UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 8-K

Current Report ~~Pursuant~~

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) ~~of the~~

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) ~~October~~ March 163, ~~2025~~2026

Ally Auto Receivables Trust ~~2025~~ 2026-1

(Issuing Entity with respect to Securities)

Ally Auto Assets LLC

(Depositor with respect to Securities)

Ally Bank

(Sponsor with respect to Securities)

Delaware	333-286053-0102	3341-~~6959131~~6873451
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
Ally Auto Assets LLC 500 Woodward Avenue Detroit, Michigan		48226
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Ally Auto Assets LLC

500 Woodward Avenue

Detroit, Michigan

48226

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including area code: (866) 710-4623

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

N/A

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 1.01 and 8.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement and Other Events.

Ally Auto Assets LLC (“Ally Auto”) has registered an issuance of $14,857,853,748.25 in principal amount of asset backed notes on Form SF-3 (Registration File No. 333-286053) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), filed on March 24, 2025, as amended by Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 on May 2, 2025 (as amended, the “Registration Statement”).

~~Pursuant~~On toMarch 3, 2026, Ally Auto and Ally Bank (the ~~Registration~~“Sponsor”) ~~Statement~~entered into an Underwriting Agreement with BofA Securities, Inc., Barclays Capital Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (collectively, the “Underwriters”), for the issuance and sale of an amount of certain asset backed notes of Ally Auto Receivables Trust ~~2025~~ 2026-1 (the “Issuing Entity”) ~~issued~~in ~~and~~the ~~sold~~following ~~$309,990,000~~classes: ~~aggregate~~(i) the ~~principal balance of~~ Class A-2 ~~4.03%~~ Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-2 Notes”), ~~$357,490,000~~(ii) ~~aggregate principal balance of~~ the Class A-3 ~~3.96%~~ Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-3 Notes”), and ~~$90,860,000~~ ~~aggregate~~(iii) the ~~principal balance of~~ Class A-4 ~~4.08%~~ Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-4 Notes” and, together with the Class A-2 Notes and the Class A-3 Notes, the “~~Sold~~Offered Notes”) ~~on October 16, 2025 (the “Closing Date”)~~. The ~~Sold~~retained ~~Notes have an aggregate principal balance of $758,340,000. The Issuing Entity also issued $13,100,000 aggregate principal balance of~~ Class A-1 ~~4.069%~~ Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-1 R Notes”), ~~$16,320,000~~the ~~aggregate principal balance of~~ retained Class A-2 ~~4.03%~~ Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-2 R Notes”), ~~$18,820,000~~the ~~aggregate principal balance of~~ retained Class A-3 ~~3.96%~~ Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-3 R Notes”), ~~$4,790,000~~the ~~aggregate principal balance of~~ retained Class A-4 ~~4.08%~~ Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-4 R Notes” and, together with the Class A-1 R Notes, the Class A-2 R Notes and the Class A-3 R Notes, the “Class A R Notes”), ~~$1,180,000~~the ~~aggregate~~retained ~~principal balance of~~ Class B ~~4.32%~~ Asset Backed Notes (the “Class B R Notes”), ~~$990,000~~the ~~aggregate~~retained ~~principal balance of~~ Class C ~~4.56%~~ Asset Backed Notes (the “Class C R Notes”) and ~~$730,000 aggregate~~the ~~principal~~retained ~~balance of~~ Class D ~~4.91%~~ Asset Backed Notes (the “Class D R Notes” and, ~~together~~collectively with the Class A R Notes, the Class B R Notes and the Class C R Notes, the “Retained Notes”). ~~Additionally,~~and the ~~Issuing~~Retained ~~Entity~~Notes ~~issued~~together ~~Certificates~~ with athe ~~nominal~~Offered ~~amount of $95~~Notes,~~000~~ (the “~~Majority Certificates~~Notes”) ~~and~~will ~~Certificates~~also ~~with~~be aissued ~~nominal~~by ~~amount~~the Issuing ofEntity. ~~$5,000~~The ~~(the~~Offered ~~“Retained Certificates”~~Notes ~~and,~~have ~~together~~an ~~with~~aggregate ~~the~~principal ~~Majority~~balance ~~Certificates,~~of ~~the “Certificates”)~~$758,280,000. Only the ~~Sold~~Offered Notes ~~were~~have ~~offered~~been ~~publicly~~registered ~~for~~pursuant ~~sale.~~to On the ~~Closing~~Act ~~Date,~~under ~~Ally~~the ~~Auto~~Registration ~~also~~Statement. ~~sold~~The ~~$247,800,000~~Retained ~~aggregate~~Notes ~~principal~~will ~~balance~~be ofinitially ~~Class A-1~~retained ~~4.069%~~or ~~Asset~~held ~~Backed~~by ~~Notes,~~Ally Auto ~~$22,380,000~~or ~~aggregate~~a ~~principal~~majority-owned ~~balance~~affiliate of ~~Class B~~the 4Sponsor.~~32%~~ ~~Asset~~Five ~~Backed~~percent ~~Notes,~~(5%) ~~$18,640,000~~of ~~aggregate~~the ~~principal~~Certificates ~~balance~~ of ~~Class C~~the ~~4.56%~~Issuing ~~Asset~~Entity ~~Backed~~will ~~Notes~~be ~~and $13,860,000~~initially ~~aggregate~~retained ~~principal~~or ~~balance~~held ofby ~~Class D~~Ally ~~4.91%~~Auto ~~Asset~~or ~~Backed~~a ~~Notes~~majority-owned toaffiliate ~~Ally~~of ~~Subordinate~~the ~~Holdings~~Sponsor ~~LLC,~~and anninety-five ~~affiliate~~percent of(95%) ~~Ally~~will ~~Auto,~~be initially inheld aor ~~transaction~~retained ~~exempt~~by ~~from~~Ally ~~the~~Auto ~~registration~~or ~~requirements~~an affiliate of ~~the~~Ally ~~Act~~Auto. ~~The~~It ~~Retained~~is ~~Notes~~expected ~~and~~that the ~~Certificates~~ Notes will ~~initially~~ be ~~held~~issued byon ~~Ally~~or ~~Auto,~~about ~~a majority-owned affiliate of Ally Bank~~March 10, 2026 (the ~~sponsor~~“Closing Date”).

