EXHIBIT 23

                          Independent Auditors' Consent




The Board of Directors
Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc.

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements (No.
33-80552 and 33-71708) on Form S-8 of Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. of our
report dated May 1, 2002, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Hayes
Lemmerz International, Inc. and subsidiaries as of January 31, 2002 and 2001,
and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders'
equity (deficit) and comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows for each of the
years in the three-year period ended January 31, 2002, and the related financial
statement schedule, which report appears in the January 31, 2002, annual report
on Form 10-K of Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc.

Our report dated May 1, 2002, contains an explanatory paragraph that states that
on December 5, 2001, the Company filed a voluntary petition for reorganization
under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. This matter raises substantial
doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern. The
consolidated financial statements and related consolidated financial statement
schedule do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of
this uncertainty.


/s/ KPMG LLP

Detroit, Michigan
May 1, 2002