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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of this
Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Oxford Automotive, Inc. of our report
dated May 19, 1997 relating to the financial statements of Lobdell Emery
Corporation, as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 and for each year in the
three-year period ended December 31, 1996, which appears in such Prospectus. 
We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Prospectus.



PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
Detroit, Michigan
July 31, 1997