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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q

(MARK ONE)

[X]      QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
         EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED APRIL 1, 2000 OR

[ ]      TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
         EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM          TO
                                                              --------   -------

COMMISSION FILE NO. 333-56461

                           TALON AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         MICHIGAN                                     38-3382174
   (State or other jurisdiction of         (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
   incorporation or organization)

      900 WILSHIRE DRIVE, SUITE 203, TROY, MICHIGAN           48084
         (Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip Code)

                                 (248) 362-7600
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

                     Yes      x                         No
                          ----------                        ----------

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE USERS:
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
                                                       Shares Outstanding
                          Class                        at May 15, 2000
               -----------------------------          ---------------------
               Class A Voting Common Stock                      4,074
               Class B Non-Voting Common Stock                158,853


                           Exhibit Index located at page 12



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                          TALON AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.
                                    FORM 10 Q

                                TABLE OF CONTENTS



PART I     FINANCIAL INFORMATION

         ITEM 1.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:

                   Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) for the
                   Three Months Ended April 1, 2000 and April 3, 1999

                   Consolidated Balance Sheets at April 1, 2000 (unaudited)
                   and December 31, 1999

                   Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the
                   Three Months Ended April 1, 2000 and April 3, 1999

                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)


         ITEM 2.   MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
                   CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


         ITEM 3.   QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK


PART II    OTHER INFORMATION



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                          TALON AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                           (IN THOUSANDS - UNAUDITED)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>




                                      QUARTER ENDED:
                           ---------------------------------
                                  APRIL 1,        APRIL 3,
                                   2000             1999
                                   ----             ----
<S>                             <C>            <C>

Net sales                       $ 85,682       $ 71,020

Cost of sales                     74,779         63,566
                                --------       --------

  Gross profit                    10,903          7,454

Operating expenses:
  SG&A                             7,263          5,539
  Amortization                       411            379
                                --------       --------

Income from operations             3,229          1,536

Other (income) expenses:
  Interest                         4,619          4,014
  Foreign currency                    (8)             2
                                --------       --------
Loss before income taxes          (1,382)        (2,480)

Provision for income taxes           989            877
                                --------       --------

Net loss                        $ (2,371)      $ (3,357)
                                ========       ========
</TABLE>





                             See accompanying notes.


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                          TALON AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                           (IN THOUSANDS - UNAUDITED)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>



                             ASSETS                       APRIL 1, 2000   DECEMBER 31, 1999
                             ------                     ----------------  -----------------
<S>                                                       <C>             <C>
Current assets:
  Cash                                                       $   1,300          $     708
  Accounts receivable                                           60,535             49,527
  Inventory                                                     17,582             18,062
  Reimbursable tooling                                          30,508             20,727
  Prepaid expenses                                               3,023              3,082
                                                             ---------          ---------

     Total current assets                                      112,948             92,106

Property, plant and equipment, net                              88,660             90,578

Goodwill and other assets, net                                  62,232             62,573
                                                             ---------          ---------

                                                             $ 263,840          $ 245,437
                                                             =========          =========


                LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
                ------------------------------------


Current liabilities:
   Accounts payable                                          $  51,559          $  46,495
   Accrued liabilities                                          24,968             20,252
   Deferred tooling revenue                                     28,434             26,667
   Current portion of debt and capital leases                    1,670              1,861
                                                             ---------          ---------

      Total current liabilities                                106,631             95,275

Long term debt                                                 170,690            161,318
Capital leases                                                   1,434              1,507
Deferred income taxes                                            1,935              1,931
                                                             ---------          ---------

      Total non-current liabilities                            174,059            164,756

Shareholders' equity:
   Common stock                                                  1,250              1,250
   Paid in capital                                               1,413              1,413
   Retained earnings (deficit)                                 (19,051)           (16,680)
   Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)                  (462)              (577)
                                                             ---------          ---------

      Total shareholders' equity                               (16,850)           (14,594)
                                                             ---------          ---------

                                                             $ 263,840          $ 245,437
                                                             =========          =========

</TABLE>

                             See accompanying notes.



