EXHIBIT 23


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



The Board of Directors
Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc.

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements (No.
33-80552 and 33-71708) on Form S-8 of Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. of our
report dated February 26, 2001, except Notes 3, 10, and 19(a) which are as of
January 31, 2002, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Hayes Lemmerz
International, Inc. and subsidiaries as of January 31, 2001 and 2000, and the
related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders' equity
(deficit) and comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows for each of the years
in the three-year period ended January 31, 2001, and the related financial
statement schedule, which report appears in the January 31, 2001, annual report
on Form 10-K/A of Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc.

Our report dated February 26, 2001, except Notes 3, 10, and 19(a) which are as
of January 31, 2002, contains an explanatory paragraph that states that the
Company would not have been in compliance with certain financial covenants
required by its banking agreements at January 31, 2001 and that on December 5,
2001, the Company filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter
11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. These matters raise substantial doubt about the
ability of the Company to continue as a going concern. The consolidated
financial statements and related consolidated financial statement schedule do
not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this
uncertainty.

The consolidated balance sheets as of January 31, 2001 and 2000, and the
related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders' equity
(deficit) and comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows for the years then
ended, have been restated.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Detroit, Michigan
February 18, 2002