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)  March 15, 2000


                       FORD CREDIT AUTO OWNER TRUST 2000-A
              (Ford Credit Auto Receivables Two L.P. - Originator)
           -----------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

    Delaware                    333-82895                  38-3295857
    --------                   -----------                 ----------
(State or other juris-       (Commission File              (IRS Employer
diction of incorporation)          Number)                   I.D. No.)


One American Road, Dearborn, Michigan                              48121
--------------------------------------                            --------
(Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code   313-322-3000


<PAGE>

Item 5.   Other Events

         Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust  2000-A  intends to issue Class A-1 Notes,
Class A-2 Notes,  Class A-3 Notes,  Class A-4  Notes,  Class A-5 Notes,  Class B
Notes,  Class C Certificates and Class D Certificates (the  "Securities") in the
aggregate  principal  amounts  of  $155,000,000,  $377,000,000,  $1,000,000,000,
$975,000,000,    $171,480,000,   $99,200,000,   $56,690,000   and   $56,690,000,
respectively.  It is expected that the Class A-3 Notes,  Class A-4 Notes,  Class
A-5 Notes, Class B Notes and Class C Certificates (the "Underwritten
Securities")will be issued pursuant to Registration  Statement No.  333-82895
registered on Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement").

         In connection  with the expected sale of the  Underwritten  Securities,
the Registrant has been advised by Lehman  Brothers Inc., as  representative  of
the several  underwriters  ("Lehman"),  that Lehman has furnished to prospective
investors  certain term sheets (the "Series  Term  Sheets")  with respect to the
Underwritten  Securities  following  the  effective  date  of  the  Registration
Statement,  which  Series  Term  Sheets  are being  filed as an  exhibit to this
report.

         The  Series  Term  Sheets  filed  herewith  as  Exhibit  99.1 have been
provided by Lehman. The information in the Series Term Sheets is preliminary and
may be superseded by the Prospectus Supplement relating to the Securities and by
any other  information  subsequently  filed  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission.

Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

Designation         Description                    Method of Filing
-----------         -----------                    ----------------
Exhibit 99.1     Information about the offering    Filed with this Report



                                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 on the date indicated.

                                           Ford Credit Auto Receivables Two L.P.
                                                        (Registrant)

                                               By:  Ford Credit Auto Receivables
                                                      Two, Inc., General Partner

Date:   March 15, 2000                      By: /s/ R. P. Conrad
                                          ----------------------------
                                              Assistant Secretary


<PAGE>


                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Designation               Description                Method of Filing
-----------               -----------                ----------------
Exhibit 99.1       Information about the offering    Filed with this Report


<PAGE>



                                                                   Exhibit 99.1

                       Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2000-A

I.  Offer Details

Issuer:  Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2000-A
Issue Size:  US$ 2.89 Billion
Tranches:
Expected Settlement: March 23, 2000
Seller: Ford Credit Auto Receivables Two L.P.
Servicer: Ford Motor Credit Company
Underlying Collateral: Retail installment sale contracts secured by new and
                       used automobiles and light-duty trucks.
Joint Lead Managers: Lehman Brothers Goldman Sachs

 II.  Tranches

 Issuer: Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2000-A
 Tranche Name: Class A-3 Notes (Senior)
 Ratings: Aaa/AAA/AAA (Moody's/S&P/Fitch)
 Tranche Size: US$ 1 Billion
 Price Talk: Market
 Benchmark: EDSF
 Expected WAL/MDUR: 0.88/0.82  * Using pricing speed of 1.500% ABS with a
                    10.000% clean-up call
 Expected Principal Payment Window: 13 months
 Expected Final Payment Date: 08/15/2001
 Expected ERISA Eligibility: Yes
 Co-Managers: Chase Securities Inc., Merrill Lynch & Co., The Williams Capital
              Group, L.P.
<PAGE>
 Issuer: Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2000-A
 Tranche Name: Class A-4 Notes (Senior)
 Ratings: Aaa/AAA/AAA (Moody's/S&P/Fitch)
 Tranche Size: US$ 975 Million
 Price Talk: Market
 Benchmark: TSY TBD
 Expected WAL/MDUR: 2.00/1.80 * Using pricing speed of 1.500% ABS with a 10.000%
                    clean-up call
 Expected Principal Payment Window: 18 months
 Expected Final Payment Date: 01/15/2003
 Expected ERISA Eligibility: Yes
 Co-Managers: Chase Securities Inc., Merrill Lynch & Co., The Williams Capital
              Group, L.P.


