Fitch Issues Presale Report on HSBC Automotive Trust 2005-3

NEW YORK--Oct. 2, 20056, 2005--Fitch Ratings has issued a presale report today on HSBC Automotive Trust 2005-3 discussing the rating analysis behind Fitch Ratings' expected ratings on the offered notes. The collateral securing the notes consists of simple interest retail installment sales contracts secured by new and used automobiles, light duty trucks, and vans, to subprime borrowers.

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