About Car Ready
Learn more about our mission, history, and lending partners
Our mission
The Car Ready Mission is to inform consumers of their auto refinancing and lease buyout options, and make the process as easy and accessible as possible.
We recognize that there is a large information gap in the marketplace around these two financial products. Refinancing your vehicle or buying out your lease can often save you significant amounts of money, and we strive to bring you the information and tools to do so.

Our history
Car Ready is fully owned and operated by Detroit Trading Company. Detroit Trading Company was founded in 2004 and is a leader in providing automotive shopping tools to consumers.
Through our many years of servicing automotive shoppers, we understand how to help people through the car buying experience. Through CarReady.com, we are striving to bring the same level of service to helping people with auto refinancing and lease buyouts.

Our trusted partners
Car Ready’s lender partnerships provide users access to dozens of banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions to ensure that they get the most competitive rate possible.
Car Ready partners include direct lenders and network partners that have large lending networks. Car Ready sometimes receives a fee from our partners, but these fees do not affect the rates offered to users. This allows us to operate this service, keep it free for users, and always ensure that users are receiving the best rates possible.