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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 1999-D
             (Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


       United States                   333-36365               88-0441485
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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, and Class A-3 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 October 13, 1999 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 1999-D

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.