Free Writing Prospectus
Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Dated September 7, 2012
Registration Statement No. 333-181985
Free Writing Prospectus dated September 7, 2012
$1,546,500,000
Mercedes-Benz Auto Receivables Trust 2012-1
Issuing Entity
Daimler Retail Receivables LLC Depositor | Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA LLC Sponsor and Servicer |
The depositor has prepared a prospectus supplement dated September __, 2012 (subject to completion, dated September 7, 2012) and prospectus dated September 7, 2012 which describes the notes to be issued by the issuing entity. You should review the prospectus supplement and the prospectus in their entirety before deciding to purchase any of the notes.
Ratings
The depositor expects that the notes issued by the issuing entity will receive the indicated ratings from the nationally recognized statistical rating organizations, or “rating agencies,” listed below.
Standard & Poor’s | Moody’s | ||
| Class A-1 | A-1+ (sf) | P-1 (sf) | |
| Class A-2 | AAA (sf) | Aaa (sf) | |
| Class A-3 | AAA (sf) | Aaa (sf) | |
| Class A-4 | AAA (sf) | Aaa (sf) | |
It is a condition to the issuance of the notes that each class of the notes receive the ratings listed above.
| Joint Bookrunners | ||
| Citigroup | Deutsche Bank Securities | RBS |
| Co-Managers | ||
| Credit Agricole CIB | RBC Capital Markets |
The depositor has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus supplement and a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus supplement and the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the depositor has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the depositor, the issuing entity, and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the depositor, any underwriter or any dealer participating in this offering will arrange to send you the prospectus supplement and the prospectus if you request it by calling toll free 1-877-858-5407.