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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.5


                       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 11, 1998 relating to the financial
statements of the Suspension Division of Eaton Corporation as of and for the
year ended December 31, 1997, which appears in such Prospectus. We also consent
to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.



PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
April 26, 1999