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                                                                   EXHIBIT  12.1


                             VENTURE HOLDINGS TRUST
                COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
                             (THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)



                                                        THREE MONTHS
                                                            ENDED
                                                            MARCH
                                                              31,               YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                             1999      1998       1997      1996       1995        1994
                                                             ----      ----       ----      ----       ----        ----
                                                                                                 
Net Earnings from continuing operations                      8,106     14,207     11,523      1,999      4,142      7,445
    Add back:
        Taxes on Income                                      1,067      2,489      3,830      1,002        577      3,405
        Fixed Charges                                       10,472     40,651     34,204     21,899     16,704     16,049
        Amortization of previously capitalized interest         56        224        295        285        285        285
    Deduct:
        Capitalized interest                                     0          0          0        108          0          0

Earnings available for fixed charges                        19,701     57,571     49,852     25,077     21,708     27,184

Fixed charges of Venture Holdings Trust:

         Interest expense                                    9,479     36,641     30,182     19,248     15,032     14,345
         Capitalized interest                                    0          0          0        108          0          0
         Amortization of debt expense and debt discount        530      2,160      1,934        885        556        466
         Interest portion of rent expense                      463      1,850      2,088      1,658      1,116      1,238
                                                            ------     ------     ------     ------     ------     ------
                                                            10,472     40,651     34,204     21,899     16,704     16,049

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                            1.88       1.42       1.46       1.15       1.30       1.69