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                          TALON AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                           (IN THOUSANDS - UNAUDITED)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                             QUARTER ENDED:
                                                        APRIL 1,       APRIL 3,
                                                          2000           1999
                                                          -----         -----
<S>                                                     <C>               <C>

Net loss                                                $ (2,371)     $ (3,357)
Depreciation and amortization                              2,640         2,929
Other non-cash expenses                                      166           195

Change in operating assets and liabilities:
  Accounts receivable                                    (10,949)          891
  Inventories                                                487           906
  Reimbursable tooling, net                               (8,018)          676
  Prepaids                                                    60        (2,003)
  Accounts payable                                         4,905         3,533
  Accrued liabilities                                      4,696         5,517
  Other operating items                                     --            (482)
                                                        --------      --------
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities           (8,384)        8,805


Investing Activities:
   Additions to property and equipment                      (305)       (8,446)

Financing Activities:
   Proceeds from long-term borrowings                      9,508         2,111
   Payments on long-term debt                               (403)         (166)
   Deferred financing costs                                 --            (243)
                                                        --------      --------

Cash provided by financing activities                      9,105         1,702


Effects of exchange rates                                    176           793
                                                        --------      --------

Net change in cash                                           592         2,854

Beginning cash                                               708         9,412
                                                        --------      --------

Ending cash                                             $  1,300      $ 12,266
                                                        ========      ========

</TABLE>




                             See accompanying notes.



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                          TALON AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)


1.  ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared
by Talon Automotive Group, Inc. (the "Company"), pursuant to the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The information furnished
in the consolidated financial statements includes normal recurring adjustments
and reflects all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary
for a fair presentation of such financial statements. Certain information and
footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or
omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The unaudited consolidated
financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited
consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December
31, 1999.

The Company reports quarterly financial information in thirteen-week increments
and ends each respective quarter on the Saturday following the thirteenth week
with the fiscal year ending December 31.

2.  EFFECT OF ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In June 1999, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 137, "Accounting for Derivatives Instruments
and Hedging Activities--Deferral of the Effective Date of FASB Statement No.
133--an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 133." Statement No. 137 defers the
effective date of Statement No. 133 by one year to fiscal years beginning after
June 15, 2000. Accordingly, the Company plans to adopt Statement No. 133
beginning in 2001. Implementation of this statement is not expected to have a
material impact on the Company's results of operations.

In September 1999, the Financial Accounting Standards Board reached a consensus
on EITF Statement No. 99-5, "Accounting for Pre-Production Costs Related to
Long-Term Supply Arrangements". Statement No. 99-5 restricts capitalization of
pre-production costs based on certain criteria and is effective, on a
prospective basis, for fiscal years beginning after December 31, 1999. On
January 1, 2000, the Company adopted Statement 99-5 and did not capitalize any
pre-production costs for the first quarter. This accounting change has the
effect of accelerating expense recognition of advance costs related to business
that has not yet begun production. If the Company is not able to meet
capitalization criteria prescribed by Statement 99-5 during 2000, it could
reduce the Company's reported earnings by up to $3,000 as compared to 1999. The
change has no effect on cash flow.

3.  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

As of April 1, 2000, there were no significant changes to the status of
commitments and contingencies presented in the footnotes to the financial
statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999.

4.  INVENTORIES

Inventory consisted of the following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                        APRIL 1, 2000         DECEMBER 31, 1999
                                        -------------          ----------------
                                        UNAUDITED
<S>                                     <C>                   <C>

Raw material                            $ 8,212                    $ 8,739
Work in process                           5,531                      5,629
Finished goods                            3,840                      3,694
                                        -------                    -------
Total Inventory                         $17,582                    $18,062
                                        =======                    =======
</TABLE>




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5.   COMPRENSIVE LOSS

The Company's comprehensive loss includes the reported net loss and the change
in accumulated foreign currency translation adjustment. For the first quarter
2000, the comprehensive loss was $2,256 as compared to $2,564 for the first
quarter 1999.


6.   SUPPLEMENTAL GUARANTOR INFORMATION

Veltri Metal Products Co. and Veltri Holdings, Inc. (collectively, the "Veltri
Group") are wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company and constitute all of the
direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company. The Veltri Group has fully and
unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, the obligation to pay
principal, premium, if any, and interest with respect to the Company's senior
subordinated notes.

