Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
None.
Item 4.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Substitute information provided in accordance with General Instruction J to Form 10-K:
Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB. Significant Obligors of Pool Assets (Financial Information).
There are no significant obligors with respect to the pool assets held by Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2012-1 (the “Issuing Entity”).
Item 1114(b)(2) of Regulation AB. Credit Enhancement and Other Support, Except for Certain Derivatives Instruments (Financial Information).
No entity or group of affiliated entities provides any external credit enhancement or other support with respect to either payment of the pool assets held by the Trust or payments on the notes (the “Notes”) or certificates (the “Certificates”) issued by the Issuing Entity.
Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB. Certain Derivatives Instruments (Financial Information).
No entity or group of affiliated entities provides any derivative instruments that are used to alter the payment characteristics of the cashflows from the Trust.
Item 1117 of Regulation AB. Legal Proceedings.
There are no current legal proceedings pending, or to the best knowledge of management of such entity, threatened, against the Issuing Entity, the sponsor, the servicer or the depositor that, if determined adversely to such party, would be expected to have a material adverse effect on the performance of the notes.
Each of the owner trustee and the indenture trustee has represented to the Issuing Entity that it is not a party to any current legal proceedings, nor is its management aware of any legal proceedings threatened against it that, if determined adversely to such party, would be expected to have a material adverse effect on the performance of the notes.
Part II
Item 9B.
Item 9B. Other Information
None.
Part III
Substitute information provided in accordance with General Instruction J to Form 10-K:
Item 1119 of Regulation AB. Affiliations and Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.
Information required by Item 1119 of Regulation AB has been omitted from this report on Form 10-K in reliance on the Instruction to Item 1119. The information has been provided previously in a Prospectus, dated January 11, 2012, filed by the Issuing Entity, pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) of the Securities Act of 1933 on January 13, 2012.
Item 1122 of Regulation AB. Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria.
Each of Ally Financial Inc. (“Ally Financial”) and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (each, a “Servicing Participant”) has been identified by the registrant as a party participating in the servicing function with respect to the pool assets held by the Issuing Entity during the reporting period. Each of the Servicing Participants has completed a report on an assessment of compliance with the servicing criteria applicable to such Servicing Participant (each, a “Report on Assessment”) during the Issuing Entity’s year ended December 31, 2012, which Reports on Assessment are attached as exhibits to this Form 10-K. In addition, each of the Servicing Participants has provided an attestation report (each, an “Attestation Report”) by a registered independent public accounting firm regarding its related Report on Assessment. Each Attestation Report is attached as an exhibit to this Form 10-K.
None of the Reports on Assessment or the related Attestation Reports has identified any material instances of noncompliance with the servicing criteria described in the related Report on Assessment as being applicable to each such Servicing Participant.
Item 1123 of Regulation AB. Servicer Compliance Statement.
Ally Financial has been identified as the servicer during the reporting period with respect to the pool assets held by the Issuing Entity. Ally Financial has provided a statement of compliance with the applicable servicing activities (the “Compliance Statement”), signed by an authorized officer, and such Compliance Statement is attached as an exhibit to this Form 10-K.
Part IV
Item 15.
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
(a)
List the following documents filed as a part of the report:
(1)
Financial Statements - Not Applicable.
(2)
Financial Statement Schedules - Not Applicable.
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Report on Assessment of Compliance with SEC Regulation AB Servicing Criteria concerning activities of Ally Financial for the year ended December 31, 2012.
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Report on Assessment of Compliance with SEC Regulation AB Servicing Criteria concerning activities of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas for the year ended December 31, 2012.
Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Ally Auto Assets LLC, as Depositor
/s/ Ryan C. Farris
Ryan C. Farris
President
(Senior Officer in charge of securitization of the depositor)
Date: March 29, 2013
Index of Exhibits