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EXHIBIT 20
DAIMLER-BENZ VEHICLE OWNER TRUST 1998-A
MONTHLY SERVICING REPORT
SERVICER: MERCEDES-BENZ CREDIT CORPORATION
TRUSTEE: CITIBANK, N.A.
COLLECTION PERIOD: OCTOBER 2000
DISTRIBUTION DATE:
11/20/00
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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
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(i) Principal Distribution
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Class A-1 $0.00 $0.000000
Class A-2 $0.00 $0.000000
Class A-3 $31,242,906.04 $71.006605
Class A-4 $0.00 $0.000000
Class B Amount $0.00 $0.000000
(ii) Interest Distribution
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Class A-1 $0.00 $0.000000
Class A-2 $0.00 $0.000000
Class A-3 $1,308,769.00 $2.974475
Class A-4 $1,051,830.00 $4.350000
Class B Amount $382,415.48 $4.683333
(iii) Monthly Servicing Fee $523,182.86
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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) $273,121,977.57
Class A-3 Pool Factor (end of Collection Period) 62.0731767%
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) $596,576,528.97
(vi) Interest Carryover Shortfall
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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
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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 $50,933,249.29
Class B Amount $0.00
(viii) Aggregate Purchase Amount of Receivables repurchased by the Seller
or the Servicer $31,920,177.17
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