Morningstar DBRS Takes Credit Rating Action on Skopos Auto Receivables Trust 2019-1

DBRS, Inc. (Morningstar DBRS) upgraded one credit rating from Skopos Auto Receivables Trust 2019-1 as detailed in the summary chart below.

The credit rating action is based on the following analytical considerations:

-- Losses are tracking below the Morningstar DBRS initial base-case cumulative net loss (CNL) expectation. The current level of hard credit enhancement (CE) and estimated excess spread are sufficient to support the Morningstar DBRS projected remaining CNL assumption at a multiple of coverage commensurate with the credit ratings.

-- The transaction capital structures and form and sufficiency of available credit enhancement.

-- The transaction parties' capabilities with regard to originating, underwriting, and servicing.

-- The transaction assumptions consider Morningstar DBRS' baseline macroeconomic scenarios for rated sovereign economies, available in its commentary, "Baseline Macroeconomic Scenarios for Rated Sovereigns December 2024 Update," published on December 19, 2024. These baseline macroeconomic scenarios replace Morningstar DBRS' moderate and adverse coronavirus pandemic scenarios, which were first published in April 2020.

Morningstar DBRS' credit ratings on the applicable classes address the credit risk associated with the identified financial obligations in accordance with the relevant transaction documents. Where applicable, a description of these financial obligations can be found in the transactions' respective press releases at issuance.

ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE CONSIDERATIONS
There were no Environmental/Social/Governance factor(s) that had a significant or relevant effect on the credit analysis.

A description of how Morningstar DBRS considers ESG factors within the Morningstar DBRS analytical framework can be found in the Morningstar DBRS Criteria: Approach to Environmental, Social, and Governance Factors in Credit Ratings (August 13, 2024) https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/437781.

Notes:
The principal methodology applicable to the credit rating is Morningstar DBRS Master U.S. ABS Surveillance (January 10, 2025) https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/445740.

Other methodologies referenced in this transaction are listed at the end of this press release.

The credit rating was initiated at the request of the rated entity.

The rated entity or its related entities did participate in the credit rating process for this credit rating action.

Morningstar DBRS had access to the accounts, management and other relevant internal documents of the rated entity or its related entities in connection with this credit rating action.

This is a solicited credit rating.

Please see the related appendix for additional information regarding the sensitivity of assumptions used in the credit rating process.

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The credit rating methodologies used in the analysis of this transaction can be found at: https://dbrs.morningstar.com/about/methodologies.

-- Operational Risk Assessment for U.S. ABS Originators and Servicers (December 05, 2024),
https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/444162

-- Legal Criteria for U.S. Structured Finance (December 03, 2024),
https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/444064

-- Rating U.S. Structured Finance Transactions (March 10, 2025),
https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/449616

-- Rating U.S. Retail Auto Loan Securitizations (August 06,2024),
https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/437569

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