Online car retailer Cazoo has opened its first 海角视频 customer centre in Manchester, creating jobs in the process.

The online-only business has announced the site on Chester Road in Stretford as one of its flagship sites, with plans to open 15 further locations across the country by the end of the year.

One of the 海角视频鈥檚 fastest growing ecommerce businesses, Cazoo said the sites form a "key part" of its storage and distribution infrastructure, as well as providing customers with a local collection option and servicing facilities.

Customers will be able to browse cars for sale online at the customer centre - with purchases made entirely online.

Tuesday's opening, which followed an investment of 拢1m, has created "over 20" new customer service and vehicle technician roles, with more roles to be offered across the North West as more centres open over the coming months.

Neil Smith, retail director at Cazoo, said: 鈥淲e have been delighted by the overwhelmingly positive response of consumers to our online car buying proposition.

"With our ever-increasing number of sales, our new customer centres will provide our customers with more choice around how they want to receive their Cazoo car and allow us to serve them better through our own service centres.

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Cazoo owns and fully reconditions all its cars before offering them for sale on its website.

Vehicles are stored centrally delivered across the country in anywhere in mainland 海角视频 or collection from a local Customer Centre in as little as 72 hours.

Launched last year, Cazoo is looking to pioneer the shift to online car buying in the 海角视频.