TEXTAINER CAPITAL CORPORATION
                        650 California Street, 16th Floor
                             San Francisco, CA 94108


August 10, 2001


Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, DC  20549

Gentlemen:

Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,  we are
submitting  herewith for filing on behalf of Textainer Equipment Income Fund VI,
L.P. (the "Partnership") the Partnership's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
Second Quarter ended June 30, 2001.

This filing is being effected by direct  transmission to the Commission's  EDGAR
System.

Sincerely,

Nadine Forsman
Controller

<PAGE>

                               UNITED STATES
                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington DC 20549



                                  FORM 10-Q



               QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF
                     THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2001


                        Commission file number 0-22337


                    TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND VI, L.P.
                       A California Limited Partnership
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


            California                                           94-3220152
   (State or other jurisdiction                                (IRS Employer
 of incorporation or organization)                          Identification No.)

   650 California Street, 16th Floor
           San Francisco, CA                                        94108
 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                         (ZIP Code)

                                 (415) 434-0551
             (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

                                 Yes [X] No [ ]





<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND VI, L.P.
(a California Limited Partnership)

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
Quarter Ended June 30, 2001

Table of Contents
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



                                                                                                      Page

<S>                                                                                                      <C>

Item 1.   Financial Statements

          Balance Sheets - June 30, 2001
          and December 31, 2000 (unaudited).......................................................       3



          Statements of Earnings for the three and six months
          ended June 30, 2001 and 2000 (unaudited)................................................       4



          Statements of Partners' Capital for the six months
          ended June 30, 2001 and 2000 (unaudited)................................................       5



          Statements of Cash Flows for the six months
          ended June 30, 2001 and 2000 (unaudited)................................................       6



          Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)...............................................       8



Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
          and Results of Operations...............................................................      11



</TABLE>

<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND VI, L.P.
(a California Limited Partnership)

Balance Sheets

June 30, 2001 and December 31, 2000
(Amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                               2001                   2000
                                                                         ----------------       ----------------
<S>                                                                             <C>                 <C>
Assets
Container rental equipment, net of accumulated
   depreciation of $10,697, (2000:  $9,707) (note 3)                     $        23,698        $        24,411
Cash                                                                                 672                    889
Accounts receivable, net of allowance
   for doubtful accounts of $57, (2000:  $71)                                        993                  1,216
Due from affiliates, net (note 2)                                                    231                    229
Prepaid expenses                                                                       1                      4
                                                                         ----------------       ----------------

                                                                         $        25,595        $        26,749
                                                                         ================       ================
Liabilities and Partners' Capital
Liabilities:
   Accounts payable                                                      $           189        $           148
   Accrued liabilities                                                               178                    259
   Accrued damage protection plan costs                                               69                     98
   Accrued recovery costs                                                             96                     88
   Deferred quarterly distributions                                                   31                     32
   Container purchases payable                                                         -                     46
                                                                         ----------------       ----------------

          Total liabilities                                                          563                    671
                                                                         ----------------       ----------------

Partners' capital:
   General partners                                                                    -                      -
   Limited partners                                                               25,032                 26,078
                                                                         ----------------       ----------------

          Total partners' capital                                                 25,032                 26,078
                                                                         ----------------       ----------------

                                                                         $        25,595        $        26,749
                                                                         ================       ================


See accompanying notes to financial statements
</TABLE>

<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND VI, L.P.
(a California Limited Partnership)

Statements of Earnings

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2001 and 2000
(Amounts in thousands except for unit and per unit amounts)
(unaudited)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                                         Three months        Three months         Six months           Six months
                                                             Ended               Ended               Ended                Ended
                                                         June 30, 2001       June 30, 2000       June 30, 2001        June 30, 2000
                                                        --------------      --------------      --------------       --------------
<S>                                                          <C>                 <C>                   <C>                 <C>
Rental income                                           $       1,223       $       1,444       $       2,552        $       2,850
                                                        --------------      --------------      --------------       --------------
Costs and expenses:
    Direct container expenses                                     396                 289                 762                  597
    Bad debt benefit                                              (11)                (18)                (12)                 (13)
    Depreciation                                                  516                 494               1,028                  988
    Professional fees                                               8                  27                  19                   47
    Management fees to affiliates (note 2)                        116                 127                 239                  251
    General and administrative costs to affiliates (note 2)        64                  71                 133                  140
    Other general and administrative costs                         12                  14                  24                   25
    (Gain) loss on sale of containers                              (9)                  8                  (6)                   4
                                                        --------------      --------------      --------------       --------------

                                                                1,092               1,012               2,187                2,039
                                                        --------------      --------------      --------------       --------------

    Income from operations                                        131                 432                 365                  811
                                                        --------------      --------------      --------------       --------------

Interest income                                                    11                  20                  25                   34
                                                        --------------      --------------      --------------       --------------


    Net earnings                                        $         142       $         452       $         390        $         845
                                                        ==============      ==============      ==============       ==============

Allocation of net earnings (note 2):
    General partners                                    $          71       $          60       $         142        $         121
    Limited partners                                               71                 392                 248                  724
                                                        --------------      --------------      --------------       --------------

                                                        $         142       $         452       $         390        $         845
                                                        ==============      ==============      ==============       ==============

