EXHIBIT 23.2
 
                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
  As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of our report dated June
27, 1995 included in Exide Corporation's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 1995 and to all references to our Firm included in this Registration
Statement.
 
                                          Arthur Andersen LLP
 
Philadelphia, Pa.,
August 18, 1995