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                       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: September 14, 2000

                 AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2000-A
             (Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

         United States                  333-36365               88-6079139
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 (State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)     (I.R.S. Employer
       of Incorporation)                                  Identification Number)


                    c/o AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc.
                           Attention: Daniel E. Berce
                          801 Cherry Street, Suite 3900
                              Fort Worth, TX 76102
                              (Address of Principal
                                Executive Office)

                                 (817) 302-7000
                            Registrant's phone number

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Item 5.           Other Events

         Information relating to distributions to Noteholders for the August
         2000 Collection Period of the Registrant in respect of the Class A-1
         Asset Backed Notes, Class A-2 Asset Backed Notes, Class A-3 Asset
         Backed Notes, and Class A-4 Asset Backed Notes (collectively, the
         "Notes") issued by the Registrant. The performance of the Receivables
         held by the Registrant, together with certain other information
         relating to the Notes, is contained in the Preliminary Servicer's
         Certificate and the Servicer's Certificate for the referenced
         Collection Period. Both of which Certificates are provided to
         Noteholders pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement dated as of
         February 6, 2000 between the Registrant, AFS Funding Corp., as Seller,
         AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc., as Servicer, and Bank One, N.A.,
         as Backup Servicer and Trust Collateral Agent (the "Agreement").


Item 7.           Financial Statements, Exhibits

         Exhibit No.                Exhibit
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            99.1                    Preliminary Servicer's Certificate and
                                    Servicer's Certificate for the August 2000
                                    Collection Period relating to the Notes
                                    issued by the Registrant pursuant to the
                                    Agreement.

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                                    SIGNATURE

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.

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2000-A

By:  AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc., as Servicer


/s/      Daniel E. Berce
         Daniel E. Berce
         Vice Chairman and
         Chief Financial Officer




September 14, 2000


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit
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  99.1                              Preliminary Servicer's Certificate and
                                    Servicer's Certificate for the August 2000
                                    Collection Period relating to the Notes
                                    issued by the Registrant.