SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 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 21, 2003



                           Champion Enterprises, Inc.
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               (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



                                    Michigan
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)



              1-9751                                     38-2743168
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 (Commission File Number)                      (IRS Employer Identification No.)


          2701 Cambridge Court, Suite 300, Auburn Hills, Michigan 48326
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               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)





Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 248/340-9090









ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

         On July 21, 2003, Champion Enterprises, Inc. (the "Company") issued a
press release announcing that Philip Surles, the Company's Chief Operating
Officer, has decided to retire from the Company, effective July 31, 2003. The
full text of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report and is
incorporated herein by reference.



ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

         (c)  Exhibits

                  Exhibit
                  Number

                  99.1              Press Release dated July 21, 2003.











                                   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 hereunto duly authorized.


                            CHAMPION ENTERPRISES, INC.



                            By:   /s/ John J. Collins, Jr.
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                                  John J. Collins, Jr., Senior Vice President,
                                  General Counsel and Secretary





Date:  July 21, 2003






                                 Exhibit Index

Exhibit
Number
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99.1              Press Release dated July 21, 2003.