UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 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): APRIL 16, 2002



                             TOWER AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


                                    DELAWARE
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)



         1-12733                                       41-1746238
(Commission File Number)                   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


         5211 CASCADE ROAD SE - SUITE 300, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN 49546
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)


                                 (616) 802-1600
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


                                 NOT APPLICABLE
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)





Item 5.   Other Events

     On April 16, 2002, the Registrant issued a press release disclosing its
first quarter 2002 results. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference.


Item 7.   Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

     (c)  Exhibits

               99.1   Press release dated April 16, 2002 - Tower Automotive
                      Announces Operating Results for the First Quarter







                                   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 thereunto duly authorized.


                               TOWER AUTOMOTIVE, INC.



Date:  April 19, 2002          By: /s/ Anthony A. Barone
                                   ---------------------------------------------
                               Name:  Anthony A. Barone
                               Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
                               (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)