Limited partners' per unit share of
    net earnings                                        $        0.04       $        0.21       $        0.13        $        0.39
                                                        ==============      ==============      ==============       ==============

Limited partners' per unit share
    of distributions                                    $        0.35       $        0.30       $        0.70        $        0.60
                                                        ==============      ==============      ==============       ==============

Weighted average number of limited
    partnership units outstanding                           1,848,397           1,848,397           1,848,397            1,848,397
                                                        ==============      ==============      ==============       ==============

See accompanying notes to financial statements
</TABLE>


<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND VI, L.P.
(a California Limited Partnership)

Statements of Partners' Capital

For the six months ended June 30, 2001 and 2000
(Amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                                    Partners' Capital
                                                                ----------------------------------------------------------
                                                                  General              Limited                  Total
                                                                ------------       ---------------         ---------------
<S>                                                                 <C>                 <C>                      <C>

Balances at January 1, 2000                                     $         -        $       26,827          $       26,827

Distributions                                                          (121)               (1,109)                 (1,230)

Net earnings                                                            121                   724                     845
                                                                ------------       ---------------         ---------------

Balances at June 30, 2000                                       $         -        $       26,442          $       26,442
                                                                ============       ===============         ===============

Balances at January 1, 2001                                     $         -        $       26,078          $       26,078

Distributions                                                          (142)               (1,294)                 (1,436)

Net earnings                                                            142                   248                     390
                                                                ------------       ---------------         ---------------

Balances at June 30, 2001                                       $         -        $       25,032          $       25,032
                                                                ============       ===============         ===============
</TABLE>


See accompanying notes to financial statements



<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND VI, L.P.
(a California Limited Partnership)

Statements of Cash Flows

For the six months ended June 30, 2001 and 2000
(Amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                             2001                    2000
                                                                       ----------------        ----------------
<S>                                                                          <C>                      <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
   Net earnings                                                        $           390         $           845
   Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to
       net cash provided by operating activities:
         Depreciation                                                            1,028                     988
         Decrease in allowance for doubtful accounts                               (14)                    (14)
         (Gain) loss on sale of containers                                          (6)                      4
         (Increase) decrease in assets:
             Accounts receivable                                                   241                    (161)
             Due from affiliates, net                                              (20)                    238
             Prepaid expenses                                                        3                       3
         Increase (decrease) in liabilities:
             Accounts payable and accrued liabilities                              (40)                     15
             Accrued recovery costs                                                  8                       6
             Accrued damage protection plan costs                                  (29)                     34
                                                                       ----------------        ----------------

                Net cash provided by operating activities                        1,561                   1,958
                                                                       ----------------        ----------------

Cash flows from investing activities:
   Proceeds from sale of containers                                                113                      67
   Container purchases                                                            (454)                   (121)
                                                                       ----------------        ----------------

                Net cash used in investing activities                             (341)                    (54)
                                                                       ----------------        ----------------

Cash flows from financing activities:
   Distributions to partners                                                    (1,437)                 (1,231)
                                                                       ----------------        ----------------

                Net cash used in financing activities                           (1,437)                 (1,231)
                                                                       ----------------        ----------------

Net (decrease) increase in cash                                                   (217)                    673

Cash at beginning of period                                                        889                     729
                                                                       ----------------        ----------------

Cash at end of period                                                  $           672         $         1,402
                                                                       ================        ================


See accompanying notes to financial statements

</TABLE>


<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND VI, L.P.
(a California Limited Partnership)

Statements Of Cash Flows--Continued

For the six months ended June 30, 2001 and 2000
(Amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Supplemental Disclosures:

Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:

The following table summarizes the amounts of container purchases, distributions
to partners  and  proceeds  from sale of  containers  which had not been paid or
received by the  Partnership as of June 30, 2001 and 2000, and December 31, 2000
and 1999,  resulting  in  differences  in amounts  recorded  and amounts of cash
disbursed or received by the  Partnership,  as shown in the  Statements  of Cash
Flows for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2001 and 2000.

                                                               June 30        Dec. 31         June 30        Dec. 31
                                                                 2001           2000            2000           1999
                                                             -----------    -----------     -----------    -----------
<S>                                                               <C>           <C>             <C>           <C>
Container purchases included in:
     Container purchases payable....................                $ -           $46           $464            $ -

Distributions to partners included in:
     Due to affiliates..............................                 23            23             20             20
     Deferred quarterly distributions...............                 31            32             29             30

Proceeds from sale of containers included in:
     Due from affiliates............................                 36            54             75             21

The following table summarizes the amounts of container purchases, distributions
to partners and proceeds from sale of containers recorded by the Partnership and
the amounts  paid or received as shown in the  Statements  of Cash Flows for the
six-month periods ended June 30, 2001 and 2000.


                                                                                               2001           2000
                                                                                              ------         ------

Container purchases recorded......................................................            $  408         $  585
Container purchases paid..........................................................               454            121

Distributions to partners declared................................................             1,436          1,230
Distributions to partners paid....................................................             1,437          1,231

Proceeds from sale of containers recorded.........................................                95            121
Proceeds from sale of containers received.........................................               113             67

The  Partnership  has  entered  into direct  finance  leases,  resulting  in the
transfer of containers from container rental  equipment to accounts  receivable.
The carrying values of containers transferred during the six-month periods ended
June 30, 2001 and 2000 were $4 and $31, respectively.


