First Car and Car Loans

My daughters sixteenth birthday is around the corner and I plan to surprise her with a new car.  It will not be brand new but it will be new to her and I am sure she will be delighted.  In order to have the car ready before her sixteenth birthday I need to start reviewing Car Loans now.  I only plan to apply at one place but I want to know what all the requirements are for each place before I get started.  Will I have to gather paper work or do they just pull credit? I am so excited to be surprising my daughter with her first car.