Chase Manhattan Auto Owner Trust 1998-A



                                                                        Statement to Certificateholders
                                                                                 May 15 2000
               DISTRIBUTION IN DOLLARS
                        ORIGINAL               PRIOR
                        FACE                 PRINCIPAL
   CLASS                VALUE                 BALANCE               PRINCIPAL            INTEREST               TOTAL
                                                                                             

A1                  238,000,000.00                    0.00                  0.00                 0.00                  0.00
A2                  204,000,000.00                    0.00                  0.00                 0.00                  0.00
A3                  294,000,000.00           83,036,372.04         16,855,394.28           394,422.77         17,249,817.05
A4                  246,000,000.00          246,000,000.00                  0.00         1,189,000.00          1,189,000.00
B1                   30,620,164.79           30,620,164.79                  0.00           153,100.82            153,100.82
TOTALS            1,012,620,164.79          359,656,536.83         16,855,394.28         1,736,523.59         18,591,917.87



                                                   CURRENT
                    REALIZED        DEFERRED       PRINCIPAL
   CLASS             LOSES          INTEREST        BALANCE
                                      

A1                   0.00            0.00                0.00
A2                   0.00            0.00                0.00
A3                   0.00            0.00       66,180,977.76
A4                   0.00            0.00      246,000,000.00
B1                   0.00            0.00       30,620,164.79
TOTALS               0.00            0.00      342,801,142.55



                  FACTOR INFORMATION PER $1000 OF ORIGINAL FACE



                        PRIOR                                                                                  CURRENT
                      PRINCIPAL                                                                                PRINCIPAL
 CLASS                 FACTOR                  PRINCIPAL             INTEREST             TOTAL                 FACTOR
                                                                                           

A1                    0.00000000              0.00000000            0.00000000           0.00000000            0.00000000
A2                    0.00000000              0.00000000            0.00000000           0.00000000            0.00000000
A3                  282.43663959             57.33127306            1.34157405          58.67284711          225.10536653
A4                1,000.00000000              0.00000000            4.83333333           4.83333333        1,000.00000000
B1                1,000.00000000              0.00000000            4.99999987           4.99999987        1,000.00000000
TOTALS              355.17418015             16.64532750            1.71488150          18.36020901          338.52885264




                         PASS-THROUGH RATES
                              CURRENT
    CLASS                    PASS THRU
                               RATE
                       

    A1                      5.549000 %
    A2                      5.679000 %
    A3                      5.700000 %
    A4                      5.800000 %
    B1                      6.000000 %






 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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                                                                    Due Period                                            27
                                                                    Due Period Beginning Date                       04/01/00
                                                                    Due Period End Date                             04/30/00
                                                                    Determination Date                              05/10/00
                                                                                                        

Section 5.8(iii)                        Servicing Fee                                                             299,713.78
Section 5.8(iii)                        Servicing Fee per $1000                                                   0.29597848

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                      342,801,142.55

Section 5.8(vii)                        Repurchase Amounts for Repurchased Receivable
                                        By Seller                                                                       0.00
                                        By Servicer                                                                41,007.34
                                        TOTAL                                                                      41,007.34

Section 5.8(viii)                       Realized Net Losses for Collection Period                                 145,649.33

Section 5.8(ix)                         Reserve Account Balance after Disbursement                             10,284,034.28

Section 5.8(x)                          Specified Reserve Account Balance                                      10,284,034.28

Section 5.8(xi)                         Total Distribution Amount                                              19,259,892.63
                                        Servicing Fee                                                             299,713.78
                                        Administration Fee                                                          1,000.00
                                        Noteholders Distribution Amount                                        18,438,817.05

                                                                                 (C)COPYRIGHT 1999, CHASE MANHATTAN CORPORATION




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                                        Certficateholders Distribution Amount                  153,100.82
                                        Deposit to Reserve Account                             367,260.98