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                                                                EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP



The Boards of Directors
Hayes Wheels International, Inc.:

        
We consent to the use of our report dated February 25, 1997, related to
the consolidated balance sheets of Hayes Wheels International, Inc. and
subsidiaries as of January 31, 1997 and 1996, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, changes in stockholders' equity (deficit), and cash
flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended January 31, 1997,
incorporated by reference herein, and to the references to our firm under the
headings "Summary Historical Financial Information", and "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-4) dated September 12, 1997.


                                                KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP


   
Detroit, Michigan
September 12, 1997