Free Writing Prospectus dated March 15, 2012
 
 
$1,430,264,000

Mercedes-Benz Auto Lease Trust 2012-A
Issuing Entity
 
Daimler Trust Leasing LLC
Depositor
Mercedes-Benz Financial Services
USA LLC
Sponsor and Servicer

The depositor has prepared a preliminary prospectus supplement dated March 12, 2012 (subject to completion), a supplement dated March 15, 2012 (subject to completion) to the preliminary prospectus supplement and a prospectus dated March 12, 2012 which describe the notes to be issued by the issuing entity.  You should review the preliminary prospectus supplement, the supplement to the preliminary prospectus supplement and the prospectus in their entirety before deciding to purchase any of the notes.
 
Ratings
 
The depositor expects that the notes issued by the issuing entity will receive the indicated ratings from the nationally recognized statistical rating organizations, or “rating agencies,” listed below.
 
 
 
Fitch, Inc.
 
Standard & Poor’s
     Ratings Services
Class A-1
F1+ sf
 
A-1+ (sf)
Class A-2
AAAsf
 
AAA (sf)
Class A-3
AAAsf
 
AAA (sf)
Class A-4
AAAsf
 
AAA (sf)
       
 
It is a condition to the issuance of the notes that each class of the notes receive the ratings listed above.
 
 
Joint Bookrunners
 
     
J.P. Morgan
Barclays Capital
HSBC
     
 
Co-Managers
 
     
Mizuho Securities
 
RBS

The depositor has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus supplement and a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates.  Before you invest, you should read the prospectus supplement and the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the depositor has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the depositor, the issuing entity, and this offering.  You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.  Alternatively, the depositor, any underwriter or any dealer participating in this offering will arrange to send you the prospectus supplement and the prospectus if you request it by calling toll free 1-866-669-7629.