See accompanying notes to financial statements
</TABLE>


<PAGE>


TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND VI, L.P.
(a California Limited Partnership)

Notes To Financial Statements

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2001 and 2000
(Amounts in thousands except for unit and per unit amounts)
(unaudited)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Note 1.   General

      Textainer Equipment Income  Fund VI, L.P. (the Partnership), a  California
      limited partnership  with a maximum life of 21 years,  was formed in 1995.
      The Partnership owns a fleet of intermodal  marine cargo  containers which
      are leased to international shipping lines.

      The  accompanying  interim  comparative financial statements have not been
      audited  by  an  independent  public accountant.  However, all adjustments
      (which  were only normal and  recurring adjustments)  which  are,  in  the
      opinion of management, necessary to fairly present  the financial position
      of the  Partnership  as of June 30,  2001  and  December 31, 2000, and the
      results of its operations, changes in partners' capital and cash flows for
      the six-month periods ended June 30, 2001 and 2000, have been made.

      The financial information  presented herein  should be read in conjunction
      with  the  audited  financial  statements  and  other  accompanying  notes
      included  in the Partnership's  annual audited  financial statements as of
      and for  the year  ended December 31, 2000, in the Annual Report  filed on
      Form 10-K.

      Certain   estimates  and  assumptions   were  made  by  the  Partnership's
      management that affect the reported amounts  of assets and liabilities and
      disclosures  of  contingent  assets  and  liabilities  at the date  of the
      financial  statements  and the  reported  amounts  of revenue and expenses
      during the  reporting   period.  Actual  results  could  differ from those
      estimates.

      Certain reclassifications, not  affecting net  earnings, have been made to
      prior year amounts  in  order to  conform to the  2001 financial statement
      presentation.

Note 2.   Transactions with Affiliates

      Textainer Capital Corporation (TCC) is the managing general partner of the
      Partnership. Textainer  Equipment  Management Limited  (TEM) and Textainer
      Limited (TL) are the associate general partners  of  the  Partnership. The
      managing general partner and associate general  partners are  collectively
      referred to as the General Partners. The General Partners also act in this
      capacity for other limited partnerships. The General Partners manage   and
      control the affairs of the Partnership.

      In accordance with the Partnership Agreement,  sections 3.08 through 3.12,
      net earnings or losses and  distributions are  generally allocated 9.5% to
      the General Partners and 90.5% to the Limited  Partners. If the allocation
      of  distributions  exceeds the allocation of net  earnings  and  creates a
      deficit in a General Partner's capital account, the Partnership  Agreement
      provides for a special allocation of  gross income  equal to the amount of
      the deficit to be made to the General Partners.

      As part of the operation of the  Partnership, the Partnership is to pay to
      the General Partners an equipment management fee, an  incentive management
      fee and an equipment liquidation fee. These fees are for various  services
      provided  in  connection  with  the  administration and management  of the
      Partnership. The Partnership incurred $30 and $60 of incentive  management
      fees   during  the   three  and six-month  periods  ended  June  30, 2001,
      respectively, and $26 and $51, respectively, for the comparable periods in
      2000. No equipment liquidation fees were incurred during these periods.

      The  Partnership's containers  are managed by TEM. In its role as manager,
      TEM has authority to acquire, hold, manage, lease, sell and dispose of the
      Partnership's containers. TEM holds, for  the payment of direct  operating
      expenses, a reserve of cash that has been collected from container leasing
      operations; such cash is included in the amount due from  affiliates,  net
      at June 30, 2001 and December 31, 2000.

      Subject to certain reductions, TEM receives a monthly equipment management
      fee equal to 7% of gross revenues  attributable to operating leases and 2%
      of  gross  revenues  attributable to full  payout  net leases.  These fees
      totaled $86 and $179 for the three and  six-month  periods  ended June 30,
      2001, respectively, and $101 and $200,  respectively,  for the  comparable
      periods in 2000. The Partnership's  container  fleet is  leased by  TEM to
      third party lessees on operating master leases,  spot  leases, term leases
      and direct finance leases. The majority of the container fleet  is  leased
      under operating master leases with limited terms and no purchase option.

      Certain  indirect   general and  administrative  costs  such  as salaries,
      employee  benefits,  taxes  and   insurance  are  incurred  in  performing
      administrative   services  necessary to the  operation of the Partnership.
      These   costs   are  incurred  and   paid   by   TCC  and TEM. General and
      administrative costs allocated to the Partnership   during  the  three and
      six-month periods ended June 30, 2001 and 2000 were as follows:

                                      Three months                 Six months
                                     ended June 30,               ended June 30,
                                     --------------              ---------------
                                     2001      2000              2001       2000
                                     ----      ----              ----       ----

      Salaries                        $37       $37              $ 76       $ 75
      Other                            27        34                57         65
                                       --        --               ---        ---
        Total general and
          administrative costs        $64       $71              $133       $140
                                       ==        ==               ===        ===


