FORM 6-K
                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                         Washington, D.C. 20549

                    Report of Foreign Private Issuer

                   Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
                of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of     December, 2003
Commission File Number    0-13942

                         MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC.
              (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

               337 Magna Drive, Aurora, Ontario, Canada L4G 7K1
                  (Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
                                        Form 20-F      Form 40 F..X..

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper
as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):_____

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a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to
security holders.

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as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):___

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a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the
registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws
of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or
legally organized (the registrant's "home country"), or under the rules of
the home country exchange on which the registrant's securities are traded, as
long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required
to be and has not been distributed to the registrant's security holders, and,
if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K
submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.

Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in
this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
                           Yes ....       No ...X...

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant
in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-____







                                   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.

                                      MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC.
                                      (Registrant)

                                      By:   /s/J. Brian Colburn
Date:  December 19, 2003.             J. Brian Colburn
                                      Executive Vice-President, Special
                                      Projects and Secretary



                                    EXHIBITS


EXHIBIT 99

Press release issued December 19, 2003 in which the Registrant announced charges
that would negatively impact diluted earnings per share by approximately $0.28
in the fourth quarter of 2003 and reaffirmed its range of guidance for the
fourth quarter of 2003 and full year 2003 for diluted earnings per share from
operations excluding the potential effect of the Registrant's ongoing impairment
review.