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): NOVEMBER 3, 2003



                             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 November 3, 2003, the Registrant announced that the union colleagues
at its Plymouth, Michigan facility ratified a new five-year contract with the
United Auto Workers. This new contract expires October 20, 2008.




                                   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:  November 7, 2003                      By: /s/ Kathy J. Johnston
                                                ----------------------------
                                             Name:  Kathy J. Johnston
                                             Title:  Corporate Officer