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): JULY 8, 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 July 8, 2002, the Registrant issued a press release disclosing the
amendment of its senior credit facility. 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 July 8, 2002 - Tower Automotive
                    Announces Amendment to Senior Credit Facility to Permanently
                    Reduce Borrowings and Defer Debt Amortization




                                   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: July 8, 2002            By: /s/ Anthony A. Barone
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                              Name:  Anthony A. Barone
                              Title:  Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
                              (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)