8-K

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                       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): AUGUST 23, 2001


                            TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                                    MICHIGAN
         (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

         0-452                                           38-1093240
(Commission File Number)                    (IRS Employer Identification Number)


                            100 EAST PATTERSON STREET
                            TECUMSEH, MICHIGAN 49286
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (517) 423-8411


                                 NOT APPLICABLE
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.

         The registrant's press release dated August 23, 2001, regarding
management changes is attached as Exhibit 99.


ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

         (c) The following exhibit is filed as a part of this report:

               Exhibit No.                   Description

                 99                          Press release dated August 23, 2001




                                   SIGNATURES

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



                                             TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY


Date: August 23, 2001                        By:   /s/ JOHN H. FOSS
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                                                           John H. Foss
                                                   Vice President, Treasurer and
                                                      Chief Executive Officer
















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                                 Exhibit Index


Exhibit No.                     Description

   99                           Press Release

EX-99

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August 23, 2001                                                       EXHIBIT 99



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY
(NASDAQ: TECUA and TECUB)


Contact:       Pat Walsh
               Director of Investor Relations
               Tecumseh Products Company
               (517) 423-8455


TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY ANNOUNCES
MANAGEMENT CHANGES

Tecumseh, Michigan, August 23, 2001 . . . . Tecumseh Products Company announced
that David W. Kay was appointed as Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial
Officer, and Michael R. Forman was appointed as Vice President and Director of
Human Resources.

Mr. Kay, a certified public accountant and currently the Company's Corporate
Controller, began his career as a public accountant, and from 1980 until joining
the Company in 1999, worked for Sharon Steel Corporation (Sharon, PA) and RTI
International Metals (Niles, OH) in a variety of accounting and finance
positions.

Mr. Forman, an attorney, and currently the Company's Assistant Corporate
Director-Industrial Relations & Personnel, worked in private practice in
Memphis, TN and for a real estate and investment company in Clarksdale, MS for
18 years prior to joining the Company in 1990.

The appointments are effective October 1, 2001 upon the retirements of John H.
Foss (the Company's current Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial
Officer) and Wallace G. Stubbs (the Company's current Vice President and
Director of Human Resources) pursuant to the Company's previously announced
early retirement program for North American salaried employees. Mr. Foss will
continue as a Director of the Company.

James E. Martinco, the Company's Group Vice President, Engine & Power Train
Operations, is also retiring at the end of September, 2001 and the Company has
commenced a search for a successor.

Tecumseh Products Company is a full-line independent global manufacturer of
hermetic compressors for air conditioning and refrigeration products, gasoline
engines and power train products for lawn and garden applications, and a
diversified line of pumps.