Daimlerchrysler Auto Trust 2004-a 8-K Other Events

Chrysler Financial
DaimlerChrysler Auto Trust 2004-A Monthly Servicer’s Certificate (HV) Distribution Date: 08-Nov-04
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Payment Determination Statement Number 8
Distribution Date 08-Nov-04
Dates Covered	From and Including		To and Including
Collections Period	01-Oct-04		31-Oct-04
Accrual Period	08-Oct-04		07-Nov-04
30/360 Days		30
Actual/360 Days		31
	Number of
Collateral Pool Balance Data	Accounts		$Amount
Pool Balance — Beginning of Period		76,478		1,211,421,361.36
Collections of Installment Principal				25,335,764.96
Collections Attributable to Full Payoffs				17,508,919.99
Principal Amount of Repurchases				0.00
Principal Amount of Gross Losses				2,231,128.07
Pool Balance — End of Period		74,491		1,166,345,548.34
Pool Statistics			End of Period
Initial Pool Balance (Pool Balance at the Purchase Date)				1,574,003,577.68
Pool Factor (Pool Balance as a Percent of Initial Pool Balance)				74.10	%
Ending O/C Amount				89,358,115.03
Coverage Ratio (Ending Pool Balance as a Percent of Ending Notes)				108.30	%
Cumulative Net Losses				4,995,012.21
Net Loss Ratio (3 mo. Weighted Avg.)				0.96940	%
Cumulative Recovery Ratio				54.66	%
60+ Days Delinquency Amount				5,192,608.81
Delinquency Ratio (3 mo. Weighted Avg.)				0.42920	%
Weighted Average APR				5.984	%
Weighted Average Remaining Term (months)				45.22
Weighted Average Seasoning (months)				17.30

Chrysler Financial	Distribution Date:	08-Nov-04
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Cash Sources
Collections of Installment Principal			25,335,764.96
Collections Attributable to Full Payoffs			17,508,919.99
Principal Amount of Repurchases			0.00
Recoveries on Loss Accounts			1,052,768.09
Collections of Interest			5,758,750.82
Investment Earnings			43,682.92
Reserve Account			3,750,000.00
Total Sources			53,449,886.78
Cash Uses
Servicer Fee			1,009,517.80
A Note Interest			1,716,082.98
Priority Principal Distribution Amount			0.00
B Note Interest			106,875.00
Reserve Fund			3,750,000.00
Regular Principal Distribution Amount			41,359,780.90
Distribution to Certificateholders			5,507,630.10
Total Cash Uses			53,449,886.78
Administrative Payment
Total Principal and Interest Sources			53,449,886.78
Investment Earnings in Trust Account			(43,682.92	)
Daily Collections Remitted			(45,950,808.42	)
Cash Reserve in Trust Account			(3,750,000.00	)
Servicer Fee (withheld)			(1,009,517.80	)
O/C Release to Seller			(5,507,630.10	)
Payment Due to/(from) Trust Account			(2,811,752.46	)

O/C Release	(Prospectus pg S18-S20)
Pool Balance			1,166,345,548.34
Yield Supplement O/C Amount			(32,674,565.91	)
Adjusted Pool Balance			1,133,670,982.43
Total Securities			1,076,987,433.31
Adjusted O/C Amount			56,683,549.12
O/C Release Threshold			56,683,549.12
O/C Release Period?		Yes
O/C Release			5,507,630.10

	Beginning		Ending		Principal		Principal per		Interest		Interest per
	Balance		Balance		Payment		$1000 Face		Payment		$1000 Face
Notes
Class A-1 380,000,000 @ 1.0725%		0.00		0.00		0.00		0.0000000		0.00		0.0000000
Class A-2 427,000,000 @ 1.41%		425,347,214.21		383,987,433.31		41,359,780.90		110.2927491		499,782.98		1.3327546
Class A-3 366,000,000 @ 2.00%		366,000,000.00		366,000,000.00		0.00		0.0000000		610,000.00		1.2708333
Class A-4 282,000,000 @ 2.58%		282,000,000.00		282,000,000.00		0.00		0.0000000		606,300.00		2.7559091
Class B 45,000,000 @ 2.85%		45,000,000.00		45,000,000.00		0.00		0.0000000		106,875.00		2.3750000
Total Notes		1,118,347,214.21		1,076,987,433.31		41,359,780.90				1,822,957.98

     • Class A-1 Interest is computed on an Actual/360 Basis. Days in current period 31