SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C. 20549
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                            FORM 8-K

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         CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
             OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report
  (Date of earliest event reported):        February 20, 2001
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                      AMERIGON INCORPORATED
       (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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    California           0-21810              95-4318554
  (State or other      (Commission         (I.R.S. Employer
  jurisdiction of      File Number)       Identification No.)
  incorporation or
   organization)

                      5462 Irwindale Avenue
                  Irwindale, California  91706
                         (626) 815-7400

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
   area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)

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Item 5.  Other Events.

     On February 20, 2001, the Company issued a press release
announcing its financial results for the quarter and fiscal
year ended December 31, 2000.  Attached as Exhibit 99.1 are
the Company's unaudited consolidated statements of operations
for the three months and the year ended December 31, 2000 and
the Company's unaudited consolidated balance sheet as of
December 31, 2000.

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

(c)    Exhibits

Exhibit
No.        Description
- -------    -----------

  99.1     Unaudited financial information for Amerigon
           Incorporated for the three months and the year
           ended December 31, 2000.

SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. AMERIGON INCORPORATED By: /s/ Craig Newell ------------------------ Craig Newell Vice President, Finance Date: February 20, 2001


EXHIBIT 99.1



                           AMERIGON INCORPORATED
                          STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                   (In thousands, except per share data)

                                       Ended December 31,  Ended December 31,
                                       ------------------  ------------------
                                          2000     1999      2000      1999
                                       --------  --------  --------  --------
                                                         
   Product sales                        $ 3,209  $   289   $ 6,886   $   336
   Product cost                           2,992      715     6,274       778
             Gross Margin                   217     (426)      612      (442)

Operating expenses:
   Research and development               1,101      960     4,099     3,721
   Selling, general and administrative    2,045      956     6,088     3,481
             Total costs and expenses     3,146    1,916    10,187     7,202

Operating loss                           (2,929)  (2,342)   (9,575)   (7,644)

Interest income                             49        34       201       135
Interest expense                          -           (5)   (2,607)      (30)
Loss on disposal of assets                -          (17)      -         (36)
Loss before extraordinary item           (2,880)  (2,330)  (11,981)   (7,575)

Extraordinary gain from extinguishment    -         -          707      -
of debt

Net loss                                $(2,880) $(2,330) $(11,274)  $(7,575)
                                        ======== ======== ========= =========

Net loss available to common            $(2,880) $(2,330) $(11,274) $(15,842)
shareholders                            ======== ======== ========= =========

Basic and diluted net loss per share:
  Loss before extraordinary gain        $(0.65)  $(1.22)   $(3.65)    $(8.29)
  Extraordinary gain from                 -        -         0.22       -
  extinguishment of debt
Net loss                                $(0.65)  $(1.22)   $(3.43)    $(8.29)
                                        ======== ======== ========= =========

Weighted average number of common        4,428    1,910     3,283      1,910
shares outstanding


AMERIGON INCORPORATED BALANCE SHEET (In thousands) December 31, December 31, ASSETS 2000 1999 ------------ ------------ Current Assets: Cash & cash equivalents (1) $ 2,852 $ 1,647 Accounts receivable less allowance of $55 1,375 282 and $58, respectively Inventory 1,478 490 Prepaid expenses and other assets 487 251 ------- ------- Total current assets 6,192 2,670 Property and equipment, net 1,383 1,051 Deferred exclusivity fee 1,170 - ------- ------- Total assets $ 8,745 $ 3,721 ======= ======= LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) Current Liabilities: Accounts payable $ 1,376 $ 592 Accrued liabilities 1,446 597 Deferred Revenue 170 - ------- ------- Total current liabilities 2,992 1,189 Long term portion of capital lease 5 11 ------- ------- Total liabilities 2,997 1,200 ------- ------- Mandatorily redeemable preferred stock: Series A - Preferred Stock - no par value; redeemable and convertible; 9 shares authorized, none and 9 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2000 and 1999 - 8,267 ------- ------- Shareholders' equity (deficit): Preferred Stock: Series A - no par value; convertible; 9 shares authorized, 9 and none issued and outstanding at December 31, 2000 and 1999; liquidation preference of $9,945 8,267 - Common Stock; No par value; 20,000 shares authorized, 4,428 and 1,910 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2000 and 1999 37,947 28,149 Paid-in capital 14,689 10,059 Deferred compensation (1) (74) Accumulated deficit (55,154) (43,880) ------- ------- Total shareholders' equity (deficit) 5,748 (5,746) ------- ------- Total liabilities and shareholders' $ 8,745 $ 3,721 equity (deficit) ======= ======= (1) At December 31, 2000, includes $1,000,000 returned from escrow originally opened on October 20, 2000 and subsequently terminated.