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                         [ERNST & YOUNG LLP LETTERHEAD]
 
                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3
 
                          CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP
 
   
     We consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated February
23, 1996, except for Note O, as to which the date is March 28, 1996, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements of MWC Holdings, Inc. filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the Registration Statement 
(Form S-4 No. 333-34313) incorporated by reference in the Registration 
Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-39427) pertaining to the Hayes Wheels 
International, Inc. 1996 Stock Option Plan.
    
 
                                          ERNST & YOUNG LLP
 
Detroit, Michigan
   
November 7, 1997