Fitch Rates Nissan Master Owner Trust Receivables, Series 2013-A

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings assigns the following ratings to Nissan Master Owner Trust Receivables (NMOTR), series 2013-A as follows:

--$1,000,000,000 class A notes 'AAAsf', Outlook Stable.

KEY RATING DRIVERS

Good Quality of Receivables: The receivables backing 2013-A include over 90% new vehicles and are mainly Nissan and Infiniti new and used vehicles, as well as a small portion of those of other manufacturers.

Asset Concentrations: Dealers are subject to specific concentration limits, mitigating the risk of individual dealer defaults and losses. Furthermore, the exposure to individual vehicle types, dealer credit ratings, and state concentrations are mitigated with concentration limits.

Strong Dealer Network: Based on a review of dealer financial metrics and NMAC's internal dealer risk ratings (categorized into four distinct groups), the financial health of the participating dealer network is currently viewed as strong, with the majority of dealers profitable in 2012.

Strong Trust Performance: NMOTR has continued to experience positive trends in overall performance, including elevated monthly payment rates (MPRs) and asset yields, low agings and delinquencies, and no dealer defaults and trust losses.

Sufficient Credit Enhancement: Initial credit enhancement (CE) for the class A notes is 19.90%, a decline from the prior series (21.10%), consisting of 19.50% overcollateralization (OC) and a 0.40% reserve (of the initial collateral balance). Structural features, including early amortization triggers, mitigate risks stemming from dealer/manufacturer defaults/bankruptcies.

Consistent Origination and Servicing: NMAC demonstrates adequate abilities as an originator, underwriter, and servicer, as evidenced by the historical delinquency and loss performance of NMOTR.

Legal Structure Integrity: The legal structure of the transaction provides that a bankruptcy of NMAC would not impair the timeliness of payments on the securities.

RATING SENSITIVITY

Fitch's stress and rating sensitivity analysis are discussed in the presale report released Feb. 19, 2013, 'Nissan Master Owner Trust Receivables 2013-A' available at 'www.fitchratings.com'.

Additional information is available at 'www.fitchratings.com'. The ratings above were solicited by, or on behalf of, the issuer, and therefore, Fitch has been compensated for the provision of the ratings.

Applicable Criteria and Related Research:

--'Global Rating Criteria for Dealer Floorplan ABS' (Jan. 22, 2013);

--'Global Structured Finance Rating Criteria' (June 6, 2012).

Applicable Criteria and Related Research

Global Rating Criteria for Dealer Floorplan ABS

http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=698609

Global Structured Finance Rating Criteria

http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=679923

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