APR, Annual Percentage Rate explained

When you’re considering a car loan, one of the main considerations you will have is how much interest you’ll pay. That interest is expressed as APR, Annual Percentage Rate. But what is exactly is it, how is it worked out and why does it vary so much? APR, interest rate, representative APR, whatever lenders call […]

One of the many questions we are asked here at Car Nation Canada is around the different professions or stages of life and whether they can access car loans or not. This week we are going to tackle one of the most common life stages, being a student. Can students get car loans? The answer […]

As you can imagine, Car Nation Canada has been asked a lot of questions around car finance, loans, servicing loans and refinancing over the past few months. One of the more prevalent questions has to be, ‘Is your credit impacted if you have to refinance a car loan?’ Refinancing is a popular way to rebalance […]

There is no doubt that Uber is one of the few companies to ever live up to it’s ‘disruptive’ moniker. It has changed taxis and paid travel completely and shows no sign of letting up. Not only has it changed the way we travel, it has also opened up different opportunities to earn. Which begs […]

A car loan is a significant responsibility and a decent monthly outgoing. That’s even more true if you treated yourself to something special this time round. While car loans are generally for a fixed term, there is nothing stopping you paying it off early. In fact, there are some benefits to doing that. Aside from […]

Being a student is your first real taste of independence and nothing else ever comes close. Having your own car adds to that feeling of independence but with so many more demands on your money, can you really afford one? You can if you budget carefully and get the right car loan. That’s what this […]

If you still have payments to make on your car, can you still trade it in for a new one? What are your options? How does it all work? You can trade in a car with outstanding finance but that finance will need to be settled. You can either pay it off with a single […]

Car loans are a hot topic right now and with good reason. With the economy on the up, more people in employment than ever before and more lenders willing to lend, it’s a good time to be in the market for a car. If you’re after certified used rather than new, can you still get […]

Banks and lenders of all kinds have become much more tolerant of less than perfect credit scores over the past seven years. It took long enough, but the credit crisis showed them that it isn’t always our fault if we lose control of our finances. Bad credit car loans  are only one of many results […]

  Post bankruptcy, credit can be very hard to come by. Affordable credit even more so. That makes getting a car or upgrading your old one harder than it should be. However, get a bad credit car loan with a quality dealership network such as Car Nation Canada and all that could change. The process […]