UNITED STATES
                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                         Washington, D.C. 20549

                               FORM 6-K

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

For the month of     September, 2004
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 office)

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 the registrant, by furnishing the information
contained in this Form, 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...

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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:  September 29, 2004.                  J. Brian Colburn
                                      Executive Vice-President, Special
                                      Projects and Secretary

                                    EXHIBITS


EXHIBIT 99

Press release issued September 29, 2004 in which the registrant announced
the completion of the previously announced acquisition of the worldwide
operations of DaimlerChrysler Corporation's wholly-owned subsidiary,
New Ventuer Gear, Inc.