UNITED STATES 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:   April 19, 2002


                         CAPITAL AUTO RECEIVABLES, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


              Delaware                  333-75464            38-3082892
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(State or other jurisdiction of       Commission           (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)        File Number           Identification No.)


Corporation Trust Center
1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, DE                            19801
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(Address of principal executive offices                    (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code         302-658-7581
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Items 1-4. Not Applicable.

Item 5 Other Events

          The registrant  previously filed a series term sheet,  dated April 15,
     2002,  setting forth a description of the collateral  pool and the proposed
     structure of  $473,000,000  aggregate  principal  amount of Class A-2 Asset
     Backed  Notes (the "Class A-2  Notes"),  $525,000,000  aggregate  principal
     amount  of  Class  A-3  Asset   Backed   Notes  (the  "Class  A-3  Notes"),
     $344,000,000  aggregate  principal  amount of Class A-4 Asset  Backed Notes
     (the  "Class A-4  Notes,"  and,  together  with the Class A-2 Notes and the
     Class  A-3  Notes,  the  "Offered  Notes")  and  $52,914,000.00   aggregate
     principal amount of Asset Backed  Certificates (the "Offered  Certificates"
     and,  together with the Class A-2 Notes,  the Class A-3 Notes and the Class
     A-4 Notes,  the "Offered  Securities")  of Capital Auto  Receivables  Asset
     Trust  2002-2 (the  "Trust"),  as an exhibit to the Current  Report on Form
     8-K, dated as of April 16, 2002.





Item 6. Not applicable.

Item 7. Exhibits.

          Exhibit 5.1 The  following is filed as an Exhibit to this Report under
          Exhibit 99.

          Opinion of counsel of Kirkland & Ellis, dated as of April 18, 2002.

          Exhibit 8.1 The  following is filed as an Exhibit to this report under
          Exhibit 8.1

          Opinion of Counsel of Kirkland & Ellis, dated as of April 18, 2002


                                   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.


                                     CAPITAL AUTO RECEIVABLES, INC.
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                                                     (Registrant)

                                     s/ WILLIAM F. MUIR
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Dated: April 19, 2002                William F. Muir, Chairman of the Board



                                     s/ JOHN D. FINNEGAN
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Dated: April 19, 2002                John D. Finnegan, President and Director