Online motor auction company Cars Direct is partnering with the Woodside Group to bring a regional remarketing hub to Northern Ireland.

A Cars Direct centre is being launched in Ballyclare on September 26, in partnership with Woodside Motorfreight, the auto-logistics division of The Woodside Group.

The company's first centre is in Corby, Northamptonshire.

Cars Direct will provide a complete remarketing solution, from collection and storage, to refurbishment and storage of spare keys and service books.

Woodside Group is currently responsible for delivering 96 percent of all new cars into Northern Ireland.