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Title: ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT
Governing Law: New York     Date: 12/20/2006

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ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT

AMONG

CAPITAL AUTO RECEIVABLES ASSET TRUST 2006-2,
ISSUING ENTITY,

GMAC LLC,
ADMINISTRATOR

AND

THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
INDENTURE TRUSTEE

DATED AS OF DECEMBER 14, 2006

 

 


 

     ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT, dated as of December 14, 2006, among CAPITAL AUTO RECEIVABLES ASSET TRUST 2006-2, a Delaware statutory trust, as issuer (the “Issuing Entity”), GMAC LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as administrator (the “Administrator”), and THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A., a national banking association organized under the laws of the United States of America, not in its individual capacity but solely as indenture trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”).

W I T N E S S E T H :

     WHEREAS, the Issuing Entity is issuing Notes pursuant to an indenture, dated as of December 14, 2006 (as amended and supplemented from time to time, the “Indenture”), between the Issuing Entity and the Indenture Trustee;

     WHEREAS, the Issuing Entity has entered into (or assumed) certain agreements in connection with the issuance of the Notes and the Certificates, including (a) the Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement, (b) the Note Depository Agreement, (c) the Indenture and (d) the Swap Counterparty Rights Agreement;

     WHEREAS, pursuant to the Basic Documents, the Issuing Entity and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Delaware, as Owner Trustee, are required to perform certain duties in connection with (a) the Notes and the Collateral and (b) the Certificates;

     WHEREAS, the Issuing Entity and the Owner Trustee desire to have the Administrator perform certain of the duties of the Issuing Entity and the Owner Trustee referred to in the preceding clause, and to provide such additional services consistent with the terms of this Agreement and the Basic Documents as the Issuing Entity and the Owner Trustee may from time to time request;

     WHEREAS, the Administrator has the capacity to provide the services required hereby and is willing to perform such services for the Issuing Entity and the Owner Trustee on the terms set forth herein;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties agree as follows:

          1. Certain Definitions. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in Part I of Appendix A to the Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement of even date herewith among the Issuing Entity, the Seller and GMAC, as Servicer (as it may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement”). All references herein to the “Agreement” or “this Agreement” are to this Administration Agreement as it may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time. All references herein to Sections are to sections of this Agreement unless otherwise specified. The rules of construction set forth in Part II of Appendix A to the Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement shall be applicable to this Agreement.

          2. Duties of the Administrator.

     (a) Duties with Respect to the Note Depository Agreement and the Indenture.

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          (i) The Administrator agrees to perform all its duties as Administrator and the duties of the Issuing Entity under the Indenture, the Swap Counterparty Rights Agreement and the Note Depository Agreement. In addition, the Administrator shall consult with the Owner Trustee regarding the duties of the Issuing Entity under the Indenture, the Swap Counterparty Rights Agreement and the Note Depository Agreement. The Administrator shall monitor the performance of the Issuing Entity and shall advise the Owner Trustee when action is necessary to comply with the Issuing Entity’s duties under the Indenture, the Swap Counterparty Rights Agreement and the Note Depository Agreement. The Administrator shall prepare for execution by the Issuing Entity or shall cause the preparation by other appropriate persons of all such documents, reports, filings, instruments, certificates, notices and opinions as it shall be the duty of the Issuing Entity to prepare, file or deliver pursuant to the Indenture, the Swap Counterparty Rights Agreement and the Note Depository Agreement. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Administrator shall take all appropriate action that it is the duty of the Issuing Entity to take pursuant to the Indenture and the Swap Counterparty Rights Agreement, including such of the foregoing as are required with respect to the following matters under the Indenture (references are to sections of the Indenture and the Swap Counterparty Rights Agreement, as applicable):

               (A) the preparation of or obtaining of the documents and instruments required for authentication of the Notes and delivery of such documents or instruments to the Indenture Trustee (Section 2.2 of the Indenture);

               (B) the duty to cause the Note Register to be kept and to give the Indenture Trustee notice of any appointment of a new Note Registrar and the location, or change in location, of the Note Register (Section 2.4 of the Indenture);

               (C) the notification of the Noteholders of the final principal payment on their Notes (Section 2.7(d) of the Indenture);

               (D) the preparation, obtaining or filing of the instruments, opinions and certificates and other documents required for the release of Collateral (Section 2.9 of the Indenture);

               (E) the preparation of Definitive Notes and arranging the delivery thereof (Section 2.12 of the Indenture);

               (F) the maintenance of an office in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York, for registration of transfer or exchange of Notes (Section 3.2 of the Indenture);

