A car sales website is opening its European Headquarters in Dublin, creating 100 news jobs.

The website CarGurus will create the positions in its Inside Sales, Dealer Account Services and Technical Development teams over the next three years.

The EU Headquarters in Dublin will be involved in the website's country-specific operations across Europe.

Langley Steinert, CarGurus Founder and CEO, said: "It is an exciting time for CarGurus, as we grow our consumer and dealership audiences and expand the reach of our unique car shopping model around the world.

"Dublin gives us access to the exceptional talent we will need to propel our continued success in Europe, and we look forward to joining the vibrant tech community in this great city."

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD said: "The Government and the IDA have worked tirelessly to attract companies to Ireland and CarGurus is among a growing number of companies who have decided to set up a European base in Ireland. This once again is a testament to the talented Irish workforce and also to Ireland as a great place to do business."

Martin Shanahan, CEO of IDA Ireland said: "Ireland continues to attract the best and brightest of today's technology companies to our shores.

"CarGurus is coming to Ireland for our talent and to be part of the community of tech companies that now call Ireland home. CarGurus base here in Ireland will allow them to continue expanding their company into new European markets."