This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed to satisfy an undertaking to file copies of certain agreements executed in connection with the issuance of the Notes, the forms of which (other than the Securities Account Control Agreement) were filed as Exhibits to the Registration Statement.

The Notes ~~were~~will be issued pursuant to an Indenture attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1, to be dated as of the Closing Date between the Issuing Entity and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Indenture Trustee.

The Notes evidence indebtedness of the Issuing Entity, the assets of which will consist primarily of motor vehicle retail instalment sale contracts (the “Receivables”) secured by new and used automobiles and light duty trucks financed thereby.

On the Closing Date, the Receivables ~~had~~will have the characteristics described in the Prospectus, dated as of ~~October~~March 73, ~~2025~~2026, ~~filed~~to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) of the Act on ~~October~~March 95, ~~2025~~2026.

Legal opinions of Mayer Brown LLP are attached as Exhibit 5.1 and Exhibit 8.1.

Item 9.01. Exhibits

Exhibit 4.1		Indenture between Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2025-1 and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Indenture Trustee, dated as of October 16, 2025.
Exhibit 1.1		Underwriting Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2026, by and among Ally Bank, Ally Auto Assets LLC and BofA Securities, Inc., Barclays Capital Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as representatives of the underwriters named therein.
Exhibit 4.2		Trust Agreement between Ally Auto Assets LLC, as Depositor and BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware, as Owner Trustee and Paying Agent, dated as of October 16, 2025.
Exhibit 4.1		Indenture between Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2026-1 and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Indenture Trustee, to be dated as of March 10, 2026.
Exhibit 4.3		Pooling Agreement between Ally Bank, as Seller, and Ally Auto Assets LLC, dated as of October 16, 2025.
Exhibit 4.2		Trust Agreement between Ally Auto Assets LLC, as Depositor, and BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware, as Owner Trustee and Paying Agent, to be dated as of March 10, 2026.

Exhibit 99.1		Trust Sale Agreement between Ally Auto Assets LLC, as Depositor, and Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2025-1, as Issuing Entity, dated as of October 16, 2025.
Exhibit 4.3		Pooling Agreement between Ally Bank, as Seller, and Ally Auto Assets LLC, to be dated as of March 10, 2026.
Exhibit 99.2		Custodian Agreement between Ally Bank, as Custodian, and Ally Auto Assets LLC, as Depositor, dated as of October 16, 2025.
Exhibit 5.1		Opinion of Counsel of Mayer Brown LLP, dated as of March 5, 2026.
Exhibit 99.3		Administration Agreement among Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2025-1, as Issuing Entity, Ally Bank, as Administrator, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Indenture Trustee, dated as of October 16, 2025.
Exhibit 8.1		Opinion of Counsel of Mayer Brown LLP, dated as of March 5, 2026.
Exhibit 99.4		Servicing Agreement among Ally Bank, as Servicer, Ally Auto Assets LLC, as Depositor, and Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2025-1, as Issuing Entity, dated as of October 16, 2025.
Exhibit 36.1		Depositor Certification for shelf offerings of asset-backed securities.
Exhibit 99.5		Asset Representations Review Agreement among Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2025-1, as Issuing Entity, Ally Bank, as Sponsor, and Clayton Fixed Income Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer, dated as of October 16, 2025.
Exhibit 99.1		Trust Sale Agreement between Ally Auto Assets LLC, as Depositor, and Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2026-1, as Issuing Entity, to be dated as of March 10, 2026.
Exhibit 99.6		Securities Account Control Agreement among Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2025-1, as Issuing Entity, U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Indenture Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Securities Intermediary, dated as of October 16, 2025.
Exhibit 99.2		Custodian Agreement between Ally Bank, as Custodian, and Ally Auto Assets LLC, as Depositor, to be dated as of March 10, 2026.
Exhibit 99.3		Administration Agreement among Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2026-1, as Issuing Entity, Ally Bank, as Administrator, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Indenture Trustee, to be dated as of March 10, 2026.
Exhibit 99.4		Servicing Agreement among Ally Bank, as Servicer, Ally Auto Assets LLC, as Depositor, and Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2026-1, as Issuing Entity, to be dated as of March 10, 2026.
Exhibit 99.5		Asset Representations Review Agreement among Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2026-1, as Issuing Entity, Ally Bank, as Sponsor, and Clayton Fixed Income Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer, to be dated as of March 10, 2026.
Exhibit 99.6		Securities Account Control Agreement among Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2026-1, as Issuing Entity, U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Indenture Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Securities Intermediary, to be dated as of March 10, 2026.