 Issuer: Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2000-A
 Tranche Name: Class A-5 Notes (Senior)
 Ratings: Aaa/AAA/AAA (Moody's/S&P/Fitch)
 Tranche Size: US$ 171.48 Million
 Price Talk: Market
 Benchmark: TSY TBD
 Expected WAL/MDUR: 2.93/2.55 * Using pricing speed of 1.500% ABS with a 10.000%
                    clean-up call
 Expected Principal Payment Window: 3 months
 Expected Final Payment Date: 03/15/2003
 Expected ERISA Eligibility: Yes
 Co-Managers: Chase Securities Inc., Merrill Lynch & Co., The Williams Capital
              Group,  L.P.


 Issuer: Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2000-A
 Tranche Name: Class B Certificates (Subordinate)
 Ratings: A2/A/A (Moody's/S&P/Fitch)
 Tranche Size: US$ 99.20 Million
 Price Talk: Market
 Benchmark: TSY TBD
 Expected WAL/MDUR: 2.98/2.58 * Using pricing speed of 1.500% ABS with a
                    10.000% clean-up call
 Expected Principal Payment Window: 1 months
 Expected Final Payment Date: 03/15/2003
 Expected ERISA Eligibility: Yes


 Issuer: Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2000-A
 Tranche Name: Class C Certificates (Subordinate)
 Ratings: Baa3/BBB/BBB+ (Moody's/S&P/Fitch)
 Tranche Size: US$ 56.69 Million
 Price Talk: Market
 Benchmark: TSY TBD
 Expected WAL/MDUR: 2.98/2.56 * Using pricing speed of 1.500% ABS with a 10.000%
                    clean-up call
 Expected Principal Payment Window: 1 months
 Expected Final Payment Date: 03/15/2003
 Expected ERISA Eligibility: No



<PAGE>


                                 $2,302,370,000
                       Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2000-A
                $1,000,000,000 ___% Class A-3 Asset Backed Notes
                 $975,000,000 ___% Class A-4 Asset Backed Notes
                 $171,480,000 ___% Class A-5 Asset Backed Notes
                   $99,200,000 ___% Class B Asset Backed Notes
               $56,690,000 ___% Class C Asset Backed Certificates

                 Ford Credit Auto Receivables Two L.P. (Seller)
                      Ford Motor Credit Company (Servicer)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Offered Securities:

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                        Expected
                                         Expected       Principal    Expected                                 Expected    Interest
Class                    Benchmark       WAL/MDUR        Payment       Final      Legal         Ratings         ERISA      Accrual
            Size ($mm)     Index     Pricing Speed To     Window      Payment   Final Date     (Moody's/      Eligibility   Method
               (%)                         Call*         (months)      Date                   S&P/Fitch)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>           <C>           <C>            <C>            <C>          <C>        <C>          <C>                 <C>       <C>

Class A-3     $1,000.00     EDSF           0.88/0.82      13 months    8/15/01    6/17/02      Aaa/AAA/AAA         Yes       30/360
 Senior        (35.28%)                                     (5-17)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class A-4      $975.00      TSY tbd        2.00/1.80      18 months    1/15/03    11/17/03     Aaa/AAA/AAA         Yes       30/360
 Senior         (34.40%)                                    (17-34)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class A-5      $171.48      TSY tbd        2.93/2.55       3 months    3/15/03    3/15/04      Aaa/AAA/AAA         Yes       30/360
 Senior         (6.05%)                                     (34-36)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class B        $99.20       TSY tbd        2.98/2.58       1 month     3/15/03    7/15/04         A2/A/A           Yes       30/360
Subordinate     (3.5%)                                       (36)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class C        $56.69       TSY tbd        2.98/2.56       1 month     3/15/03    9/15/04     Baa3/BBB/BBB+        No        30/360
Subordinate     (2.00%)                                       (36)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

*  Structured using 1.5% ABS with a 10% Clean-up Call


Transaction Structure
----------------------
Class A1 Notes -  5.47%          Underlying Collateral: Retail installment sale
Class A2 Notes - 13.30%          contracts secured by new and used automobiles
Class A3 Notes - 35.28%          and light-duty trucks.
Class A4 Notes - 34.40%
Class A5 Notes -  6.05%
Class B  Notes -  3.50%
Class C Certificates - 2.00%
Class D Certificates - 2.00%
Overcollateralization and
 Reserve Account
Excess Spread

     While Lehman Brothers Inc. ("Lehman") uses reasonable efforts to obtain
information from reliable sources, Lehman makes no representations or
warranties as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of any information or
document at this site.  Opinions and any other contents at this site are
subject to change without notice.  Lehman is not utilizing this site to
provide investment or other advice to you or any other party, and no
information or material at this site is to be relied upon for the purpose of
making or communicating investment or other decisions.
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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  (Date of earliest event reported)  March 15, 2000

                       FORD CREDIT AUTO OWNER TRUST 2000-A
              (Ford Credit Auto Receivables Two L.P. - Originator)
           -----------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

    Delaware                    333-82895                  38-3295857
    --------                   -----------                 ----------
(State or other juris-       (Commission File              (IRS Employer
diction of incorporation)          Number)                   I.D. No.)

