CHASE MANHATTAN AUTO OWNER TRUST                                                
SERIES 1996-C                                                           
STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS                                                 
                                                                
PERIOD  15                                                PAGE               # 1
DETERMINATION:  10-Mar-98                                 Beginning       2/1/98
DISTRIBUTION:   16-Mar-98                                 Ending         2/28/98
TIME:   3/13/98 9:49                                                    
                        CLASS A-1 5.489% MONEY MARKET ASSET BACKED NOTES        
                        CLASS A-2 5.750% ASSET BACKED NOTES                     
                        CLASS A-3 5.950% ASSET BACKED NOTES                     
                        CLASS A-4 6.150% ASSET BACKED NOTES 
                        CLASS B-1 6.250% ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES              
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                ORIG PRINCIPAL    BEG PRINCIPAL         PRINCIPAL       INTEREST        TOTAL           END PRINCIPAL           
CLASS           BALANCE           BALANCE               DISTRIBUTION    DISTRIBUTION    DISTRIBUTION    BALANCE         
<S>            <C>              <C>                   <C>              <C>             <C>             <C>                   
A-1 Notes       $225,000,000.00             $0.00                $0.00          $0.00            $0.00            $0.00             
                                                                
A-2 Notes       $239,000,000.00    $95,975,994.86       $21,748,088.13    $459,884.98   $22,207,973.11   $74,227,906.73             
A-3 Notes       $324,000,000.00   $324,000,000.00                $0.00  $1,606,500.00    $1,606,500.00  $324,000,000.00             
                                                                
A-4 Notes       $178,000,000.00   $178,000,000.00                $0.00    $912,250.00      $912,250.00  $178,000,000.00             
NOTES TOTALS    $966,000,000.00   $597,975,994.86       $21,748,088.13  $2,978,634.98   $24,726,723.11  $576,227,906.73             
B-1              $30,938,845.63    $26,363,258.27          $695,759.27    $137,308.64      $833,067.91   $25,667,499.00            
CERT TOTALS      $30,938,845.63    $26,363,258.27          $695,759.27    $137,308.64      $833,067.91   $25,667,499.00             
TOTALS          $996,938,845.63   $624,339,253.13       $22,443,847.40  $3,115,943.62   $25,559,791.02  $601,895,405.73             
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
                            FACTOR   INFORMATION   PER   $1,000                                                 
                                                                
                                                                
        PRINCIPAL       INTEREST        END PRINCIPAL                                   
CLASS   DISTRIBUTION    DISTRIBUTION    BALANCE                                 
<S>    <C>             <C>             <C>                                         
 A-1     0.00000000     0.00000000          0.00000000                                  
                                                                
 A-2    90.99618464     1.92420494        310.57701561                                  
                                                                
 A-3     0.00000000     4.95833333      1,000.00000000                                  
                                                                
 A-4     0.00000000     5.12500000      1,000.00000000                                  
                                                                
Totals  22.51354879     3.08347306        596.50922022                                  
                                                                
B-1     22.48821040     4.43806604        829.62044890                                  
Totals  22.48821040     4.43806604        829.62044890                                  
TOTALS  22.51276244     3.12551129        603.74355796                                  
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
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                                          KIM COSTA                                     
                                          THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK - ASPG                                       
                                          450 WEST 33RD STREET, 15TH FLOOR                                      
                                          NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10001                                      
                                          (212) 946-3247                                        
                                                                
                                                               
(C) COPYRIGHT 1998, CHASE MANHATTAN BANK                                                                
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CHASE MANHATTAN AUTO OWNER TRUST                                                        
SERIES 1996-C                                                   
STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS                                                 
                                                        
PERIOD  15                                                       PAGE        # 2
DETERMINATION:  10-Mar-98                                 Beginning      2/1/98
DISTRIBUTION:   16-Mar-98                                 Ending         2/28/98
TIME:   3/13/98 9:49                                            
                                                        
                                                        
                                                        
                                                                       per $1000               
Section 5.8 (iii)  Servicing Fee                        $520,282.71    .52188027               
                                                        
                                                        
Section 5.8 (iv)   Administration Fee                     $1,000.00    .00100307               
                                                        
                                                        
Section 5.8 (vi)   Pool Balance at the end of the Collection Period                        $601,895,405.73                         
                                                        
                                                        
Section 5.8 (vii)  Repurchase Amounts for Repurchased Receivable                                           
                   By Seller               $0.00                   
                   By Servicer             $0.00                   
                   TOTAL                   $0.00                   
                                                        
Section 5.8 (viii) Realized Losses for Collection Period                                       $387,323.14                         
                                                        
                                                        
Section 5.8 (ix)   Reserve Account Balance after Disbursement                               $18,056,862.17                         
                                                        
                                                        
Section 5.8 (x)    Specified Reserve Account Balance                                        $18,056,862.17                         
                                                        
                                                        
Section 5.8 (xi)   Total Distribution Amount                                                $26,762,322.34                         
                                                        
                   Servicing Fee                                     $520,282.71                  
                   Administrative Fee                                  $1,000.00                  
                   Noteholders' Distribution Amount               $24,726,723.11                  
                   Certificateholders' Distribution Amount           $833,067.91                  
                   Deposit to Reserve Account                        $681,248.61                  
                                                        
                                                        
                                                        
                                                        
                                                        
                                                        
                                                        
                                                        
                                                        
Section 5.8 (xii)       Noteholders' Distributable Amount                                               
                                                        
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        Class   Principal       Interest        Total           Prin (per $1000/orig)   Int (per $1000/orig)  Total (per $1000/orig)
       <S>     <C>             <C>             <C>             <C>                     <C>                   <C>                    
        A-2     $21,748,088.13    $459,884.98   $22,207,973.11     90.99618464             1.92420494             92.92038958 
        A-3              $0.00  $1,606,500.00    $1,606,500.00      0.00000000             4.95833333              4.95833333 
        A-4              $0.00    $912,250.00      $912,250.00      0.00000000             5.12500000              5.12500000 
        Total   $21,748,088.13  $2,978,634.98   $24,726,723.11     22.51354879             3.08347306             25.59702185 
                                                        
                                                        
                                                                                                               
                                                        
                                                        
                                                        
Section 5.8 (xiii)      Certificateholders' Distributable Amount                                                
                                                        
                                                        
        Class   Principal       Interest        Total           Prin (per $1000/orig)   Int (per $1000/orig)  Total (per $1000/orig)
       <S>     <C>             <C>             <C>             <C>                     <C>                   <C>                    
        Total   $695,759.27     $137,308.64     $833,067.91        22.48821040             4.43806604             26.92627643 
                                                        
                                                        
Section 5.8 (xiv)       Reserve Account Transfer Amount                 $681,248.61                             
                                                        
                                                        
                                                        
                                                        
                                                        
                                                        
(C) COPYRIGHT 1998, CHASE MANHATTAN BANK                                                        
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