Press Release

DBRS Discontinues Ratings to Driver Eight GmbH

Auto
June 26, 2014

DBRS Ratings Limited (“DBRS”) has discontinued the ratings on the notes issued by Driver Eight GmbH. The following rating actions have been taken due to repayment of the notes on the 24 June 2014 payment date:

  • Class A previously rated AAA (sf) is now rated Disc.-Repaid
  • Class B previously rated AA (sf) is now rated Disc.-Repaid

Notes:
The principal methodology applicable is Master European Structured Finance Surveillance Methodology.

The sources of information used for this rating include monthly investor reports provided by Volkswagen Bank GmbH. DBRS considers the information available to it for the purposes of providing this rating was of satisfactory quality.

DBRS does not audit the information it receives in connection with the rating process, and it does not and cannot independently verify that information in every instance.

The last rating action on this transaction took place on 25 February 2014.

Information regarding DBRS ratings, including definitions, policies and methodologies are available on www.dbrs.com.

For further information on DBRS historic default rates published by the European Securities and Markets Administration (“ESMA”) in a central repository, see:
http://cerep.esma.europa.eu/cerep-web/statistics/defaults.xhtml.

Ratings assigned by DBRS Ratings Limited are subject to EU regulations only.

Initial Lead Analyst: Mike Babick
Initial Rating Date: 17 January 2011
Initial Rating Committee Chair: Claire Mezzanotte

Lead Surveillance Analyst: Keith Gorman
Rating Committee Chair: Diana Turner

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The rating methodologies and criteria used in the analysis of this transaction can be found at: http://www.dbrs.com/about/methodologies

Ratings

Driver Eight GmbH
  • Date Issued:Jun 26, 2014
  • Rating Action:Disc.-Repaid
  • Ratings:Discontinued
  • Trend:--
  • Rating Recovery:
  • Issued:UK
  • Date Issued:Jun 26, 2014
  • Rating Action:Disc.-Repaid
  • Ratings:Discontinued
  • Trend:--
  • Rating Recovery:
  • Issued:UK
  • US = Lead Analyst based in USA
  • CA = Lead Analyst based in Canada
  • EU = Lead Analyst based in EU
  • UK = Lead Analyst based in UK
  • E = EU endorsed
  • U = UK endorsed
  • Unsolicited Participating With Access
  • Unsolicited Participating Without Access
  • Unsolicited Non-participating

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