1 DAIMLER-BENZ VEHICLE OWNER TRUST 1998-A MONTHLY SERVICING REPORT SERVICER: MERCEDES-BENZ CREDIT CORPORATION TRUSTEE: CITIBANK, N.A. COLLECTION PERIOD: JUNE 2001 DISTRIBUTION DATE: 07/20/01 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 $0.00 $0.000000 Class A-3 $29,284,597.94 $66.555904 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 $0.00 $0.000000 Class A-3 $282,606.17 $0.642287 Class A-4 $1,051,830.00 $4.350000 Class B Amount $382,415.48 $4.683333 (iii) Monthly Servicing Fee $324,314.10 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) $0.00 Class A-2 Pool Factor (end of Collection Period) 0.000000% Class A-3 Principal Balance (end of Collection Period) $36,437,767.62 Class A-3 Pool Factor (end of Collection Period) 8.2813108% 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) $359,892,319.02 (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 $34,112,773.89 Class B Amount $0.00 (viii) Aggregate Purchase Amount of Receivables repurchased by the Seller or the Servicer $33,417,330.77