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Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has informed its suppliers that production will not resume until at least 24 September due to a serious cyber attack. The disruption could extend into November, according to industry sources. The attack, which occurred over two weeks ago, led to the shutdown of JLR’s IT networks and halted production. A criminal investigation is underway.
Reports suggesting that the operational impact of the attack could last for weeks or months have been dismissed by JLR as “speculation”. Concerns are mounting about the effect of the shutdown on the carmaker’s supply chain, with warnings that some companies may face bankruptcy without immediate financial support. The shutdown is costing the company an estimated £50m a week in lost production, with a usual output of over 1,000 cars per day.
JLR, owned by India’s Tata Motors, operates car plants in Solihull and Halewood, along with an engine facility in Wolverhampton. The company also has large factories in Slovakia and China, as well as a smaller facility in India. All production lines have remained idle since the revelation of the hack on 1 September. JLR stated that the controlled restart of global operations will take time as the forensic investigation of the cyber incident continues.
After losing three and a half weeks of output by 24 September, industry insiders anticipate that returning to normal production levels will take several weeks even after the restart of production lines. Numerous suppliers, many of which are small to medium-sized businesses, are facing financial strain due to the extended shutdown. Concerns over potential bankruptcies without support have been raised, prompting calls for assistance from industry experts and unions like Unite
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