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Chase Manhattan Auto Owner Trust 1998-A

                                                 Statement to Certificateholders
                                                 April 17 2000



       DISTRIBUTION IN DOLLARS
              ORIGINAL                 PRIOR                                                                            CURRENT
                FACE                 PRINCIPAL                                                    REALIZED DEFERRED    PRINCIPAL
CLASS          VALUE                  BALANCE         PRINCIPAL        INTEREST         TOTAL      LOSES   INTEREST     BALANCE
                                                                                             
A1         238,000,000.00                    0.00             0.00           0.00            0.00   0.00     0.00               0.00
A2         204,000,000.00                    0.00             0.00           0.00            0.00   0.00     0.00               0.00
A3         294,000,000.00          103,639,882.36    20,603,510.32     492,289.44   21,095,799.76   0.00     0.00      83,036,372.04
A4         246,000,000.00          246,000,000.00             0.00   1,189,000.00    1,189,000.00   0.00     0.00     246,000,000.00
B1          30,620,164.79           30,620,164.79             0.00     153,100.82      153,100.82   0.00     0.00      30,620,164.79
TOTALS   1,012,620,164.79          380,260,047.15   20,603,510.320   1,834,390.26   22,437,900.58   0.00     0.00     359,656,536.83




    FACTOR INFORMATION PER $1000 OF ORIGINAL FACE                                           PASS-THROUGH RATES
                PRIOR                                                      CURRENT                     CURRENT
              PRINCIPAL                                                   PRINCIPAL                   PASS THRU
CLASS          FACTOR       PRINCIPAL      INTEREST       TOTAL            FACTOR         CLASS         RATE
                                                                                
A1              .00000000    .00000000     .00000000       .00000000        .00000000       A1       5.549000 %
A2              .00000000    .00000000     .00000000       .00000000        .00000000       A2       5.679000 %
A3           352.51660667  70.07996707    1.67445388     71.75442095     282.43663959       A3       5.700000 %
A4         1,000.00000000    .00000000    4.83333333      4.83333333   1,000.00000000       A4       5.800000 %
B1         1,000.00000000    .00000000    4.99999987      4.99999987   1,000.00000000       B1       6.000000 %
TOTALS       375.52091137  20.34673122    1.81152847     22.15825969     355.17418015


IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR PROBLEMS WITH THIS STATEMENT, PLEASE CONTACT THE
ADMINISTRATOR LISTED BELOW:
Kimberly Costa
The Chase Manhattan Bank - Structured Finance Services
450 W. 33rd Street, 14th Floor,
New York, New York 10001
Tel: (212) 946-3247
Email: kimberly.k.costa@chase.com

                                  (C)COPYRIGHT 1999, CHASE MANHATTAN CORPORATION


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Chase Manhattan Auto Owner Trust 1998-A

                                                April 17 2000
                         STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS



                                                                           
                                                Due Period                          26
                                                Due Period Beginning Date     03/01/00
                                                Due Period End Date           03/31/00
                                                Determination Date            04/10/00


                                                                                
Section 5.8(iii)   Servicing Fee                                                          316,883.37
Section 5.8(iii)   Servicing Fee per $1000                                                0.31293409

Section 5.8(iv)    Administration Fee                                                       1,000.00
Section 5.8(iv)    Administration Fee per $1000                                           0.00098754

Section 5.8(vi)    Pool Balance at the end of the Collection Period                   359,656,536.83

Section 5.8(vii)   Repurchase Amounts for Repurchased Receivable
                   By Seller                                                                    0.00
                   By Servicer                                                             67,954.19
                   TOTAL                                                                   67,954.19

Section 5.8(viii)  Realized Net Losses for Collection Period                              404,357.07

Section 5.8(ix)    Reserve Account Balance after Disbursement                          10,789,696.10

Section 5.8(x)     Specified Reserve Account Balance                                   10,789,696.10

Section 5.8(xi)    Total Distribution Amount                                           23,056,160.54
                   Servicing Fee                                                          316,883.37
                   Administration Fee                                                       1,000.00
                   Noteholders Distribution Amount                                     22,284,799.76


                                  (C)COPYRIGHT 1999, CHASE MANHATTAN CORPORATION


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Certficateholders Distribution Amount                                 153,100.82
Deposit to Reserve Account                                            300,376.59

                                  (C)COPYRIGHT 1999, CHASE MANHATTAN CORPORATION