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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
   
We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of this 
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (333-75849)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 
Amendment No. 1 to the 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 26, 1999