan March 27, 1996 Member Firm of Klynvald Peat Marwick Goerdeler