8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT


     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):    November 24, 1998





                            HARVARD INDUSTRIES, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)




              Delaware                   0-21362                 21-0715310
    (State or other jurisdiction       (Commission              (IRS Employer
          of incorporation)            File Number)          Identification No.)



3 Werner Way 08833
Lebanon, New Jersey (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (908) 437-4100





          (Former name or former address, if changed from last report)

                                      NONE







Item 5.  Other Events.

         On November 24, 1998, Harvard Industries, Inc. ("Harvard") and its nine
domestic subsidiaries substantially consummated their First Amended and Modified
Consolidated  Plan Under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy  Code of, dated August 19,
1998 (the  "Plan of  Reorganization").  A copy of the press  release  announcing
Harvard's  emergence  from Chapter 11 is attached  hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated by reference herein.

         Pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization, Harvard was merged into Harvard
Merger  Corporation,  a wholly-owned  subsidiary of Harvard  incorporated in the
State of Delaware,  in order to change  Harvard's  jurisdiction of incorporation
from the State of Florida to the State of Delaware (the "Migratory Merger").  As
part of the Migratory Merger,  Harvard Merger Corporation was renamed as Harvard
Industries, Inc.

         Pursuant to Rule 12g-3(a) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange  Act"), the shares of Common Stock of Harvard
issued and  outstanding  following  the Migratory  Merger are deemed  registered
under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

              (c)  Exhibits:

               99.1 Press Release of Harvard Industries, Inc. dated November 25,
                    1998.




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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                            HARVARD INDUSTRIES, INC.



                                            By:/s/D. Craig Bowman
                                               ---------------------------
                                               Name: D.Craig Bowman
                                               Title:  Vice President, Law

December 3, 1998




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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

     99.1 Press Release of Harvard Industries, Inc. dated November 25, 1998.




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EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information, contact:
Joe Gagliardi
and
Craig Bowman
HARVARD INDUSTRIES
908-437-4100

or

Andy Barlow
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS INC.
813-226-2772

                   HARVARD INDUSTRIES EMERGES FROM CHAPTER 11

LEBANON,  N.J. - (November 25, 1998) - Harvard Industries,  Inc. today announced
that its Plan of  Reorganization  was  effective,  marking the completion of its
Chapter 11 proceeding.  The Plan of Reorganization  contemplates a conversion of
virtually  all  pre-petition  unsecured  debt  into  100% of the  equity  of the
reorganized  Company,  subject to  dilution  for the  incentive  options and the
warrants to be issued under the Plan.  Holders of Harvard's  PIK  Preferred  and
Common  Stock will  receive  warrants to acquire up to 5% of the common stock in
the reorganized Harvard.

"This is a great day for our company,  customers,  employees  and  suppliers who
have  cooperated  so  closely  with us over the past 18  months,"  said Roger G.
Pollazzi,  Harvard's  chief  executive  officer.  "We have  worked  very hard to
attempt to make this  company a winner  and we believe  that we're on our way to
greater success. We have obtained exit financing arranged by Lehman Brothers and
have   successfully   extricated  the  company  from   previously   unprofitable
operations,  and we have an  experienced  team of leaders that have developed an
entrepreneurial culture within the company."

Harvard's Goal

The Company is expanding its focus beyond the automotive industry.  "Our mission
is to strategically grow our business by providing  value-added  products to the
transportation  and industrial sectors through our  engineered-products  group,"
said Pollazzi.  "The technical  expertise that fostered our strong reputation in
the automotive industry has countless applications in other industries."

New Leadership

A  new  senior   management   team  with   significant   industry  and  business
restructuring  experience  is leading the Company.  Harvard  President Jim Gray,
Executive Vice President for Strategic  Planning Vince Toscano,  Chief Financial
Officer Ted Vogtman and Senior VP and General


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Counsel Jerry Tighe have all played integral roles in other successful  ventures
in the automotive industry.

The Plan

According  to Harvard  president,  Jim Gray,  the Company has a strong  focus on
profitability for the present and future.  "The key to our successful  emergence
has been our  strategic  plan," said Gray.  "We focused on product and  customer
diversification,  reducing  costs,  investing  in  technology  and  research and
development. We want to retain our automotive OEM business and build a similarly
strong reputation in the engineered products industry."

Harvard  intends  to broaden  its  customer  base by  entering  markets  such as
industrial products and equipment,  lawn and garden  applications,  construction
materials  and  equipment,  the  automotive  aftermarket,   and  components  and
assemblies  for  heavy-duty  trucks and buses.  This is being done with the same
asset base, adding value by supplying completed products to these markets.

Harvard Industries,  Inc.,  designs,  develops and manufactures a broad range of
components  for  automotive  original  equipment  manufacturers,  the automotive
aftermarket and industrial and construction  equipment  applications  worldwide.
Headquartered in Lebanon,  N.J.,  Harvard's 4,500-plus employees at 15 plants in
the United States and Canada produce total vehicle sealing systems, a variety of
polymer   products,   high-strength   steel  assemblies  and  a  wide  array  of
high-strength aluminum, magnesium and iron products.

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