There are no restrictions on the ability of the Veltri Group to transfer funds
to the Company in the form of cash dividends, loans or advances, except as
follows: (i) pursuant to the senior credit agreement the Veltri Group agreed not
to (a) declare or make any dividend or other distribution with respect to any
shares of capital stock; or (b) make loans, advances or extensions of credit to
any person (except for credit sales in the ordinary course of business and loans
to affiliates in an aggregate amount not to exceed $15,000 at any time
outstanding); and (ii)pursuant to the indenture agreement for the Company's
senior subordinated notes, the Veltri Group is prohibited from making loans or
advances to the Company if a default or event of default shall have occurred
under the indenture.

Management does not believe that separate financial statements for the Veltri
Group is material to investors. Therefore, separate financial statements and
other disclosures concerning the Veltri Group have been omitted, and in lieu
thereof, summarized financial information relating to the Veltri Group is shown
as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                      APRIL 1, 2000        DECEMBER 31, 1999
                                      ---------------      -----------------
                                      UNAUDITED
<S>                                   <C>                  <C>

Current assets                        $58,137                  $46,868
Non-current assets                     51,518                   55,016
Current liabilities                    62,846                   56,394
Non-current liabilities                29,226                   29,525



                                             THREE MONTHS ENDED:
                                      APRIL 1, 2000      APRIL 3, 1999
                                      -------------      -------------
                                      UNAUDITED              UNAUDITED

Net sales                             $34,448                 $28,939
Gross profit                            7,440                   5,321
Net income                              1,582                     978

</TABLE>


7. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Company has a business services agreement with Talon L.L.C., an affiliated
company owned by the shareholders of the Company. Under this agreement, the
Company receives services of risk management, benefits management, tax
preparation and other services from Talon L.L.C.as requested by the Company. For
the three month period ended April 1, 2000 and April 3, 1999, the Company paid
fees to Talon L.L.C. of $125 under this agreement.



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In 1996, the Company purchased the outstanding capital stock of the Veltri Group
and a former shareholder of the Veltri Group was appointed as an officer of the
Company. The stock purchase agreement included certain earnout provisions
payable to the former shareholder. On April 6, 2000, the Company made an earnout
payment of approximately $1,781, including interest, for the calendar year 1999.
This was the Company's final earnout payment due under the stock purchase
agreement.


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ITEM 2.   MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
          RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

THREE MONTHS ENDED APRIL 1, 2000 AS COMPARED TO THE THREE MONTHS ENDED APRIL 3,
1999

Net Sales

Net sales for the three month period ended April 1, 2000 ("first quarter 2000")
were $85.7 million compared to $71.0 million for the three month period ended
April 3, 1999 ("first quarter 1999"). This represents an increase of
$14.7 million or 21% as compared to the prior year. The increase was primarily
due to higher industry volumes and incremental new business on the General
Motors GMT 800 truck platform, Honda Odyssey minivan and the GM
Aurora/LeSabre/Bonneville platform.

Gross Profit

Gross profit for the first quarter 2000 was $10.9 million or 12.7% of net sales
compared to $7.5 million or 10.5% of net sales for the first quarter 1999. This
represents an increase of $3.4 million or 46% as compared to the prior year. The
increase was due to higher sales, the effect of new welding automation and
certain launch costs that reduced gross profit in the prior year period.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses ("SG&A")

SG&A expenses for the first quarter 2000 were $7.3 million or 8.5% of net sales
compared to $5.5 million or 7.8% of net sales for the first quarter 1999. The
increase of $1.8 million or 21% was primarily from incremental investment in
advance engineering and program management for future programs, the addition of
a new warehouse facility and a $0.2 million bad debt provision in the first
quarter 2000.

Interest Expense

Interest expense for the first quarter 2000 was $4.6 million or 5.4% of net
sales, as compared to $4.0 million or 5.7% of net sales for the first quarter
1999. The increase of $0.6 million or 15% was due to carrying costs of new
equipment for business not yet launched and higher interest rates on the
Company's senior credit facility.

Income Taxes

The Company's shareholder's have elected under the provisions of the Internal
Revenue Code to be treated as an S-Corporation with respect to the Company's
U.S. operations. As a result, income taxes relate solely to the Company's
Canadian operations. The provision for Canadian income taxes for the first
quarter 2000 was $1.0 million compared to $0.8 million for the first quarter
1999. The effective tax rate for the first quarter 2000 was approximately 40%
and differed from the statutory rate primarily as a result of non-deductible
goodwill amortization.


