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Chase Manhattan Auto Owner Trust 1998-A
                                                 Statement to Certificateholders
                                                                   March 15 2001


        DISTRIBUTION IN DOLLARS
                  ORIGINAL                   PRIOR
                   FACE                     PRINCIPAL
   CLASS          VALUE                      BALANCE               PRINCIPAL           INTEREST               TOTAL
                                                                                             
A1                  238,000,000.00                    0.00                  0.00                 0.00                  0.00
A2                  204,000,000.00                    0.00                  0.00                 0.00                  0.00
A3                  294,000,000.00                    0.00                  0.00                 0.00                  0.00
A4                  246,000,000.00          168,193,506.70         12,784,374.70           812,935.28         13,597,309.98
B1                   30,620,164.79           30,620,164.79                  0.00           153,100.82            153,100.82
TOTALS            1,012,620,164.79          198,813,671.49         12,784,374.70           966,036.10         13,750,410.80


                                                        CURRENT
                      REALIZED          DEFERRED       PRINCIPAL
   CLASS                LOSES           INTEREST        BALANCE
A1                          0.00            0.00                0.00
A2                          0.00            0.00                0.00
A3                          0.00            0.00                0.00
A4                          0.00            0.00      155,409,132.00
B1                          0.00            0.00       30,620,164.79
TOTALS                      0.00            0.00      186,029,296.79


    FACTOR INFORMATION PER $1000 OF ORIGINAL FACE
                   PRIOR                                                                                    CURRENT
                  PRINCIPAL                                                                                PRINCIPAL
 CLASS             FACTOR                  PRINCIPAL             INTEREST             TOTAL                 FACTOR
A1                    0.00000000              0.00000000            0.00000000           0.00000000            0.00000000
A2                    0.00000000              0.00000000            0.00000000           0.00000000            0.00000000
A3                    0.00000000              0.00000000            0.00000000           0.00000000            0.00000000
A4                  683.71344187             51.96900285            3.30461496          55.27361780          631.74443902
B1                1,000.00000000              0.00000000            4.99999987           4.99999987        1,000.00000000
TOTALS              196.33588033             12.62504456            0.95399651          13.57904106          183.71083577

                         PASS-THROUGH RATES
                                            CURRENT
 CLASS                 CLASS               PASS THRU
A1                                           RATE
A2                    A1                     5.549000%
A3                    A2                     5.679000%
A4                    A3                     5.700000%
B1                    A4                     5.800000%
TOTALS                B1                     6.000000%


IF THERE, ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR PROBLEMS WITH THIS STATEMENT PLEASE CONTACT THE
ADMINISTRATOR LISTED BELOW:
Maria Inoa
The Chase Manhattan Bank - Structured Finance Services
450 W. 33rd Street, 14th Floor,
New York, New York 10001
Tel: (212) 946-3676
Fax: 212) 946-8552
Email: maria.inoa@chase.com

                                  (C)COPYRIGHT 1999, CHASE MANHATTAN CORPORATION



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Chase Manhattan Auto Owner Trust 1998-A
                                                         March 15 2001
                                                 STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS


                                                                                   Due Period                                 37
                                                                                   Due Period Beginning Date            02/01/01
                                                                                   Due Period End Date                  02/28/01
                                                                                   Determination Date                   03/09/01
                                                                                                            
Section 5.8(iii)                        Servicing Fee                                                                 165,678.06
Section 5.8(iii)                        Servicing Fee per $1000                                                       0.16361323

Section 5.8(iv)                         Administration Fee                                                              1,000.00
Section 5.8(iv)                         Administration Fee per $1000                                                  0.00098754

Section 5.8(vi)                         Pool Balance at the end of the Collection Period                          186,029,296.79

Section 5.8(vii)                        Repurchase Amounts for Repurchased Receivable
                                        By Seller                                                                           0.00
                                        By Servicer                                                                    54,080.53
                                        TOTAL                                                                          54,080.53

Section 5.8(viii)                       Realized Net Losses for Collection Period                                     191,388.80

Section 5.8(ix)                         Reserve Account Balance after Disbursement                                  7,594,651.24

Section 5.8(x)                          Specified Reserve Account Balance                                           7,594,651.24

Section 5.8(xi)                         Total Distribution Amount                                                  14,065,594.67
                                        Servicing Fee                                                                 165,678.06
                                        Administration Fee                                                              1,000.00
                                        Noteholders Distribution Amount                                            13,597,309.98

                                        Certficateholders Distribution Amount                                         153,100.82
                                        Deposit to Reserve Account                                                    148,505.81


                                  (C)COPYRIGHT 1999, CHASE MANHATTAN CORPORATION