Bentley was severely hit by the Great Depression and in 1931, Barnato notified the lenders he is no longer able to meet the debts he had guaranteed for. The court appointed a Receiver to Bentley and in November 1931, the company was bought by the British Central Equitable Trust which was in reality Rolls-Royce. From the acquisition of Bentley by Rolls-Royce, the future development of both car producers became intertwined with Bentley being dependant on the Rolls-Royce’s owner.
http://www.rolls-royceandbentley.co.uk/
during the nearly 70-year stretch that Rolls owned Bentley, that the brands were virtually identical, save for their distinctive hood ornaments.
They seperated in 1998, and now Rolls-Royce is owned by BMW, and Bentley by Volkswagen AG,
https://www.forbes.com/sites/joannmuller/2018/02/13/separated-at-rebirth-rolls-royce-and-bentley-are-traveling-different-roads-to-success/#2aed0e6d7c0c
http://www.rolls-royceandbentley.co.uk/
during the nearly 70-year stretch that Rolls owned Bentley, that the brands were virtually identical, save for their distinctive hood ornaments.
They seperated in 1998, and now Rolls-Royce is owned by BMW, and Bentley by Volkswagen AG,
https://www.forbes.com/sites/joannmuller/2018/02/13/separated-at-rebirth-rolls-royce-and-bentley-are-traveling-different-roads-to-success/#2aed0e6d7c0c
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