Fitch Ratings Publishes ``In the Auto ABS Driver's Seat''

    NEW YORK--Feb. 27, 2002--"In the Auto ABS Driver's Seat" (The Driver's Seat) is Fitch Ratings' quarterly investor publication tracking prime retail auto loan performance, auto industry trends, and developments in the auto ABS securtization market. The current issue as well as previous issues are available on the web within FitchResearch, Fitch Ratings subscription-based web site located at www.fitchratings.com or by contacting Products & Services at 212/908-0800.