Chase Manhattan Auto Owner Trust 1997-A
                      Statement to Certificateholders
                             September 15, 1999




                          DISTRIBUTION IN DOLLARS
             ORIGINAL             PRIOR                                                                                 CURRENT
               FACE             PRINCIPAL                                                        REALIZED  DEFERRED    PRINCIPAL
  CLASS        VALUE             BALANCE          PRINCIPAL        INTEREST          TOTAL        LOSSES   INTEREST     BALANCE
                                                                                             
   A1       250,000,000.00              0.00             0.00            0.00             0.00     0.00      0.00              0.00
   A2       365,000,000.00              0.00             0.00            0.00             0.00     0.00      0.00              0.00
   A3       270,000,000.00     57,962,324.83    21,610,560.82      301,887.11    21,912,447.93     0.00      0.00     36,351,764.01
   A4       165,000,000.00    165,000,000.00             0.00      880,000.00       880,000.00     0.00      0.00    165,000,000.00
   A5        85,500,000.00     85,500,000.00             0.00      463,125.00       463,125.00     0.00      0.00     85,500,000.00
   B1        35,153,718.13     35,153,718.13             0.00      194,810.19       194,810.19     0.00      0.00     35,153,718.13
 TOTALS   1,170,653,718.13    343,616,042.96    21,610,560.82    1,839,822.30    23,450,383.12     0.00      0.00    322,005,482.14







                    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         0.00000000     0.00000000   0.00000000     0.00000000        0.00000000          A1        5.545000 %
   A2         0.00000000     0.00000000   0.00000000     0.00000000        0.00000000          A2        5.950000 %
   A3       214.67527715    80.03911415   1.11810041    81.15721456      134.63616300          A3        6.250000 %
   A4     1,000.00000000     0.00000000   5.33333333     5.33333333    1,000.00000000          A4        6.400000 %
   A5     1,000.00000000     0.00000000   5.41666667     5.41666667    1,000.00000000          A5        6.500000 %
   B1     1,000.00000000     0.00000000   5.54166672     5.54166672    1,000.00000000          B1        6.650000 %
 TOTALS     293.52492342    18.46025044   1.57161958    20.03187002      275.06467297



     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

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                  Chase Manhattan Auto Owner Trust 1997-A
                             September 15, 1999

                      STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS


                                                                              
                        Due Period                                                              30

                        Due Period Beginning Date                                         08/01/99

                        Due Period End Date                                               08/31/99

                        Determination Date                                                09/10/99

 Section 5.8(iii)       Servicing Fee                                                   286,346.70

 SectFion 5.8(iii)      Servicing Fee per $1000                                           0.244604

 Section 5.8(iv)        Administration Fee                                                1,000.00

 Section 5.8(iv)        Administration Fee per $1000                                      0.000854

 Section 5.8(vi)        Pool Balance at the end of the Collection Period            322,005,482.14

 Section 5.8(vii)       Repurchase Amounts for Repurchased Receivable

                        By Seller                                                             0.00

                        By Servicer                                                     112,441.25

                        TOTAL                                                           112,441.25

 Section 5.8(viii)      Realized Net Losses for Collection Period                       152,590.21

 Section 5.8(ix)        Reserve Account Balance after Disbursement                    9,660,164.46

 Section 5.8(x)         Specified Reserve Account Balance                             9,660,164.46

 Section 5.8(xi)        Total Distribution Amount                                    24,148,774.06

                        Servicing Fee                                                   286,346.70

                        Administration Fee                                                1,000.00

                        Noteholders Distribution Amount                              23,255,572.93

                        Certficateholders Distribution Amount                           194,810.19

                        Deposit to Reserve Account                                      411,044.24




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