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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


The Board of Directors
Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc.

     We consent to the use of our report dated July 8, 1998, related to the
consolidated balance sheets of CMI International, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of
May 31, 1998 and 1997, and the related consolidated statements of income,
retained earnings and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period
ended May 31, 1998, incorporated by reference herein, and to the references to
our firm under the heading "Experts" in the Registration Statement (Form S-4)
dated May 18, 1999.


                                             /s/ Ciulla, Smith & Dale, LLP


Southfield, Michigan
May 18, 1999