      TEM allocates these general and administrative costs based on the ratio of
      the  Partnership's  interest  in  the  managed  containers  to  the  total
      container  fleet  managed  by  TEM during the period. TCC  allocates these
      costs  based  on  the ratio of  the  Partnership's containers to the total
      container  fleet of all limited partnerships  managed by  TCC. The General
      Partners  allocated  the following general and administrative costs to the
      Partnership during the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2001 and
      2000:

                                      Three months                  Six months
                                     ended June 30,               ended June 30,
                                     --------------               --------------
                                     2001      2000               2001      2000
                                     ----      ----               ----      ----

      TEM                             $56       $61               $115      $120
      TCC                               8        10                 18        20
                                       --        --                ---       ---
        Total general and
          administrative costs        $64       $71               $133      $140
                                       ==        ==                ===       ===

      The General Partners  may  acquire  containers in their  own name and hold
      title on a temporary basis for the purpose of facilitating the acquisition
      of such containers for the Partnership. The  containers may then be resold
      to the Partnership on an  all-cash basis at a price  equal  to  the actual
      cost, as defined in the Partnership Agreement.

      At  June  30, 2001 and  December  31, 2000,  due from  affiliates,  net is
      comprised of:


                                                           2001             2000
                                                           ----             ----
      Due from affiliates:
        Due from TEM..................................     $266             $260
                                                            ---              ---

      Due to affiliates:
        Due to TCC.....................................      12                8
        Due to TL......................................      23               23
                                                            ---              ---
                                                             35               31
                                                            ---              ---

      Due from affiliates, net                             $231             $229
                                                            ===              ===

      These amounts receivable from and  payable to  affiliates were incurred in
      the ordinary course of business between the Partnership and its affiliates
      and   represent   timing   differences in the   accrual  and remittance of
      expenses, fees and distributions  described  above  and in the accrual and
      remittance of net rental revenues and sales proceeds from TEM.

Note 3.   Container Rental Equipment

      New container prices declined from 1995 through 1999.  Although  container
      prices increased in 2000, these prices declined again in the first half of
      2001. As a result, the cost of new containers purchased in recent years is
      significantly less than the average cost of containers purchased in  prior
      years. The Partnership evaluated the recoverability of the recorded amount
      of container rental equipment for containers to be held for  continued use
      as well as for containers  identified for  sale in the ordinary  course of
      business.  Based  on  this  evaluation, the  Partnership  determined  that
      reductions to the carrying  value of  these  containers were not  required
      during the six-month periods ended June 30, 2001 and 2000.

      The Partnership will continue to evaluate  the  recoverability of recorded
      amounts of container rental equipment and  cautions  that a  write-down of
      container rental equipment and/or an increase in its depreciation rate may
      be required  in future  periods for some  or all or  its container  rental
      equipment.
<PAGE>

ITEM 2 - MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
         OF OPERATIONS

(Amounts in thousands except for unit and per unit amounts)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Financial Statements contain information which will assist in evaluating the
financial  condition of the  Partnership  as of and for the three and  six-month
periods ended June 30, 2001 and 2000.  Please refer to the Financial  Statements
and Notes thereto in connection with the following discussion.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

From May 10,  1996  until  April  30,  1997,  the  Partnership  offered  limited
partnership  interests  to the  public.  The  Partnership  received  its minimum
subscription  amount of $1,100 on June 17,  1996,  and raised a total of $36,968
from the offering.

From time to time, the Partnership will redeem units from limited partners for a
specified  redemption  value,  which  is  set  by  formula.  Up  to  2%  of  the
Partnership's outstanding units may be redeemed each year, although the 2% limit
may be exceeded at the Managing General  Partner's  discretion.  All redemptions
are subject to the Managing  General  Partner's  good faith  determination  that
payment for the redeemed units will not (i) cause the Partnership to be taxed as
a  corporation,  (ii) impair the capital or  operations of the  Partnership,  or
(iii) impair the ability of the Partnership to pay  distributions  in accordance
with its distribution policy. Since inception,  the Partnership has not redeemed
any units.

The Partnership invests working capital,  cash flow from operations prior to its
distribution  to the partners and proceeds  from  container  sales that have not
been  used  to  purchase  containers  in  short-term,  liquid  investments.  The
Partnership's  cash is  affected  by  cash  provided  by or  used in  operating,
investing and financing  activities.  These  activities  are discussed in detail
below.

Limited partners are currently receiving monthly  distributions in an annualized
amount equal to 7% of their  original  investment.  During the six-month  period
ended June 30, 2001,  the  Partnership  declared cash  distributions  to limited
partners  pertaining to the period from December 2000 to May 2001, in the amount
of $1,294.  On a cash basis, all of these  distributions  were from current year
operating  activities.  On a GAAP  basis,  $1,046 of these  distributions  was a
return of capital and the balance was from net earnings.

Beginning  with cash  distributions  to limited  partners  for the month of July
2001,  payable  August  2001,  the  Partnership  will make  distributions  at an
annualized  rate of 5% on each  unit.  This  reduction  is the result of current
market conditions for leased containers, which are discussed in detail below. If
existing market conditions persist or if market conditions further decline,  the
Partnership may further reduce its distribution payments.

At June 30, 2001, the Partnership had no commitments to purchase containers.

