8-K

                                  UNITED STATES
                       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): MARCH 22, 2007

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

                                                       
          MICHIGAN                        0-452                  38-1093240
(State or other jurisdiction           (Commission             (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)                File Number)          Identification No.)



                                                                   
       100 EAST PATTERSON STREET
           TECUMSEH, MICHIGAN                                           49286
(Address of principal executive offices)                              (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 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

     On March 22, 2007, TMT Motoco, our Brazil-based engine manufacturing
subsidiary, filed a request in Brazil for court permission to pursue a judicial
restructuring, and we issued a press release about the filing. We are furnishing
a copy of the press release as an exhibit to this report.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

     The following exhibit is furnished with this report:



Exhibit No.   Description
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    99.1      Press Release dated March 22, 2007


                                   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.

                                        TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY


Date: March 28, 2007                    By /s/ James S. Nicholson
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           James S. Nicholson
                                           Vice President, Treasurer and Chief
                                           Financial Officer

     NOTE: The information in Item 7.01 of this report and the related exhibit
is not to be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section unless the registrant
specifically incorporates it by reference into a filing under the Securities Act
or the Exchange Act.



EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit No.   Description
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    99.1      Press Release dated March 22, 2007

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

        TMT MOTOCO, A BRAZILIAN SUBSIDIARY OF TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY,
                         REQUESTS JUDICIAL RESTRUCTURING

TECUMSEH, Mich., March 22, 2007--TMT Motoco, the Brazil-based engine
manufacturing subsidiary of Tecumseh Products Company (Nasdaq: TECUA, TECUB)
("Tecumseh" or the "Company"), today filed a request in Brazil for court
permission to pursue a judicial restructuring. The requested protection under
Brazilian bankruptcy law is similar to a U.S. filing for Chapter 11 protection
in that during such a restructuring TMT Motoco would remain in possession of its
assets and its creditors could not impose an involuntary restructuring on it.

The Company said TMT Motoco requested the judicial restructuring following the
rejection of its request for a temporary stay pending its previously announced
appeal of a Brazilian court's decision, entered on March 15, 2007, denying its
request to impose financial restructuring terms on two of its lenders.

TMT Motoco has suspended operations and, with the consent of its unions, has
placed its employees on vacation furlough.

Also as previously announced, TMT Motoco and a majority of its lenders had
previously signed an out-of-court restructuring agreement extending payment
dates for TMT Motoco's debt on the same terms sought to be imposed on the two
dissenting lenders in the court action. In conjunction with its March 15th
ruling, the Brazilian court lifted a stay that had previously prevented one of
the dissenting banks from pursuing collection proceedings. The court also
implemented sweep procedures for TMT Motoco's bank accounts. These actions had
the effect of accelerating TMT Motoco's debt to the dissenting bank, which
totals approximately $18 million, making it all now due and payable and enabling
the bank to pursue its remedies for collection under Brazilian law. TMT Motoco
had also asked the Brazilian court for injunctive relief to suspend the outcome
of the ruling pending its appeal; that request, however, was denied. TMT
Motoco's appeal has been withdrawn.

The filing in Brazil constitutes an event of default with the Company's domestic
lenders. This will enable these lenders to accelerate repayment of the Company's
debt unless such lenders agree to waive the defaults or enter into curative
amendments to the Company's first and second lien credit agreements to eliminate
the default and make other necessary changes to those agreements. In the
Company's ongoing discussions with these lenders, Tecumseh to date has received
no indication that they intend to accelerate or that they will not agree to any
requested consents, waivers, or amendments. There can be no assurance, however,
that the Company will reach an agreement with its domestic lenders or as to what
the terms of any such agreement may be.

Tecumseh's management is continuing to assess what impact the developments at
TMT Motoco may have on its other businesses. The Company's management is working
to protect these other businesses from any adverse effects of the events at TMT
Motoco to the greatest extent possible.



In that regard, the Company noted that it expects to meet all existing
commitments to its engine customers in North America as it currently has six
weeks of inventory en route from Brazil and it also has inventory available in
its warehouse in El Paso, Texas and its plant in Dunlap, Tennessee.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT RELATING TO FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are subject to the safe
harbor provisions created by that Act. In addition, forward-looking statements
may be made orally in the future by or on behalf of the Company. Forward-looking
statements can be identified by the use of terms such as "expects", "should",
"may", "believes", "anticipates", "will", and other future tense and
forward-looking terminology.

Readers are cautioned that actual results may differ materially from those
projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including, but not
limited to, i) changes in business conditions and the economy in general in both
foreign and domestic markets; ii) the effect of terrorist activity and armed
conflict; iii) weather conditions affecting demand for air conditioners, lawn
and garden products, portable power generators and snow throwers; iv) the
success of our ongoing effort to bring costs in line with projected production
levels and product mix; v) financial market changes, including fluctuations in
interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates; vi) economic trend factors
such as housing starts; vii) emerging governmental regulations; viii)
availability and cost of materials, particularly commodities, including steel,
copper and aluminum, whose cost can be subject to significant variation; ix)
actions of competitors; x) the ultimate cost of resolving environmental and
legal matters; xi) our ability to profitably develop, manufacture and sell both
new and existing products; xii) the extent of any business disruption that may
result from the restructuring and realignment of our manufacturing operations or
system implementations, the ultimate cost of those initiatives and the amount of
savings actually realized; xiii) the extent of any business disruption caused by
work stoppages initiated by organized labor unions; xiv) the ability of the
Company to maintain adequate liquidity in total and within each foreign
operation; xv) potential political and economic adversities that could adversely
affect anticipated sales and production in Brazil; xvi) potential political and
economic adversities that could adversely affect anticipated sales and
production in India, including potential military conflict with neighboring
countries; xvii) our ability to reduce a substantial amount of costs in the
Engine & Power Train group associated with excess capacity; xviii) the ongoing
financial health of major customers; and xix) the continuing willingness of our
domestic and foreign lenders to cooperate with us in modifying covenants and
repayment terms as required to accommodate changes in our business. These
forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this report, and we
undertake no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

CONTACTS: Roy Winnick or Michael Freitag, Kekst and Company, 1-212-521-4800.

Press releases and other investor information can be accessed via the Investor
Relations section of Tecumseh Products Company's Internet web site at
http://www.tecumseh.com.