DAIMLER BENZ VEHICLE OWNER TRUST 1998-A
8-K, 1999-01-14
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT


                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934




                     DAIMLER-BENZ VEHICLE OWNER TRUST 1998-A
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



                                December 21, 1998
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                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)



Delaware                           333-64671                13-3770955
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(State or other jurisdiction       (Commission File         (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)                  Number)                  Identification No.)




        1201 North Market Street, Suite 1406, Wilmington, Delaware 19801
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)



                                 (302) 426-1900
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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Item 5.  Other Events

      The Statement to Noteholders and Certificateholders relating to
Daimler-Benz Vehicle Owner Trust 1998 pursuant to section 4.9 of the Sale and
Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 1998, among Daimler-Benz Vehicle
Receivable Corporation, Mercedes-Benz Credit Corporation and the Trust, for the
Collection Period ended November 30, 1998 is being filed as Exhibit 20 to this
Current Report on Form 8-K.



Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

      (c)   Exhibits

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<CAPTION>
            Exhibit No.             Description
            -----------             -----------
<S>                                 <C>
            20                      Statement to Notesholders and
                                    Certificateholders for the
                                    November 1998 Collection Period
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                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.

                              Daimler-Benz Vehicle Owner Trust 1998-A
                                          (Registrant)

                              By:  Mercedes-Benz Credit Corporation, as Servicer


Date:  December 30, 1998      By:         /s/David A. Klanica
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                                  Name:   David A. Klanica
                                  Title:  Director of Accounting Services


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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Exhibit No.           Description
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<S>                   <C>
       20             Statement to Noteholders and Certificateholders for
                      the November 1998 Collection Period
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                     DAIMLER-BENZ VEHICLE OWNER TRUST 1998-A
                            MONTHLY SERVICING REPORT
                   SERVICER: MERCEDES-BENZ CREDIT CORPORATION
                             TRUSTEE: CITIBANK, N.A.
                        COLLECTION PERIOD: NOVEMBER 1998


DISTRIBUTION DATE:
           12/21/98


STATEMENT TO NOTEHOLDERS AND  CERTIFICATEHOLDERS PURSUANT TO
SECTION 4.9 OF THE SALE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                       Per $1,000 of Original
                                                                                                            Class A/Class B
                                                                                                                Amounts
                                                                                                                -------
<S>                                                                           <C>                            <C>
   (i) Principal Distribution
         Class A-1                                                              $49,940,238.44                 $138.722885
         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                                                                 $579,837.50                   $1.610660
         Class A-2                                                                 $738,011.11                   $1.452778
         Class A-3                                                                 $630,666.67                   $1.433333
         Class A-4                                                                 $350,610.00                   $1.450000
         Class B Amount                                                            $127,471.83                   $1.561111

 (iii) Monthly Servicing Fee                                                     $1,359,545.46
         Monthly Supplemental Servicing Fee                                              $0.00

  (iv) Class A-1 Principal Balance (end of Collection Period)                  $310,059,761.56
       Class A-1 Pool Factor (end of Collection Period)                             86.127712%
       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)                               $1,581,514,312.96

  (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                                                         $48,949,999.13
         Class B Amount                                                                  $0.00

(viii) Aggregate Purchase Amount of Receivables repurchased by the
       Seller or the Servicer                                                            $0.00
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