Net cash provided by operating activities for the six-months ended June 30, 2001
and 2000, was $1,561 and $1,958, respectively. The decrease of $397, or 20%, was
primarily  attributable  to the decrease in net earnings,  adjusted for non-cash
transactions  and  fluctuations  in due from  affiliates,  net,  accrued  damage
protection  plan  costs,  and  accounts  payable and  accrued  liabilities.  The
decrease  was  partially  offset by  fluctuations  in accounts  receivable.  Net
earnings,  adjusted for non-cash  transactions,  decreased  primarily due to the
decrease in rental  income and the increase in direct  container  expenses.  The
reasons for these  fluctuations  are discussed in "Results of  Operations".  The
fluctuations in due from affiliates,  net,  resulted from timing  differences in
the payment of expenses and fees and the  remittance of net rental  revenues and
sales proceeds,  as well as in  fluctuations  in these amounts.  The decrease in
accrued damage  protection  plan costs of $29 during the six-month  period ended
June 30,  2001 was  primarily  due to the  decline in the  number of  containers
covered under the damage  protection plan.  Fluctuations in accounts payable and
accrued liabilities  resulted from timing differences in the payment of expenses
and fees.  The  decrease in  accounts  receivable  of $241 during the  six-month
period ended June 30, 2001 was  primarily  due to the decrease in rental  income
and a decrease in the average  collection  period of  accounts  receivable.  The
increase in accounts receivable of $161 during the equivalent period in 2000 was
primarily due to the increase in rental income.

For the  six-month  period  ended  June 30,  2001,  net cash  used in  investing
activities  (the purchase and sale of  containers)  was $341 compared to $54 for
the same period in 2000.  Net cash used in investing  activities  increased $287
due to the  increase  in cash used for  container  purchases  and was  partially
offset by the increase in proceeds from container sales. Cash used for container
purchases  increased  primarily  due to timing  differences  in the  accrual and
payment of these  purchases.  The increase in proceeds from container  sales was
due to timing  differences in the accrual and receipt of sales proceeds.  During
the six-month periods ended June 30, 2001 and 2000, the Partnership sold damaged
containers,  primarily  in low demand  locations.  The sales  price  received on
container sales decreased from the six-month period ended June 30, 2001 compared
to the same period in 2000 as a result of current market conditions,  which have
adversely  affected the value of used containers.  Until  conditions  improve in
these low demand  locations,  the Partnership  plans to continue to sell some of
its containers in these  locations.  The number of containers  sold, both in low
demand  locations and elsewhere,  as well as the amount of sales proceeds,  will
affect how much the Partnership can reinvest in new containers.

Consistent  with its  investment  objectives  and  subject  to its  distribution
policy,  the  Partnership  intends  to  continue  to  reinvest  both  cash  from
operations  available for reinvestment and all, or a significant  amount of, the
proceeds from container  sales in additional  containers.  Cash from  operations
available  for  reinvestment  is generally  equal to cash  provided by operating
activities,  less  distributions  and redemptions paid, which are subject to the
General  Partners'  authority  to set these  amounts  (and modify  reserves  and
working capital), as provided in the Partnership Agreement.  The amount of sales
proceeds will  fluctuate  based on the number of  containers  sold and the sales
price received.  The Partnership  sells containers when (i) a container  reaches
the end of its  useful  life or (ii) an  analysis  indicates  that  the  sale is
warranted based on existing market  conditions and the container's age, location
and condition.

Both cash from operations  available for reinvestment  and sales proceeds,  have
been  adversely  affected by market  conditions.  These market  conditions  have
resulted in a slower than anticipated rate of  reinvestment.  Market  conditions
are  discussed  more fully  under  "Results  of  Operations."  A slower  rate of
reinvestment  will, over time,  affect the size of the  Partnership's  container
fleet. Furthermore, even with reinvestment,  the Partnership is not likely to be
able to replace all the  containers  it sells,  since new  container  prices are
usually  higher  than the  average  sales  price  for a used  container  and the
majority of cash available for reinvestment is from sales proceeds.

Results of Operations

The  Partnership's  income from operations,  which consists  primarily of rental
income, container depreciation,  direct container expenses, management fees, and
reimbursement of administrative expenses was directly related to the size of the
container  fleet during the  six-month  periods ended June 30, 2001 and 2000, as
well as certain other factors as discussed  below. The following is a summary of
the container fleet (in units) available for lease during those periods:

                                                          2001             2000
                                                         ------           ------

      Beginning container fleet...............           11,151           10,642
      Ending container fleet..................           11,360           10,837
      Average container fleet.................           11,256           10,740

As noted above,  when containers are sold in the future,  sales proceeds are not
likely to be sufficient to replace all of the containers  sold,  which is likely
to result in a trend towards a smaller average  container  fleet.  Other factors
related to this trend and to the Partnership's  ability to reinvest funds in new
containers are discussed above under "Liquidity and Capital Resources".

Rental income and direct container expenses are also affected by the utilization
of the container fleet, which was 75% and 84% during the six-month periods ended
June 30, 2001 and 2000, respectively.  In addition, rental income is affected by
daily rental rates.

The  following is a comparative  analysis of the results of  operations  for the
six-month periods ended June 30, 2001 and 2000.

