British luxury carmaker Bentley to cut quarter of workforce

(Reuters) - British luxury carmaker Bentley Motors said on Friday it plans to shed up to 1,000 jobs, nearly a quarter of its workforce, adding to the gloom in the sector hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.The redundancies at the Volkswagen-owned Bentley brand follow cuts, totalling up to 2,000 jobs, announced on Thursday at luxury rival Aston Martin and at car dealership Lookers .The 100-year old Bentley, which has a total workforce of 4,200, said it was offering voluntary redundancy terms..