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Chase Manhattan Auto Owner Trust 1997-A
                                  Statement to Certificateholders
                                  April 16 2001



   DISTRIBUTION IN DOLLARS
             ORIGINAL             PRIOR                                                                                   CURRENT
                FACE            PRINCIPAL                                                      REALIZED    DEFERRED      PRINCIPAL
   CLASS       VALUE            BALANCE           PRINCIPAL      INTEREST          TOTAL        LOSES      INTEREST       BALANCE
                                                                                               
      A1      250,000,000.00             0.00            0.00          0.00            0.00        0.00        0.00             0.00
      A2      365,000,000.00             0.00            0.00          0.00            0.00        0.00        0.00             0.00
      A3      270,000,000.00             0.00            0.00          0.00            0.00        0.00        0.00             0.00
      A4      165,000,000.00             0.00            0.00          0.00            0.00        0.00        0.00             0.00
      A5       85,500,000.00    36,982,564.60    8,622,107.77    200,322.22    8,822,429.99        0.00        0.00    28,360,456.83
      B1       35,153,718.13    35,153,718.13            0.00    194,810.19      194,810.19        0.00        0.00    35,153,718.13
TOTALS      1,170,653,718.13    72,136,282.73    8,622,107.77    395,132.41    9,017,240.18        0.00        0.00    63,514,174.96




    FACTOR INFORMATION PER $1000 OF ORIGINAL FACE                                                            PASS-THROUGH RATES
                 PRIOR                                                                    CURRENT                         CURRENT
                PRINCIPAL                                                                PRINCIPAL         CLASS         PASS THRU
 CLASS           FACTOR              PRINCIPAL        INTEREST          TOTAL              FACTOR                           RATE
                                                                                                    
      A1             0.00000000        0.00000000      0.00000000       0.00000000         0.00000000        A1           5.545000 %
      A2             0.00000000        0.00000000      0.00000000       0.00000000         0.00000000        A2           5.950000 %
      A3             0.00000000        0.00000000      0.00000000       0.00000000         0.00000000        A3           6.250000 %
      A4             0.00000000        0.00000000      0.00000000       0.00000000         0.00000000        A4           6.400000 %
      A5           432.54461520      100.84336573      2.34294994     103.18631567       331.70124947        A5           6.500000 %
      B1         1,000.00000000        0.00000000      5.54166672       5.54166672     1,000.00000000        B1           6.650000 %
TOTALS              61.62051306        7.36520769      0.33753142       7.70273911        54.25530537


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


Chase Manhattan Auto Owner Trust 1997-A


                                  Statement to Certificateholders
                                  April 16 2001

                                                                                                      
                                  Due Period                                                                           49
                                  Due Period Beginning Date                                                      03/01/01
                                  Due Period End Date                                                            03/31/01
                                  Determination Date                                                             04/10/01

Section 5.8(iii)       Servicing Fee                                                                            60,113.57
SectFion 5.8(iii)      Servicing Fee per $1000                                                                 0.05135043

Section 5.8(iv)        Administration Fee                                                                        1,000.00
Section 5.8(iv)        Administration Fee per $1000                                                            0.00085422

Section 5.8(vi)        Pool Balance at the end of the Collection Period                                     63,514,174.96

Section 5.8(vii)       Repurchase Amounts for Repurchased Receivable
                       By Seller                                                                                     0.00
                       By Servicer                                                                              95,683.17
                       TOTAL                                                                                    95,683.17

Section 5.8(viii)      Realized Net Losses for Collection Period                                               127,167.80

Section 5.8(ix)        Reserve Account Balance after Disbursement                                            8,779,902.89

Section 5.8(x)         Specified Reserve Account Balance                                                     8,779,902.89

Section 5.8(xi)        Total Distribution Amount                                                             9,078,353.75
                       Servicing Fee                                                                            60,113.57
                       Administration Fee                                                                        1,000.00
                       Noteholders Distribution Amount                                                       8,822,429.99

                       Certficateholders Distribution Amount                                                   194,810.19
                       Deposit to Reserve Account                                                                    0.00