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Exhibit 23.1
[KPMG LLP letterhead]
The Board of Directors
Automotive Performance Group, Inc.:
We consent to the inclusion of our report dated June 1, 2000, with respect to
the special purpose statement of net assets sold of the Loctite Corporation
North American Automotive Aftermarket Business ("AAM") as of July 31, 1999, and
the related statements of revenues and operating expenses of the product lines
and brands included in and serving the Loctite Corporation North American
Automotive Aftermarket Business for the years ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and
1996, which report appears in the Form 8-K/A of Automotive Performance Group,
Inc. dated August 4, 1999.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Hartford, Connecticut
June 23, 2000
