DBRS Assigns Provisional Rating of AAA (sf) to Series 2018-1 Notes Issued by WTH Car Rental ULC

DBRS Limited (DBRS) assigned the provisional rating of AAA (sf) to the Fixed Rate Asset-Backed Notes, Series 2018-1 (the Series 2018-1 Notes) to be issued by WTH Car Rental ULC.

The Series 2018-1 Notes are to be issued by WTH Car Rental ULC on the Expected Closing Date. The Notes are backed by a security interest in a fleet of rental vehicles (consisting of new and used automobiles, minivans, sport-utility vehicles, trucks and/or vans) and vehicle receivables originated in Canada. The Series 2018-1 Notes will be issued on a private-placement basis, with interest paid monthly from proceeds received primarily from daily rental charges arising on the fleet. Principal is due on the maturity date and will be paid primarily from the sale of the rental vehicles.

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The principal methodologies are Rating Canadian Rental Car Fleet Securitizations and Legal Criteria for Canadian Structured Finance, which can be found on dbrs.com under Methodologies.

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