One American Road, Dearborn, Michigan                              48121
--------------------------------------                            --------
(Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code   313-322-3000
Item 5.   Other Events

         Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust  2000-A  intends to issue Class A-1 Notes,
Class A-2 Notes,  Class A-3 Notes,  Class A-4  Notes,  Class A-5 Notes,  Class B
Notes,  Class C Certificates and Class D Certificates (the  "Securities") in the
aggregate  principal  amounts  of  $155,000,000,  $377,000,000,  $1,000,000,000,
$975,000,000,    $171,480,000,   $99,200,000,   $56,690,000   and   $56,690,000,
respectively.  It is expected that the Class A-3 Notes,  Class A-4 Notes,  Class
A-5 Notes, Class B Notes and Class C Certificates (the "Underwritten
Securities")will be issued pursuant to Registration  Statement No.  333-82895
registered on Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement").

         In connection  with the expected sale of the  Underwritten  Securities,
the Registrant has been advised by Lehman  Brothers Inc., as  representative  of
the several  underwriters  ("Lehman"),  that Lehman has furnished to prospective
investors  certain term sheets (the "Series  Term  Sheets")  with respect to the
Underwritten  Securities  following  the  effective  date  of  the  Registration
Statement,  which  Series  Term  Sheets  are being  filed as an  exhibit to this
report.

         The  Series  Term  Sheets  filed  herewith  as  Exhibit  99.1 have been
provided by Lehman. The information in the Series Term Sheets is preliminary and
may be superseded by the Prospectus Supplement relating to the Securities and by
any other  information  subsequently  filed  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission.

Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

Designation         Description                    Method of Filing
-----------         -----------                    ----------------
Exhibit 99.1     Information about the offering    Filed with this Report

                                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 on the date indicated.

                                           Ford Credit Auto Receivables Two L.P.
                                                        (Registrant)

                                               By:  Ford Credit Auto Receivables
                                                      Two, Inc., General Partner

Date:   March 15, 2000                      By: /s/ R. P. Conrad
                                          ----------------------------
                                              Assistant Secretary
EXHIBIT INDEX

Designation               Description                Method of Filing
-----------               -----------                ----------------
Exhibit 99.1       Information about the offering    Filed with this Report
Exhibit 99.1

                       Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2000-A

I.  Offer Details

Issuer:  Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2000-A
Issue Size:  US$ 2.89 Billion
Tranches:
Expected Settlement: March 23, 2000
Seller: Ford Credit Auto Receivables Two L.P.
Servicer: Ford Motor Credit Company
Underlying Collateral: Retail installment sale contracts secured by new and
                       used automobiles and light-duty trucks.
Joint Lead Managers: Lehman Brothers Goldman Sachs

 II.  Tranches

 Issuer: Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2000-A
 Tranche Name: Class A-3 Notes (Senior)
 Ratings: Aaa/AAA/AAA (Moody's/S&P/Fitch)
 Tranche Size: US$ 1 Billion
 Price Talk: Market
 Benchmark: EDSF
 Expected WAL/MDUR: 0.88/0.82  * Using pricing speed of 1.500% ABS with a
                    10.000% clean-up call
 Expected Principal Payment Window: 13 months
 Expected Final Payment Date: 08/15/2001
 Expected ERISA Eligibility: Yes
 Co-Managers: Chase Securities Inc., Merrill Lynch & Co., The Williams Capital
              Group, L.P.
Issuer: Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2000-A
 Tranche Name: Class A-4 Notes (Senior)
 Ratings: Aaa/AAA/AAA (Moody's/S&P/Fitch)
 Tranche Size: US$ 975 Million
 Price Talk: Market
 Benchmark: TSY TBD
 Expected WAL/MDUR: 2.00/1.80 * Using pricing speed of 1.500% ABS with a 10.000%
                    clean-up call
 Expected Principal Payment Window: 18 months
 Expected Final Payment Date: 01/15/2003
 Expected ERISA Eligibility: Yes
 Co-Managers: Chase Securities Inc., Merrill Lynch & Co., The Williams Capital
              Group, L.P.