               (G) the duty to cause newly appointed Paying Agents, if any, to deliver to the Indenture Trustee the instrument specified in the Indenture regarding funds held in trust (Section 3.3(c) of the Indenture);

               (H) the direction to the Indenture Trustee to deposit monies with Paying Agents, if any, other than the Indenture Trustee (Section 3.3(c) of the Indenture);

               (I) the obtaining and preservation of the Issuing Entity’s qualification to do business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect

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the validity and enforceability of the Indenture, the Notes, the Collateral and each other instrument and agreement included in the Trust Estate (Section 3.4 of the Indenture);

               (J) the preparation and filing of all supplements, amendments, financing statements, continuation statements, instruments of further assurance and other instruments, in accordance with Section 3.5 of the Indenture, necessary to protect the Trust Estate (Section 3.5 of the Indenture);

               (K) the delivery of the Opinion of Counsel on the Closing Date, in accordance with Section 3.6(a) of the Indenture, the delivery of the Opinion of Counsel on or before March 15 in each calendar year, beginning March 15, 2007 regarding maintenance of security liens and security interests in accordance with Section 3.6(b) of the Indenture, each of which relates to the Trust Estate, and the annual delivery of the Officers’ Certificate and certain other statements, in accordance with Section 3.9 of the Indenture, as to compliance with the Indenture (Sections 3.6(a), 3.6(b) and 3.9 of the Indenture);

               (L) the identification to the Indenture Trustee in an Officers’ Certificate of a Person with whom the Issuing Entity has contracted to perform its duties under the Indenture (Section 3.7(b) of the Indenture);

               (M) the notification of the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies of a Servicer Default pursuant to the Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and, if such Servicer Default arises from the failure of the Servicer to perform any of its duties under the Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement, the taking of all reasonable steps available to remedy such failure (Section 3.7(d) of the Indenture);

               (N) the preparation and obtaining of documents and instruments required for the release of the Issuing Entity from its obligations under the Indenture (Sections 3.10 and 3.11 of the Indenture);

               (O) the delivery of notice to the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies of each Event of Default under the Indenture, each Servicer Default, each default by the Seller under the Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement and each default by GMAC under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Section 3.19 of the Indenture);

               (P) the monitoring of the Issuing Entity’s obligations as to the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture and the preparation and delivery of an Officers’ Certificate, and the obtaining of the Opinion of Counsel and an Independent Certificate relating thereto (Section 4.1 of the Indenture);

               (Q) the compliance with any written directive of the Indenture Trustee with respect to the sale of the Trust Estate in a commercially reasonable manner if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (Section 5.4 of the Indenture);

               (R) the preparation and delivery of notice to the Noteholders and the Swap Counterparty of the resignation or removal of the Indenture Trustee and the appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee (Section 6.8 of the Indenture);

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               (S) the preparation of any written instruments required to confirm more fully the authority of any co-trustee or separate trustee and any written instruments necessary in connection with the resignation or removal of any co-trustee or separate trustee (Section 6.10 of the Indenture);

               (T) the furnishing of the Indenture Trustee with the names and addresses of the Noteholders during any period when the Indenture Trustee is not the Note Registrar (Section 7.1 of the Indenture);

               (U) the preparation, the execution on behalf of the Issuing Entity and the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, any applicable state agencies and the Indenture Trustee of documents required to be filed on a periodic basis with, and summaries thereof as may be required by rules and regulations prescribed by, the Securities and Exchange Commission and any applicable state agencies and the transmission of such summaries, as necessary, to the Noteholders (Section 7.3 of the Indenture);

               (V) the opening of one or more accounts in the Issuing Entity’s name, the preparation of Issuer Orders and Opinions of Counsel and all other actions necessary with respect to investment and reinvestment of funds in the Designated Accounts (Sections 8.2 and 8.3 of the Indenture);

               (W) the preparation of an Issuer Request and Officer’s Certificate and the obtaining of an Opinion of Counsel, a Materiality Opinion and Independent Certificates, if necessary, for the release of the Trust Estate as defined in the Indenture (Sections 8.4 and 8.5 of the Indenture);

               (X) the preparation of Issuer Orders and the obtaining of Opinions of Counsel with respect to the execution of supplemental indentures and the mailing to the Noteholders of notices with respect to such supplemental indentures (Sections 9.1, 9.2 and 9.3 of the Indenture);

               (Y) the execution and delivery of new Notes conforming to any supplemental indenture (Section 9.6 of the Indenture);

               (Z) the notification of the Noteholders and the Rating Agencies of redemption of the Notes or the duty to cause the Indenture Trustee to provide such notification (Sections 10.1 and 10.2 of the Indenture);

