1 DAIMLER-BENZ VEHICLE OWNER TRUST 1998-A MONTHLY SERVICING REPORT SERVICER: MERCEDES-BENZ CREDIT CORPORATION TRUSTEE: CITIBANK, N.A. COLLECTION PERIOD: MARCH 1999 DISTRIBUTION DATE: 04/20/99 STATEMENT TO NOTEHOLDERS AND CERTIFICATEHOLDERS PURSUANT TO SECTION 4.9 OF THE SALE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT Per $1,000 of Original Class A/Class B Amounts ---------------------- (i) Principal Distribution Class A-1 $ 52,399,926.70 $145.555352 Class A-2 $ 0.00 $ 0.000000 Class A-3 $ 0.00 $ 0.000000 Class A-4 $ 0.00 $ 0.000000 Class B Amount $ 0.00 $ 0.000000 (ii) Interest Distribution Class A-1 $ 714,340.24 $ 1.984278 Class A-2 $ 2,214,033.33 $ 4.358333 Class A-3 $ 1,892,000.00 $ 4.300000 Class A-4 $ 1,051,830.00 $ 4.350000 Class B Amount $ 382,415.48 $ 4.683333 (iii) Monthly Servicing Fee $ 1,199,734.72 Monthly Supplemental Servicing Fee $ 0.00 (iv) Class A-1 Principal Balance (end of Collection Period) $ 115,827,191.11 Class A-1 Pool Factor (end of Collection Period) 32.174220% Class A-2 Principal Balance (end of Collection Period) $ 508,000,000.00 Class A-2 Pool Factor (end of Collection Period) 100.000000% Class A-3 Principal Balance (end of Collection Period) $ 440,000,000.00 Class A-3 Pool Factor (end of Collection Period) 100.000000% Class A-4 Principal Balance (end of Collection Period) $ 241,800,000.00 Class A-4 Pool Factor (end of Collection Period) 100.000000% Class B Principal Balance (end of Collection Period) $ 81,654,551.40 Class B Pool Factor (end of Collection Period) 100.000000% (v) Pool Balance (end of Collection Period) $1,387,281,742.51 (vi) Interest Carryover Shortfall Class A-1 $ 0.00 $ 0.000000 Class A-2 $ 0.00 $ 0.000000 Class A-3 $ 0.00 $ 0.000000 Class A-4 $ 0.00 $ 0.000000 Class B $ 0.00 $ 0.000000 Principal Carryover Shortfall Class A-1 $ 0.00 $ 0.000000 Class A-2 $ 0.00 $ 0.000000 Class A-3 $ 0.00 $ 0.000000 Class A-4 $ 0.00 $ 0.000000 Class B $ 0.00 $ 0.000000 (vii) Balance of the Reserve Fund Property (end of Collection Period) Class A Amount $ 57,100,909.30 Class B Amount $ 0.00 (viii) Aggregate Purchase Amount of Receivables repurchased by the Seller or the Servicer $ 8,353,051.59 Page 1