JLR expands the British factory closing, union warns against job loss: how the tata-owned car manufacturer is tackling cyber attack impact

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) announced on Tuesday that the company has extended its production break until September 24, 2025, after a violation of cyber security that severely disrupted its retail and manufacturing operations. Britain’s largest car manufacturer, owned by the Tata Motors of India, said he closed its systems in early September to contain the hack. This closure at the three factories in Britain, which usually produces about 1,000 cars a day, will now take more than three weeks, resulting in many of the 33,000 staff staying at home, a news release by Reuters. The continued investigation JLR said on Tuesday that production will continue as the forensic investigation progresses. “We made this decision as our forensic investigation into the cyber incident continues, and while considering the different phases of the controlled re -starting of our global operations, which will take time,” the company posted on its website. This disruption in operations comes at a time when the luxury car manufacturer is already facing broader challenges, including the weaker demand in China and Europe, and subsequent delays to the launch of its electric vehicle models, the Reuters report said. In July this year, JLR reported a 11%drop in quarterly sales and previously reduced its profit margin target for fiscal 2026 to 5%-7%, from 10%, citing trade. Due to US rates, the report says. Who was affected? The prolonged stop expressed concern about the financial impact on the UK supply chain of JLR, which includes much smaller businesses and supports 104,000 jobs across the country. The Unite trade union warned against job losses and called on the government’s support to reduce the effects of the long downtime, Reuters reported. The British newspaper The Telegraph reported on Monday that production closure could take until November, although JLR denied the claim. JLR indicated that the incident affected some data, although it was not specified whether it involved clients, suppliers or internal systems. The offense was the latest in a series of Cyber ​​and Ransomware attacks targeting companies around the world. In Britain, several companies, including Marks & Spencer and Co-op, have become the victim of such data offenses. According to a report by The Guardian, more than one in four British companies have been the victim of a cyber attack over the past year, and many more are at risk of becoming the victim of such disruptions unless they take steps urgently.