 Issuer: Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2000-A
 Tranche Name: Class A-5 Notes (Senior)
 Ratings: Aaa/AAA/AAA (Moody's/S&P/Fitch)
 Tranche Size: US$ 171.48 Million
 Price Talk: Market
 Benchmark: TSY TBD
 Expected WAL/MDUR: 2.93/2.55 * Using pricing speed of 1.500% ABS with a 10.000%
                    clean-up call
 Expected Principal Payment Window: 3 months
 Expected Final Payment Date: 03/15/2003
 Expected ERISA Eligibility: Yes
 Co-Managers: Chase Securities Inc., Merrill Lynch & Co., The Williams Capital
              Group,  L.P.

 Issuer: Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2000-A
 Tranche Name: Class B Certificates (Subordinate)
 Ratings: A2/A/A (Moody's/S&P/Fitch)
 Tranche Size: US$ 99.20 Million
 Price Talk: Market
 Benchmark: TSY TBD
 Expected WAL/MDUR: 2.98/2.58 * Using pricing speed of 1.500% ABS with a
                    10.000% clean-up call
 Expected Principal Payment Window: 1 months
 Expected Final Payment Date: 03/15/2003
 Expected ERISA Eligibility: Yes

 Issuer: Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2000-A
 Tranche Name: Class C Certificates (Subordinate)
 Ratings: Baa3/BBB/BBB+ (Moody's/S&P/Fitch)
 Tranche Size: US$ 56.69 Million
 Price Talk: Market
 Benchmark: TSY TBD
 Expected WAL/MDUR: 2.98/2.56 * Using pricing speed of 1.500% ABS with a 10.000%
                    clean-up call
 Expected Principal Payment Window: 1 months
 Expected Final Payment Date: 03/15/2003
 Expected ERISA Eligibility: No
$2,302,370,000
                       Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2000-A
                $1,000,000,000 ___% Class A-3 Asset Backed Notes
                 $975,000,000 ___% Class A-4 Asset Backed Notes
                 $171,480,000 ___% Class A-5 Asset Backed Notes
                   $99,200,000 ___% Class B Asset Backed Notes
               $56,690,000 ___% Class C Asset Backed Certificates

                 Ford Credit Auto Receivables Two L.P. (Seller)
                      Ford Motor Credit Company (Servicer)
Offered Securities:

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                        Expected
                                         Expected       Principal    Expected                                 Expected    Interest
Class                    Benchmark       WAL/MDUR        Payment       Final      Legal         Ratings         ERISA      Accrual
            Size ($mm)     Index     Pricing Speed To     Window      Payment   Final Date     (Moody's/      Eligibility   Method
               (%)                         Call*         (months)      Date                   S&P/Fitch)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class A-3     $1,000.00     EDSF           0.88/0.82      13 months    8/15/01    6/17/02      Aaa/AAA/AAA         Yes       30/360
 Senior        (35.28%)                                     (5-17)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class A-4      $975.00      TSY tbd        2.00/1.80      18 months    1/15/03    11/17/03     Aaa/AAA/AAA         Yes       30/360
 Senior         (34.40%)                                    (17-34)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class A-5      $171.48      TSY tbd        2.93/2.55       3 months    3/15/03    3/15/04      Aaa/AAA/AAA         Yes       30/360
 Senior         (6.05%)                                     (34-36)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class B        $99.20       TSY tbd        2.98/2.58       1 month     3/15/03    7/15/04         A2/A/A           Yes       30/360
Subordinate     (3.5%)                                       (36)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class C        $56.69       TSY tbd        2.98/2.56       1 month     3/15/03    9/15/04     Baa3/BBB/BBB+        No        30/360
Subordinate     (2.00%)                                       (36)
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*  Structured using 1.5% ABS with a 10% Clean-up Call

Transaction Structure
----------------------
Class A1 Notes -  5.47%          Underlying Collateral: Retail installment sale
Class A2 Notes - 13.30%          contracts secured by new and used automobiles
Class A3 Notes - 35.28%          and light-duty trucks.
Class A4 Notes - 34.40%
Class A5 Notes -  6.05%
Class B  Notes -  3.50%
Class C Certificates - 2.00%
Class D Certificates - 2.00%
Overcollateralization and
 Reserve Account
Excess Spread

     While Lehman Brothers Inc. ("Lehman") uses reasonable efforts to obtain
information from reliable sources, Lehman makes no representations or
warranties as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of any information or
document at this site.  Opinions and any other contents at this site are
subject to change without notice.  Lehman is not utilizing this site to
provide investment or other advice to you or any other party, and no
information or material at this site is to be relied upon for the purpose of
making or communicating investment or other decisions.