Exhibit 33-AManagement’s Assertion of ComplianceManagement of DaimlerChrysler Financial Services Americas LLC (the “Company”) is responsible forassessing compliance with the servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB of theSecurities and Exchange Commission. Management has determined that the servicing criteria areapplicable in regards to the servicing platform for the period as follows:Platform: Publicly-issued (i.e., transaction-level reporting initially requiredunder the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) asset-backed securities involvingconsumer auto loans, issued after January 1, 2006 (the “Platform”).Applicable Servicing Criteria: All servicing criteria set forth in 1122(d), exceptfor the following criteria: 1122(d)(1)(iii), 1122(d)(1)(iv), 1122(d)(2)(iv),1122(d)(2)(vi), 1122(d)(4)(ix), 1122(d)(4)(x), 1122(d)(4)(xi), 1122(d)(4)(xii), and1122(d)(4)(xv), which management has determined are not applicable to the activities theCompany performs with respect to the Platform (the “Applicable Servicing Criteria”).Period: January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006 (the “Period”).Third parties classified as vendors: With respect to servicing criteria1122(d)(2)(vii), 1122(d)(4)(i), and 1122(d)(4)(ii), management has engaged various vendorsto perform the activities required by these servicing criteria. The Company’s managementhas determined that these vendors are not considered a “servicer” as defined in Item1101(j) of Regulation AB, and the Company’s management has elected to take responsibilityfor assessing compliance with the servicing criteria applicable to each vendor as permittedby Interpretation 17.06 of the SEC Division of Corporation Finance Manual of PubliclyAvailable Telephone Interpretations (“Interpretation 17.06”). As permitted byInterpretation 17.06, management has asserted that it has policies and procedures in placeto provide reasonable assurance that the vendor’s activities comply in all materialrespects with the servicing criteria applicable to each vendor. The Company’s managementis solely responsible for determining that it meets the SEC requirements to applyInterpretation 17.06 for the vendors and related criteria.With respect to the Platform, the Company’s management provides the following assessment ofcompliance with respect to the Applicable Servicing Criteria:1 The Company’s management is responsible for assessing the Company’s compliance with theApplicable Servicing Criteria as of and for the Period.2 The Company’s management has assessed compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria,including servicing criteria for which compliance is determined based on Interpretation 17.06as described above, as of and for the Period. In performing this assessment, management usedthe criteria set forth by the Securities and Exchange Commission in paragraph (d) of Item 1122of Regulation AB.3 Based on such assessment, other than as identified below hereto, as of and for the Period,the Company has complied, in all material respects, with the Applicable Servicing Criteria.
 

 
Material Instances of Non-compliance*1**122(d)(2)(vii)**Reconciliations are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backedsecurities related bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank clearingaccounts. These reconciliations: (b) Are prepared within 30 calendar days after the bankstatement cutoff date, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements;(d) Contain explanations for reconciling items. These reconciling items are resolved within 90calendar days of their original identification, or such other number of days specified in thetransaction agreements.*With respect to certain lockbox bank accounts, certain reconciliationswere not prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff date and certainreconciliations contained reconciling items which were not cleared or resolved within 90 daysof identification. The Company’s policies provide for reconciliations to be prepared within 30calendar days from receipt of bank statements and for reconciling items to remain on the bankreconciliations for up to two years to allow for resolution upon customer notification.4 KPMG LLP, a registered public accounting firm, has issued an attestation report with respectto Management’s Assertion of Compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria as of and forthe Period.      DaimlerChrysler Financial Services Americas LLC