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 29, 2004



                             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.)


        27175 HAGGERTY ROAD, NOVI, MICHIGAN                48377
     (Address of Principal Executive Offices)           (Zip Code)


                                  248-675-6000
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


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



ITEM 7.      FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

c.       Exhibits.

99.1     Press release dated April 29, 2004.

99.2     Supplemental Information.


ITEM 12.     RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On April 29, 2004, Tower Automotive, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release
announcing results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2004. A copy of the
press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1. In connection with the Company's
conference call to address the first quarter results, the Company released
certain supplemental information that can be viewed by logging onto
www.towerautomotive.com. A copy of that information is attached as Exhibit 99.2.

The information in this Form 8-K and the attached Exhibits shall not be deemed
filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, nor shall it be
deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933,
except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.


                                   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 29, 2004                  By: /s/ James A. Mallak
                                          ----------------------------------
                                           James A. Mallak
                                           Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer



                                 EXHIBIT INDEX


99.1      Press Release dated April 29, 2004

99.2      Supplemental Information