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                                                                   Exhibit 23(a)




                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 13, 2001 relating to the
financial statements which appear in Champion Enterprises, Inc.'s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2000.



Detroit, Michigan
July 11, 2001