Exhibit 25.4 ============================================================================== FORM T-1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) | X | --- ------------- Citibank, N.A. A National Banking Association 13-5266470 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) 111 Wall Street, 14th Floor, New York, New York 10005 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Citibank, N.A. 111 Wall Street, 14th Floor New York, New York 10005 Attn: Jennifer Cupo (212) 657-2183 ------------- DAIMLERCHRYSLER AUTO TRUST 2004-C (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Delaware Applied for (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification no.) c/o Chase Manhattan Bank USA, N.A., as Owner Trustee c/o JP Morgan Chase 500 Stanton Christiana Rd., Fl 3 / OPS4 Newark, DE 19713 19713 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Asset Backed Notes ============================================================================== 1. General information. Furnish the following information as to the Trustee: (a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject. Comptroller of Currency, Washington, D.C.; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C.; The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington D.C. (b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. 2. Affiliations with Obligor. If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation. No such affiliation exists with the trustee. 16. List of Exhibits. Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the Commission, are incorporated herein by reference as an exhibit hereto, pursuant to Rule 7a-29 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the "Act") and 17 C.F.R. 229.10(d). 1. A copy of the articles of association of the trustee now in effect (Exhibit 1 to T-1 to Registration Statement No. 2-79983). 2. A copy of the certificates of authority of the trustee to commence business (Exhibit 2 to T-1 to Registration Statement No. 2-29577). 3. A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise corporate trust powers (Exhibit 3 to T-1 to Registration Statement No. 2-55519). 4. A copy of the existing by-laws of the trustee (Exhibit 4 to T-1 to Registration Statement No. 33-34988). 5. Not Applicable. 6. The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act (Exhibit 6 to T-1 to Registration Statement No. 33-19227). 7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority. 8. Not Applicable. 9. Not Applicable. -2- SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Citibank, N.A., a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this Statement of Eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of New York and State of New York, on the 17th day of November, 2004. CITIBANK, N.A. By: /s/ John Hannon --------------------------------- Name: John Hannon Title: Associate Charter No. 1461 Comptroller of the Currency Northeastern District REPORT OF CONDITION CONSOLIDATING DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES OF Citibank, N.A. of New York in the State of New York, at the close of business on June 30 2004, published in response to call made by Comptroller of the Currency, under Title 12, United States Code, Section 161. Charter Number 1461 Comptroller of the Currency Northeastern District. ASSETS Thousands of dollars Cash and balances due from depository institutions: Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin . . . . . . . . . $16,044,000 Interest-bearing balances . . . . . . . . . . . 23,432,000 Held-to-maturity securities . . . . . . . . . . 47,000 Available-for-sale securities . . . . . . . . . 103,279,000 Federal funds sold in domestic Offices 267,000 Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell. . . . . . . . . . 12,356,000 Loans and leases held for sale . . . . . . . . . 6,397,000 Loans and lease financing receivables: Loans and Leases, net of unearned income . . . . . . . . . . . . 359,136,000 LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,966,000 Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance, and reserve. . . . . 350,170,000 Trading assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79,265,000 Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) . . . . 4,074,000 Other real estate owned . . . . . . . . . . . . 69,000 Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415,000 Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding . . . . . . 1,507,000 Intangible assets: Goodwill . . . . . . . . . . 8,787,000 Intangible assets: Other intangible assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,682,000 Other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,452,000 ---------- TOTAL ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $684,243,000 ============ LIABILITIES Deposits: In domestic offices . . . . . . . . . $119,505,000 Noninterest- bearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,893,000 Interest- bearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96,612,000 In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307,390,000 Noninterest- bearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,639,000 Interest- bearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284,751,000 Federal funds purchased in domestic Offices 11,524,000 Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,906,000 Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Trading liabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,394,000 Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases): ss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,542,000 Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding . . . . . . . 1,507,000 Subordinated notes and debentures . . . . . . . . 13,330,000 Other liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,378,000 ---------- TOTAL LIABILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $597,476,000 ------------ Minority interest in consolidated Subsidiaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486,000 EQUITY CAPITAL Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,950,000 Common stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 751,000 Surplus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,775,000 Retained Earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,787,000 ---------- Accumulated net gains (losses) on cash flow hedges . . . . . . . . . . -1,982,000 Other equity capital components . . . . . . . . . 0 --------- TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50,281,000 ----------- TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CAPITAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $648,243,000 ============ I, William Gonska, Vice President of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. WILLIAM GONSKA, VICE PRESIDENT We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this Report of Condition. We declare that it has been examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions and is true and correct. ALAN S. MACDONALD WILLIAM R. RHODES ROBERT B. WILLUMSTAD DIRECTORS