EXHIBIT 23






The Board of Directors
Metaldyne Corporation:

We consent to the inclusion of our report dated January 26, 2000, with respect
to the consolidated balance sheets of Simpson Industries, Inc. and subsidiaries
as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the related consolidated statements of
operations, stockholders' equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for
each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1999, which report
is incorporated by reference in the Form 8-K/A of Metaldyne Corporation dated
December 15, 2000.




/s/ KPMG LLP
Detroit, Michigan
February 27, 2001