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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
November 15, 2005
(Date of report; date of
earliest event reported)
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 333-120252
CAPITAL AUTO RECEIVABLES, INC.
CAPITAL AUTO RECEIVABLES ASSET TRUST 2005-SN1
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 38-3082892 20-2702435 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
C/O GENERAL MOTORS ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION
200 RENAISSANCE CENTER
P.O. BOX 200 DETROIT, MICHIGAN
48265-2000
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(313) 556-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS | ||||||||
| ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS | ||||||||
| SIGNATURE | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| Monthly Servicing Report for the October 2005 Collection Period | ||||||||
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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.
On November 15, 2005, the principal and interest collected during the preceding calendar month as provided for in the Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2005 (the Agreement), among General Motors Acceptance Corporation, as trust administrator, Capital Auto Receivables, Inc, as seller, and Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust 2005-SN1, as issuer, were distributed to holders of notes (Noteholders) and certificates (Certificateholders) representing undivided interests in Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust 2005-SN1. In accordance with the Agreement, the Servicer’s Certificate, as defined in the Agreement, was furnished to the Indenture Trustee, as defined in the Agreement, for the benefit of the Noteholders and Certificateholders and as such, was distributed by the Indenture Trustee to the Noteholders and Certificateholders. A copy of the Servicer’s Certificate is included as Exhibit 20 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
EXHIBIT NO. | DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION | |
| 20 | Monthly Servicing Report for the October 2005 Collection Period |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| CAPITAL AUTO RECEIVABLES ASSET TRUST 2005-SN1 | |||||
| By: | GENERAL MOTORS ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION (Administrator, not in its individual capacity but solely as Administrator on behalf of the Trust.) | ||||
| Date: | November 22, 2005 | /s/ Jerome B. Van Orman, Jr. | |||
| Jerome B. Van Orman, Jr., | |||||
| Group Vice President — Finance and Chief Financial Officer of GMAC North American Operations | |||||