The  Partnership's  income from operations for the six-month periods ending June
30, 2001 and 2000 was $365 and $811,  respectively,  on rental  income of $2,552
and $2,850,  respectively.  The decrease in rental  income of $298, or 10%, from
the six-month  period ended June 30, 2000 to the  comparable  period in 2001 was
primarily  attributable to decreases in container rental income and other rental
income.  Income from  container  rentals,  the major  component of total revenue
decreased  $236,  or 9%,  primarily  due to the decrease in the average  on-hire
utilization of 11%, partially offset by the increase in average fleet size of 5%
between the periods.

In the fourth quarter of 2000, utilization began to decline and has continued to
decline  through  the end of the  second  quarter  of  2001.  This  decline  was
primarily due to lower overall demand by shipping  lines for leased  containers,
which is  partially a result of the economic  slowdown in the United  States and
Europe.  Two  other  factors  are  currently  reducing  the  demand  for  leased
containers.  Shipping  lines have added larger  vessels to their  fleets,  which
combined with lower cargo volume  growth,  has made it easier for shipping lines
to use otherwise  empty cargo space to reposition  their own containers  back to
high demand  locations.  Additionally,  in anticipation of the delivery of these
new, larger vessels,  many shipping lines placed large orders for new containers
in  2000  and  early  2001,  thus  temporarily  reducing  their  need  to  lease
containers.

As a result of the lower  demand,  the trade  imbalance  between  Asia and North
America and Asia and Europe has eased slightly.  Combined with the excess vessel
capacity,  these  factors  have made it easier,  although not  necessarily  less
expensive, to reposition containers.  During the six-month period ended June 30,
2001, the  Partnership was able to reposition  newer  containers from low demand
locations in North America to historically higher demand locations in Asia. As a
consequence,  the build-up of containers in North America,  which persisted over
the past several years, has eased.

Nevertheless,  the Partnership  continues to sell (rather than  reposition) some
containers located in low demand locations,  but primarily only those containers
that were  damaged.  The  decision  to sell  containers  is based on the current
expectation  that the economic  benefit of selling  these  containers is greater
than the estimated economic benefit of continuing to own these containers.

Current market  conditions  continue to cause a decline in the economic value of
used  containers.  The average sales price on containers sold by the Partnership
as well as other  Partnerships  managed by the General  Partners has  decreased.
Additionally,  other Partnerships  managed by the General Partners have recorded
write-downs  and losses on certain older  containers.  Many of these  containers
have been  located in low demand  locations.  There have been no such  losses or
write-downs  recorded by the  Partnership  primarily due to the young age of the
Partnership's  container  fleet.  Sales by the  Partnership  in these low demand
locations have been generally  limited to damaged  containers.  However,  as the
container fleet ages, the Partnership may incur losses and/or write-downs on the
sale of its older containers located in low demand locations, if existing market
conditions  continue.  Additionally,  should the  decline in  economic  value of
continuing to own such containers turn out to be permanent,  the Partnership may
be required to increase its depreciation rate or write-down the value of some or
all of its container rental equipment.

Despite  the  decline in demand for leased  containers  discussed  above and the
decline in new container sales prices,  the stabilization of rental rates, which
began during 2000, has continued into the first half of 2001.

Until such time as the  economies of the United States and Europe  improve,  and
cargo volumes  increase to the point where this year's 12% increase in worldwide
vessel  capacity  is  absorbed,  there  may be no  significant  improvements  in
utilization.

Therefore,  the General  Partners do not  foresee  material  changes in existing
market  conditions  for the  near  term  and  caution  that  demand  for  leased
containers  could  decline  further  and result in a decline in lease  rates and
further declines in utilization and container sale prices,  adversely  affecting
the Partnership's operating results.

Other rental income consists of other lease-related items, primarily income from
charges to lessees for dropping off containers in surplus locations less credits
granted to lessees for  leasing  containers  from  surplus  locations  (location
income),  income  from  charges to lessees for  handling  related to leasing and
returning  containers (handling income) and income from charges to lessees for a
Damage  Protection Plan (DPP). For the six-month period ended June 30, 2001, the
total of these other  rental  income  items was $210, a decrease of $62 from the
equivalent  period in 2000.  The decrease was primarily due to decreases in DPP,
handling  and  location  income of $38,  $13 and $12,  respectively.  DPP income
decreased due to a decrease in the number of containers  carrying DPP, offset by
an  increase in the average DPP price  charged per  container.  Handling  income
decreased  primarily  due to  handling  not being  charged on certain  container
movements.  Location  income  declined due to an increase in credits  granted to
lessees for picking up containers from certain locations,  offset by an increase
in charges to lessees for dropping off containers in certain locations.

Direct  container  expenses  increased  $165, or 28%, from the six-month  period
ending  June  30,  2000 to the  equivalent  period  in  2001,  primarily  due to
increases in repositioning and storage expenses of $116 and $113,  respectively,
offset by a decrease in DPP expense of $61.  Repositioning expense increased due
to an increase in the number of  containers  repositioned  and a higher  average
repositioning cost per container. Storage expense increased primarily due to the
decrease in average  utilization  noted above.  DPP expense  decreased  due to a
decrease  in the number of  containers  covered  under DPP and a decrease in the
average DPP cost per container.