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Net cash flow used in operating activities totaled $8.4 million in the first
quarter 2000 as compared to $8.8 million from operating activities in the first
quarter 1999. The change compared to the prior year period was primarily from
increased receivables on higher sales and the timing of expenditures for
reimbursable tooling.

Net cash used in investing activities relate to capital expenditures. Capital
expenditures totaled $0.3 million for the first quarter 2000 as compared to $8.4
million for the first quarter 1999 for new machinery and equipment. The
decrease, as compared to the prior year period, was largely due to a
sale-leaseback transaction in February 2000 for which the Company was reimbursed
$6.4 million.

The Company has made significant capital expenditures related to a new
production facility and new equipment for the 2002 Jeep Cherokee program ("KJ").
Through April 1, 2000, construction-in-process related to the KJ totaled
approximately $14.3 million. The Company believes the new KJ business will

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launch by the second quarter 2001 and additional KJ capital expenditures of
approximately $5.0 million will be required through that date.

Net cash provided by financing activities totaled $9.1 million for the first
quarter 2000 compared to $1.7 million for the first quarter 1999. Financing
activities primarily related to incremental borrowings on the Company's senior
credit facility for working capital requirements, new equipment and reimbursable
tooling investments.

EBITDA for the first quarter 2000 was $5.9 million as compared to $4.5 million
for the first quarter 1999. This represents an increase of $1.4 million or 32%
as compared to the prior year period. EBITDA is defined as income from
operations plus depreciation and amortization and may not be comparable to
similarly-titled measures of other companies. EBITDA is presented because it is
a widely accepted non-GAAP financial indicator of a company's ability to incur
and service debt. However, EBITDA should not be considered in isolation as a
substitute for net income or cash flow data prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles or as a measure of a company's
profitability or liquidity.

The Company has a $100.0 million senior credit facility with a syndicate of
banks. On April 1, 2000, borrowings on this facility totaled $50.0 million and
the Company had the ability to borrow an additional $6 million under the terms
of its agreement. The Company believes borrowing availability under its senior
credit facility, together with funds generated by operations, should provide
sufficient liquidity and capital resources to meet its working capital
requirements, capital expenditures and other operating needs for the foreseeable
future.

Effective February 15, 2000, the Company's senior credit facility was amended to
revise financial covenants related to interest coverage and leverage. The
amendment also increased the interest rate on eurocurrency loans by 50 basis
points and limited borrowings on the facility to $63.0 million on an interim
basis. The Company expects to amend its senior credit facility again in 2000 to
increase its borrowing limit.


FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this section, the words
"anticipate", "believe", "estimate" and "expect" and similar expressions are
generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned
that any forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the intent,
belief, or current expectations of the Company or its management, are not
guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that
actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking
statements as a result of various factors including, but not limited to: (i)
general economic conditions in the markets in which the Company operates; (ii)
the degree to which the Company is leveraged; (iii) labor disputes involving the
Company or its significant customers; (iv) changes in practices and/or policies
of the Company's significant customers toward outsourcing automotive components
and systems; (v) the Company's reliance on major customers and selected models;
(vi) foreign currency and exchange fluctuations; and (viii) other risks detailed
from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. The Company does not intend to update such forward-looking
statements.


ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Market risk is the potential loss arising from adverse changes in market rates
and prices, including changes in foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates
and commodity prices. The Company believes there was no significant change in
its market risk factors since December 31, 1999.


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                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
                          TALON AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.



Item 1. Legal Proceedings:                                             None

Item 2. Change in Securities:                                          None

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities:                               None

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders:           None

Item 5. Other Information:                                             None

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K:

(a)      Exhibit 10(e) - Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of April
         28, 1998 by and between the Company, as Borrower, and Comerica Bank, as
         Agent for the Lenders.

(a)      Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Schedule

(c)      The Company filed no Reports on Form 8-K during the three months ended
         April 1, 2000.






                                    SIGNATURE


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


                           TALON AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.

                           By:   /s/ David J. Woodward
                                 ----------------------------
                                 David J. Woodward
                                 Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial
                                 Officer and Treasurer

                                 Date:  May 15, 2000




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                                   EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.                         Description
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10.1 (e)            Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of April 28,
                    1998 by and between the Company, as Borrower, and Comerica
                    Bank, as Agent for the Lenders.

27                  Financial Data Schedule




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