CHASE MANHATTAN AUTO OWNER TRUST                                                
SERIES 1996-C                                                           
STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS                                                 
                                                                
        PERIOD  13                                      PAGE    # 1             
        DETERMINATION:  09-Jan-98                       Beginning        12/1/97
        DISTRIBUTION:   15-Jan-98                       Ending          12/31/97
        TIME:   1/13/98 14:33                                           
                        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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<CAPTION>
                                                                
                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   $140,390,381.69       $23,024,995.77    $672,703.91   $23,697,699.68  $117,365,385.92             
                                                                
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   $642,390,381.69       $23,024,995.77  $3,191,453.91   $26,216,449.68  $619,365,385.92             
                                                                
B-1              $30,938,845.63    $27,784,151.96          $736,609.77    $144,709.12      $881,318.89   $27,047,542.19             
CERT TOTALS      $30,938,845.63    $27,784,151.96          $736,609.77    $144,709.12      $881,318.89   $27,047,542.19             
TOTALS          $996,938,845.63   $670,174,533.65       $23,761,605.54  $3,336,163.03   $27,097,768.57  $646,412,928.11            
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
                            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    96.33889444     2.81466071        491.06856033                                  
                                                                
 A-3     0.00000000     4.95833333      1,000.00000000                                  
                                                                
 A-4     0.00000000     5.12500000      1,000.00000000                                  
                                                                
Totals  23.83539935     3.30378252        641.16499578                                  
                                                                
B-1     23.80857317     4.67726307        874.22596542                                  
CTotals 23.80857317     4.67726307        874.22596542                                  
TOTALS  23.83456683     3.34640690        648.39777379                                  
                                                                
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                                          NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10001              
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CHASE MANHATTAN AUTO OWNER TRUST                                                
SERIES 1996-C                                                   
STATEMENT TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS                                                 
                                                        
        PERIOD  13                                               PAGE        # 2
DETERMINATION:  9-Jan-98                                      Beginning 12/1/97
DISTRIBUTION:   15-Jan-98                                     Ending    12/31/97
TIME:   1/13/98 14:33                                           
                                                        
                                                        
                                                        
                                                                       per $1000
Section 5.8 (iii)  Servicing Fee                   $558,478.78     .56019362    
                                                  
                                                  
Section 5.8 (iv)   Administration Fee              $1,000.00       .00100307    
                                                  
                                                  
Section 5.8 (vi)   Pool Balance at the end of the
                   Collection Period                             $646,412,928.11
                                                  
                                                  
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             $646,646.12
                                                  
                                                  
Section 5.8 (ix)   Reserve Account Balance after Disbursement     $19,392,387.84
                                                  
                                                  
Section 5.8(x)     Specified Reserve Account Balance              $19,392,387.84
                                                  
                                                  
Section 5.8(xi)    Total Distribution Amount                      $28,329,159.19
                                                  
                   Servicing Fee                                   $558,478.78  
                   Administrative Fee                                $1,000.00  
                   Noteholders' Distribution Amount             $26,216,449.68  
                   Certifcateholders' Distribution Amount          $881,318.89  
                   Deposit to Reserve Account                      $671,911.84  
                                                        
Section 5.8 (xii)  Noteholders' Distributable Amount                            
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<CAPTION>
                                                        
        Class   Principal       Interest        Total           Prin (per $1000/orig)   Int (per $1000/orig)  Total (per $1000/orig)
       <S>     <C>             <C>             <C>             <C>                     <C>                   <C>  
        A-1              $0.00          $0.00            $0.00           0.00000000             0.00000000                0.00000000
        A-2     $23,024,995.77    $672,703.91   $23,697,699.68          96.33889444             2.81466071               99.15355515
        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   $23,024,995.77  $3,191,453.91   $26,216,449.68          23.83539935             3.30378252               27.13918186
                                                        
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>                    
        B-1     $736,609.77     $144,709.12     $881,318.89             23.80857317             4.67726307               28.48583624
        Total   $736,609.77     $144,709.12     $881,318.89             23.80857317             4.67726307               28.48583624
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Section 5.8 (xiv)       Reserve Account Transfer Amount         $671,911.84     

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