Bad debt  benefit was  comparable  at $12 and $13 during the  six-month  periods
ended June 30, 2001 and 2000, respectively.

Depreciation  expense increased $40, or 4%, from the six-month period ended June
30, 2000 to the comparable period in 2001 due to the increase in fleet size.

New container prices declined from 1995 through 1999.  Although container prices
increased in 2000,  these prices  declined again in the first half of 2001. As a
result,  the cost of new containers  purchased in recent years is  significantly
less  than  the  average  cost of  containers  purchased  in  prior  years.  The
Partnership  evaluated the  recoverability  of the recorded  amount of container
rental  equipment  for  containers  to be held for  continued use as well as for
containers identified for sale in the ordinary course of business. Based on this
evaluation,  the Partnership determined that reductions to the carrying value of
these  containers were not required during the six-month  periods ended June 30,
2001 and 2000.

The Partnership will continue to evaluate the recoverability of recorded amounts
of container rental equipment and cautions that a write-down of container rental
equipment and/or an increase in its depreciation  rate may be required in future
periods for some or all or its container rental equipment.

Management  fees to affiliates  decreased  $12, or 5% from the six-month  period
ended June 30,  2000 to the  comparable  period in 2001,  due to a  decrease  in
equipment  management fees, offset by an increase in incentive  management fees.
The decrease in equipment  management  fees,  which are based primarily on gross
revenue,   resulted  from  the  decrease  in  rental  income.  These  fees  were
approximately 7% of rental income for both periods.  Incentive  management fees,
which are based on the Partnership's  limited and general partner  distributions
made from cash from  operations  and partners'  capital  increased $9 due to the
increase in the limited partner distribution percentage from 6% to 7% of initial
partners' capital in October 2000.

General and  administrative  costs to  affiliates  decreased $7, or 5%, from the
six-month period ended June 30, 2000 to the comparable  period in 2001 primarily
due to a  decrease  in  the  allocation  of  overhead  costs  from  TEM,  as the
Partnership represented a smaller portion of the total fleet managed by TEM.

Gain/loss on sale of containers  fluctuated  from a loss of $4 for the six-month
period ended June 30, 2000 to a gain of $6 for the equivalent period in 2001.

Net earnings per limited partnership unit decreased from $0.39 to $0.13 from the
six-month period ended June 30, 2000 to the same period in 2001,  reflecting the
decrease  in net  earnings  allocated  to  limited  partners  from $724 to $248,
respectively.  The  allocation of net earnings for the  six-month  periods ended
June 30,  2001 and 2000  included a special  allocation  of gross  income to the
General  Partners  of  $105  and  $41,  respectively,  in  accordance  with  the
Partnership Agreement.


The  following is a comparative  analysis of the results of  operations  for the
three-month periods ended June 30, 2001 and 2000.

The Partnership's income from operations for the three-month periods ending June
30, 2001 and 2000 was $131 and $432,  respectively,  on rental  income of $1,223
and $1,444,  respectively.  The decrease in rental  income of $221, or 15%, from
the three-month  period ended June 30, 2000 to the comparable period in 2001 was
primarily  attributable  to the  decreases in container  rental and other rental
income.  Income from container rentals decreased $188, or 14%,  primarily due to
the decrease in the average on-hire utilization of 14%.

Other rental  income was $98 for the  three-month  period ended June 30, 2001, a
decrease of $33 from the  equivalent  period in 2000. The decrease was primarily
due to  decreases in DPP and handling  income of $22 and $8,  respectively.  DPP
income  decreased  due to a decrease in the number of  containers  carrying DPP,
offset by an increase in the average DPP price charged per  container.  Handling
income  decreased  primarily  due to  handling  not  being  charged  on  certain
container movements.

Direct container  expenses  increased $107, or 37%, from the three-month  period
ending  June  30,  2000 to the  equivalent  period  in  2001,  primarily  due to
increases in storage and  repositioning  expenses of $80 and $71,  respectively,
offset by a decrease in DPP expense of $44. Storage expense increased  primarily
due to the  decrease in average  utilization  noted  above and a higher  average
storage cost per container.  Repositioning  expense increased due to an increase
in the number of containers repositioned and a higher average repositioning cost
per  container.  DPP  expense  decreased  due to a  decrease  in the  number  of
containers  covered  under  DPP and a  decrease  in the  average  DPP  cost  per
container.

Bad debt benefit  decreased from $18 for the  three-month  period ended June 30,
2000 to $11 for the  comparable  period in 2001.  The decline was due to a lower
required adjustment to bad debt reserve during the three-month period ended June
30, 2001 compared to the same period in 2000.

Depreciation  expense  increased $22, or 5%, from the  three-month  period ended
June 30,  2000 to the  comparable  period in 2001 due to the  increase  in fleet
size.

Management fees to affiliates  decreased $11, or 9% from the three-month  period
ended June 30,  2000 to the  comparable  period in 2001,  due to a  decrease  in
equipment  management fees, offset by an increase in incentive  management fees.
Equipment  management fees decreased due to the decline in rental income.  These
fees  were  approximately  7% of  rental  income  for  both  periods.  Incentive
management   fees  increased  due  to  the  increase  in  the  limited   partner
distribution  percentage from 6% to 7% of initial  partners'  capital in October
2000.

