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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
     We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Intermet Corporation
for the registration of 3,450,000 shares of its common stock and to the
incorporation by reference and inclusion therein of our reports dated January
30, 1997, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Intermet
Corporation incorporated by reference in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the
year ended December 31, 1996 and the related financial statement schedule
included therein, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
     We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Intermet Corporation referenced
above of our report dated July 12, 1996 with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of Sudbury, Inc. and subsidiaries included in Intermet
Corporation's Current Report (Form 8-K and related 8-K/A) with respect to an
event dated December 20, 1996.
 
                                          /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
 
Detroit, Michigan
July 31, 1997