A LEADING car supermarket is investing £1 million in Widnes to develop the biggest outlet in the north west.

Motorpoint is creating 50 jobs at a six-acre site in Derby Road, Farnworth, previously operated by Motor Nation.

It will stock more than 400 new and nearly new low mileage cars from more than 30 different manufacturers.

Customers will also have instant access to a further 4,000 vehicles in stock.

The company plans to hold recruitment days throughout October in Widnes to find sales, service and support employees.

David Shelton, founder of Motorpoint, said: “We are delighted to announce that Motorpoint is coming to the the north west later this year.

“We look forward to welcoming customers from across the region to experience for themselves our legendary choice, value and service.”

The opening of the Widnes site forms part of on-going expansion programme.

The award-winning company is shortly to open an additional online sales centre in Birmingham to help meet unprecedented demand from customers to buy their cars online. More than 900 cars are sold online every month.

Motorpoint currently has seven sites in the UK in Birmingham, Burnley, Chingford, Derby, Glasgow, Newport and Peterborough.

Last year, it sold more than 36,500 cars. It is currently on target to sell in excess of 40,000 in 2014.

Motorpoint has been looking at potential locations across the North West of England since opening its most recent branch in Birmingham in mid-2013.

The Widnes site was previously operated by Motor Nation.