Jaguar Land Rover extends plant shutdown after cyberattack
Jaguar Land Rover cyberattack idles UK plants, hits supply chain
Jaguar Land Rover extends plant shutdown after cyberattack
Jaguar Land Rover extends UK plant shutdown after a cyberattack, halting production, risking jobs and supply chains, costing tens of millions daily in losses.
2025-09-23T12:31:17+03:00
2025-09-23T12:31:17+03:00
2025-09-23T12:31:17+03:00
Jaguar Land Rover, the United Kingdom’s largest carmaker, has extended the shutdown of its plants until October 1 following a cyberattack in early September. The incident brought operations to a halt, idling three British sites that produce around 1,000 vehicles a day. By our estimates, daily losses run into the tens of millions of pounds.The company said the decision to prolong the pause was meant to give employees and partners clarity for the coming week, while investigators continue to probe the breach and teams prepare for a phased restart of the assembly lines. For a manufacturer of this scale, even a brief standstill carries an outsized price tag.The cyberattack hit not only JLR itself but the wider supply chain. In the UK, about 104,000 jobs depend directly on the company’s production, including many small businesses. The Unite trade union has already warned of potential layoffs and said that without state support it will be difficult to preserve employment.JLR, owned by India’s Tata Motors, employs 33,000 people in Britain. Most of the workforce has been required to stay home during the downtime. The government has acknowledged the problem and said it is working with the company to assess how the production halt is affecting adjacent industries.The restart is expected to be gradual, but the timeline for a full recovery remains unclear. The cyberattack on JLR is among the most significant such incidents in Europe’s auto sector in recent years and clearly highlights the industry’s exposure to cyber risks. In a business calibrated to tight schedules, the shock shows how a single breach can send ripples far beyond the factory gates.
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2025
Michael Powers
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Jaguar Land Rover cyberattack idles UK plants, hits supply chain
Jaguar Land Rover extends UK plant shutdown after a cyberattack, halting production, risking jobs and supply chains, costing tens of millions daily in losses.
Michael Powers, Editor
Jaguar Land Rover, the United Kingdom’s largest carmaker, has extended the shutdown of its plants until October 1 following a cyberattack in early September. The incident brought operations to a halt, idling three British sites that produce around 1,000 vehicles a day. By our estimates, daily losses run into the tens of millions of pounds.
The company said the decision to prolong the pause was meant to give employees and partners clarity for the coming week, while investigators continue to probe the breach and teams prepare for a phased restart of the assembly lines. For a manufacturer of this scale, even a brief standstill carries an outsized price tag.
The cyberattack hit not only JLR itself but the wider supply chain. In the UK, about 104,000 jobs depend directly on the company’s production, including many small businesses. The Unite trade union has already warned of potential layoffs and said that without state support it will be difficult to preserve employment.
JLR, owned by India’s Tata Motors, employs 33,000 people in Britain. Most of the workforce has been required to stay home during the downtime. The government has acknowledged the problem and said it is working with the company to assess how the production halt is affecting adjacent industries.
The restart is expected to be gradual, but the timeline for a full recovery remains unclear. The cyberattack on JLR is among the most significant such incidents in Europe’s auto sector in recent years and clearly highlights the industry’s exposure to cyber risks. In a business calibrated to tight schedules, the shock shows how a single breach can send ripples far beyond the factory gates.
