Future Of British Business
Bentley Sets Retirement Date for Decades-Old 12-Cylinder Engine
- Volkswagen-owned luxury-car maker plans to retrain 30 workers
- British brand will have battery-only lineup from 2030 onward
Bentley's Batur 12-cylinder engine.
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Bentley Motors Ltd. will cease hand-building 12-cylinder engines in April of next year as the British carmaker focuses on turning out a fully electric model lineup by the start of the next decade.
The Volkswagen AG-owned manufacturer plans to retrain and redeploy the 30 employees who assemble and test W12 engines in Crewe, England, where Bentley has been making cars for 77 years. The W12 has been in production there for the last two decades.