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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 2-93052, 2-93052-99, 33-36511, 33-38470, 33-41957,
33-41959, 33-75244, 33-58973, 333-03439, 333-14797, 333-62427, 333-63431,
333-63545, 333-72973, 333-52904, 333-52906, 333-52908, 333-52910 and 333-52912)
and the Prospectus constituting part of the Registration Statements on Form S-3
(Nos. 33-54192, 33-82544, 333-46237, 333-44170 and 333-53978) of Champion
Enterprises, Inc., of our report dated February 13, 2001, relating to the
financial statements, which appear in this Form 10-K.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Detroit, Michigan
March 28, 2001

