1 DAIMLER-BENZ VEHICLE OWNER TRUST 1998-A MONTHLY SERVICING REPORT SERVICER: MERCEDES-BENZ CREDIT CORPORATION TRUSTEE: CITIBANK, N.A. COLLECTION PERIOD: AUGUST 1999 DISTRIBUTION DATE: 09/20/1999 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 $0.00 $0.000000 Class A-2 $49,031,542.92 $96.518785 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 $0.00 $0.000000 Class A-2 $1,849,950.16 $3.641634 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 $989,931.09 Monthly Supplemental Servicing Fee $0.00 (iv) Class A-1 Principal Balance (end of Collection Period) $0.00 Class A-1 Pool Factor (end of Collection Period) 0.000000% Class A-2 Principal Balance (end of Collection Period) $375,431,209.65 Class A-2 Pool Factor (end of Collection Period) 73.903781% 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) $1,138,885,761.05 (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 $16,465,283.76 Page 1