Form 8-K re: transaction documents and underwriting agreement

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
Exhibit 4.1		Indenture between Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2025-1 and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Indenture Trustee, dated as of October 16, 2025.
Exhibit 1.1		Underwriting Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2026, by and among Ally Bank, Ally Auto Assets LLC and BofA Securities, Inc., Barclays Capital Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as representatives of the underwriters named therein.
Exhibit 4.2		Trust Agreement between Ally Auto Assets LLC, as Depositor and BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware, as Owner Trustee and Paying Agent, dated as of October 16, 2025.
Exhibit 4.1		Indenture between Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2026-1 and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Indenture Trustee, to be dated as of March 10, 2026.
Exhibit 4.3		Pooling Agreement between Ally Bank, as Seller, and Ally Auto Assets LLC, dated as of October 16, 2025.
Exhibit 4.2		Trust Agreement between Ally Auto Assets LLC, as Depositor, and BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware, as Owner Trustee and Paying Agent, to be dated as of March 10, 2026.
Exhibit 99.1		Trust Sale Agreement between Ally Auto Assets LLC, as Depositor, and Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2025-1, as Issuing Entity, dated as of October 16, 2025.
Exhibit 4.3		Pooling Agreement between Ally Bank, as Seller, and Ally Auto Assets LLC, to be dated as of March 10, 2026.
Exhibit 99.2		Custodian Agreement between Ally Bank, as Custodian, and Ally Auto Assets LLC, as Depositor, dated as of October 16, 2025.
Exhibit 5.1		Opinion of Counsel of Mayer Brown LLP, dated as of March 5, 2026.
Exhibit 99.3		Administration Agreement among Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2025-1, as Issuing Entity, Ally Bank, as Administrator, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Indenture Trustee, dated as of October 16, 2025.
Exhibit 8.1		Opinion of Counsel of Mayer Brown LLP, dated as of March 5, 2026.
Exhibit 99.4		Servicing Agreement among Ally Bank, as Servicer, Ally Auto Assets LLC, as Depositor, and Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2025-1, as Issuing Entity, dated as of October 16, 2025.
Exhibit 36.1		Depositor Certification for shelf offerings of asset-backed securities.
Exhibit 99.5		Asset Representations Review Agreement among Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2025-1, as Issuing Entity, Ally Bank, as Sponsor, and Clayton Fixed Income Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer, dated as of October 16, 2025.
Exhibit 99.1		Trust Sale Agreement between Ally Auto Assets LLC, as Depositor, and Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2026-1, as Issuing Entity, to be dated as of March 10, 2026.
Exhibit 99.6		Securities Account Control Agreement among Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2025-1, as Issuing Entity, U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Indenture Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Securities Intermediary, dated as of October 16, 2025.
Exhibit 99.2		Custodian Agreement between Ally Bank, as Custodian, and Ally Auto Assets LLC, as Depositor, to be dated as of March 10, 2026.
Exhibit 99.3		Administration Agreement among Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2026-1, as Issuing Entity, Ally Bank, as Administrator, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Indenture Trustee, to be dated as of March 10, 2026.
Exhibit 99.4		Servicing Agreement among Ally Bank, as Servicer, Ally Auto Assets LLC, as Depositor, and Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2026-1, as Issuing Entity, to be dated as of March 10, 2026.
Exhibit 99.5		Asset Representations Review Agreement among Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2026-1, as Issuing Entity, Ally Bank, as Sponsor, and Clayton Fixed Income Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer, to be dated as of March 10, 2026.
Exhibit 99.6		Securities Account Control Agreement among Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2026-1, as Issuing Entity, U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Indenture Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Securities Intermediary, to be dated as of March 10, 2026.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


ALLY AUTO ASSETS LLC

By:		/s/ Jalpesh Patel
Name:		Jalpesh Patel
Title:		Vice President

Dated: ~~October~~March 165, ~~2025~~2026

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