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                         [KPMG PEAT MARWICK LETTERHEAD]
 
                                                                    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 in the Registration Statement (Form S-8) and related
Prospectus.
 
                                          KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
 
Detroit, Michigan
   
November 7, 1997