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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                       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 June 22, 1998, relating to the financial statements of Oxford Automotive,
Inc. which appears in such Prospectus. We also consent to the application of
such report to the Financial Statement Schedule for the years ended March 31,
1998 and 1997 listed under Item 21 of this Registration Statement when such
schedule is read in conjunction with the financial statements referred to in our
report. The audits referred to in such report also included this schedule. We
also consent to the references to us under the headings "Experts" and "Selected
Consolidated Historical Financial Data" in such Prospectus. However, it should
be noted that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has not prepared or certified such
"Selected Consolidated Historical Financial Data."



PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
April 5, 1999