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                                                                   EXHIBIT 12.1
                             TALON AUTOMOTIVE GROUP

               COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

                                  (Unaudited)
                       (In thousands except for ratios)



                                     Three months    Three months
                                        ended           ended                             Year ended December 31,             
                                        April 4,       April 4,       --------------------------------------------------------
                                         1998            1997           1997         1996        1995        1994        1993 
                                     -----------     ------------       ----         -----       ----        ----        ---- 
                                                                                                      
Fixed charges:                                                                                                                
  Interest expense                     $ 2,390        $ 1,050         $ 4,599      $ 1,754     $ 1,192     $   714     $   806
  Estimated interest portion of rents      131            131             522          291         206           -           - 
                                       -------        -------         -------      -------     -------     -------     -------
                                                                                                                              
    Total fixed charges                $ 2,521        $ 1,181         $ 5,121      $ 2,045     $ 1,398     $   714     $   806
                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                              
 Earnings:                                                                                                                    
  Earnings before fixed charges        $ 2,055        $ 2,153         $ 2,121      $ 2,363     $ 2,702     $   610     $ 2,023
  Fixed charges                          2,521          1,181           5,121        2,045       1,398         714         806
                                       -------        -------         -------      -------     -------     -------     -------
                                                                                                                              
    Adjusted earnings                  $ 4,576        $ 3,334         $ 7,242      $ 4,408     $ 4,100     $ 1,324     $ 2,829
                                                                                                                              
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges       1.815          2,823           1.414        2.156       2.933       1.854       3.510
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