General and  administrative  costs to affiliates  decreased $7, or 10%, from the
three-month  period ended June 30, 2000 to the  comparable  period in 2001.  The
decrease was  primarily due to a decrease in the  allocation  of overhead  costs
from TEM, as the  Partnership  represented a smaller  portion of the total fleet
managed by TEM.

Gain/loss on sale of containers fluctuated from a loss of $8 for the three-month
period ended June 30, 2000 to a gain of $9 for the equivalent period in 2001.

Net  earnings  per  limited  partnership  unit  decreased  from  $0.21  for  the
three-month  period  ending  June 30, 2000 to $0.04 for the same period in 2001,
reflecting the decrease in net earnings  allocated to limited partners from $392
to  $71,  respectively.  The  allocation  of net  earnings  included  a  special
allocation  of gross  income to the  General  Partners  in  accordance  with the
Partnership Agreement.

Risk Factors and Forward Looking Statements

Although  substantially  all of the  Partnership's  income  from  operations  is
derived from assets employed in foreign operations, virtually all of this income
is  denominated  in United  States  dollars.  The  Partnership's  customers  are
international  shipping  lines,  which transport  goods on  international  trade
routes.  The  domicile  of the lessee is not  indicative  of where the lessee is
transporting  the  containers.  The  Partnership's  business risk in its foreign
operations lies with the  creditworthiness of the lessees, and the Partnership's
ability to keep its containers under lease,  rather than the geographic location
of the  containers or the domicile of the lessees.  The containers are generally
operated on the international high seas rather than on domestic  waterways.  The
containers are subject to the risk of war or other political, economic or social
occurrence  where  the  containers  are used,  which  may  result in the loss of
containers,  which,  in turn,  may have a material  impact on the  Partnership's
results of operations  and  financial  condition.  The General  Partners are not
aware of any  conditions as of June 30, 2001,  which would result in such a risk
materializing.

Other risks of the Partnership's  leasing  operations include  competition,  the
cost of  repositioning  containers  after  they come  off-lease,  the risk of an
uninsured loss,  including bad debt,  increases in maintenance expenses or other
costs of  operating  the  containers,  and the effect of world  trade,  industry
trends  and/or  general  business  and  economic  cycles  on  the  Partnership's
operations. See "Risk Factors" in the Partnership's Prospectus, as supplemented,
for additional information on risks of the Partnership's business.

The foregoing includes forward-looking statements and predictions about possible
or  future  events,  results  of  operations  and  financial  condition.   These
statements  and  predictions  may  prove  to  be  inaccurate,   because  of  the
assumptions  made by the  Partnership  or the  General  Partners  or the  actual
development  of  future  events.  No  assurance  can be given  that any of these
forward-looking statements or predictions will ultimately prove to be correct or
even substantially correct. The risks and uncertainties in these forward-looking
statements  include,  but are not  limited  to,  changes  in demand  for  leased
containers,  changes in global  business  conditions  and their  effect on world
trade,  future  modifications  in the way in  which  the  Partnership's  lessees
conduct their business or of the  profitability of their business,  increases or
decreases in new container  prices or the  availability  of financing  therefor,
alterations in the costs of maintaining and repairing used containers, increases
in competition,  changes in the Partnership's  ability to maintain insurance for
its  containers  and its  operations,  the effects of  political  conditions  on
worldwide  shipping and demand for global trade or of other general business and
economic cycles on the  Partnership,  as well as other risks detailed herein and
from time to time in the Partnership's  filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.  The  Partnership  does  not  undertake  any  obligation  to  update
forward-looking statements.


<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                   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.



                         TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND VI, L.P.
                         A California Limited Partnership

                         By Textainer Capital Corporation
                         The Managing General Partner



                         By _______________________________
                            Ernest J. Furtado
                            Senior Vice President


Date: August 10, 2001

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed below by the  following  persons on behalf of Textainer  Capital
Corporation,  the Managing General Partner of the Registrant,  in the capacities
and on the dates indicated:


Signature                                Title                                          Date

<S>                                      <C>                                              <C>


________________________                 Senior Vice President,                         August 10, 2001
Ernest J. Furtado                        (Principal Financial and
                                         Accounting Officer) and
                                         Secretary




________________________                 President (Principal Executive                 August 10, 2001
John A. Maccarone                        Officer)

</TABLE>

<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>




                                   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.



                               TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND VI, L.P.
                               A California Limited Partnership

                               By Textainer Capital Corporation
                               The Managing General Partner



                               By /s/Ernest J. Furtado
                                  _________________________________
                                  Ernest J. Furtado
                                  Senior Vice President


Date: August 10, 2001


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed below by the  following  persons on behalf of Textainer  Capital
Corporation,  the Managing General Partner of the Registrant,  in the capacities
and on the dates indicated:


Signature                                Title                                          Date

<S>                                           <C>                                              <C>

/s/Ernest J. Furtado
_______________________________          Senior Vice President,                         August 10, 2001
Ernest J. Furtado                        (Principal Financial and
                                         Accounting Officer) and
                                         Secretary



/s/John A. Maccarone
_______________________________          President (Principal Executive                 August 10, 2001
John A. Maccarone                        Officer)


</TABLE>