               (AA) the preparation of all Officer’s Certificates, Opinions of Counsel and Independent Certificates with respect to any requests by the Issuing Entity to the Indenture Trustee to take any action under the Indenture and delivery thereof to the Indenture Trustee (Section 11.1(a) of the Indenture);

               (BB) the preparation and delivery of Officers’ Certificates and the obtaining of Independent Certificates, if necessary, for the release of property from the lien of the Indenture (Section 11.1(b) of the Indenture);

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               (CC) the notification of the Rating Agencies upon the failure of the Indenture Trustee to give such notification, of the information required pursuant to Section 11.4 (Section 11.4 of the Indenture);

               (DD) the preparation and delivery to the Noteholders, the Indenture Trustee or any Paying Agent of any agreements with any Holder of a Note with respect to alternate payment and notice provisions (Section 11.6 of the Indenture);

               (EE) the recording of the Indenture, if applicable (Section 11.15 of the Indenture);

               (FF) the delivery to the Indenture Trustee of an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Issuing Entity, each stating that any consolidation or merger of the Issuing Entity and related supplemental indenture shall have no material adverse tax consequence to the Swap Counterparty, as required pursuant to Section 2.01(a) of the Swap Counterparty Rights Agreement;

               (GG) the delivery to the Indenture Trustee of an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Issuing Entity, each stating that any sale, conveyance, exchange, transfer or disposition of property or assets of the Issuing Entity and related supplemental indenture shall have no material adverse tax consequence to the Swap Counterparty, as required pursuant to Section 2.01(b) of the Swap Counterparty Rights Agreement;

               (HH) the delivery of a copy to the Swap Counterparty of any notice it shall deliver pursuant to Section 3.7(d) of the Indenture in respect of the occurrence of a Servicer Default under the Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement (Section 4.02(b) of the Swap Counterparty Rights Agreement);

               (II) the delivery of prompt written notice to the Swap Counterparty of each Event of Default under the Indenture, each Servicer Default, each default on the part of the Seller of its obligations under the Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement and each default on the part of GMAC of its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Section 4.02(c) of the Swap Counterparty Rights Agreement);

               (JJ) the delivery to the Swap Counterparty, within five (5) Business Days after learning of the occurrence thereof, of a copy of the written notice in the form of an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Indenture Trustee, of any event which with the giving of notice and the lapse of time would become an Event of Default under Section 5.1(d) of the Indenture, its status and what action the Issuing Entity is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto (Section 4.02(d) of the Swap Counterparty Rights Agreement);

               (KK) the delivery of written notice to the Swap Counterparty at least sixty (60) days prior to the removal of the Administrator without cause pursuant to Section 10(d) of this Agreement (Section 4.10(a) of the Swap Counterparty Rights Agreement);

               (LL) the delivery to the Swap Counterparty of a copy of any written notice from the Issuing Entity to the Administrator effecting the immediate removal of the

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Administrator pursuant to Section 10(d) of this Agreement (Section 4.10(b) of the Swap Counterparty Rights Agreement);

               (MM) the prompt transmittal to the Swap Counterparty of any notice received by the Issuing Entity from the Noteholders to the Swap Counterparty (Section 4.12 of the Swap Counterparty Rights Agreement);

               (NN) the delivery to the Swap Counterparty of summaries of any information, documents or reports required to be filed by the Issuing Entity pursuant to Sections 7.3(a)(i) and 7.3(a)(ii) of the Indenture;

               (OO) the delivery to the Swap Counterparty of a copy of the Annual Statement of Compliance required by Section 3.9 of the Indenture (Section 4.13(c) of the Swap Counterparty Rights Agreement); and

          (ii) For so long as GMAC is both the Administrator and the Servicer, the Administrator will perform those payment and indemnity obligations of the Servicer under Section 3.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and Section 6.01 of the Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement in the event that the Servicer fails to perform such obligations.

     (b) Additional Duties.

          (i) In addition to the duties of the Administrator set forth above, the Administrator shall perform all the duties of the Issuing Entity under the other Basic Documents, including making all calculations and shall prepare for execution by the Issuing Entity or the Owner Trustee or shall cause the preparation by other appropriate Persons of all such documents, reports, filings, instruments, certificates, notices and opinions as it shall be the duty of the Issuing Entity or the Owner Trustee to prepare, file or deliver pursuant to the Basic Documents, and at the request of the Owner Trustee shall take all appropriate action that it is the duty of the Issuing Entity or the Owner Trustee to take pursuant to the Basic Documents. Subject to Section 7 of this Agreement, and in accordance with the directions of the Owner Trustee, the Administrator shall administer, perform or supervise the performance of such other activities in connection with the Collateral (including the Basic Documents) as are not covered by any of the foregoing provis

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