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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Joanna Partridge

Bentley to cut hundreds of UK jobs amid ‘challenging global market environment’

A Bentley Bentayga SUV is looked at by a worker in the final inspection area on the production line at the headquarters in Crewe, UK
The Bentayga luxury SUV remains Bentley’s bestselling model. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

Bentley is to cut 275 jobs in the UK as the carmaker faces a “challenging global market environment”.

The luxury brand, owned by Germany’s Volkswagen, is preparing to launch its first all-electric model but acknowledged it had some work to do to persuade consumers to switch away from internal combustion engine vehicles.

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