RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. – CU Direct Corp., which administers the Credit Union Direct Lending program, recently unveiled its next general vehicle research and shopping Web site for CUs and members.

The completely redesigned AutoSMART Web site offers many enhancements and is designed to provide CU members with a more streamlined, enjoyable and informative vehicle shopping and research experience by offering improved user-friendly navigation, more robust vehicle research capabilities, and an expanded library of automobile shopping resources. It provides in-depth comparison of prices and features of up to three vehicles at one time; vehicle value guides from Black Book, Kelly Blue Book and NADA; TitleGuard branded title protection; free inspection reports and history checks on used vehicles from AutoCheck and CarFax; and loan calculators members can use to compare the value of loans based on dealer incentives and special offers.

Members can also use the site to obtain credit reports from Equifax, Experian and Trans Union.

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For CUs, the flexible, versatile site provides additional content options for co-branding and customization.

The CUDL AutoSMART Web site also allows network dealers to list their vehicle inventories and actual vehicle pictures on the site. As a result of the company's new agreement with RyanTech, CUDL dealerships have a variety of options when displaying their vehicle inventory on the Web site. Dealers can also update their inventories directly from their own systems on an hourly basis.

Lastly, CUDL has partnered with automotive information leading provider Edmunds.com to offer a range of new and comprehensive vehicle information, images and research capabilities on the redesigned Web site. Through the new partnership, Edmunds.com is providing the CUDL AutoSMART Web site with: Edmunds.com True Market Value for new and used vehicles, Edmunds.com rebates and incentives, new vehicle configurator, new vehicle comparisons, in-depth vehicle reviews, and vehicle safety and warranty data.

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