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Jaguar Land Rover cyberattack stops car production for five weeks
Jaguar Land Rover (manufacturing IT)
A cyberattack that began on August 31, 2025 forced JLR to shut down IT systems and halt production worldwide from September 1. A phased restart began October 8; UK production was back to normal by November 14. The UK government guaranteed a £1.5B loan to keep JLR's suppliers afloat.
Why this severity: Weeks-long production shutdown; government loan guarantee
- Started
- Aug 31, 2025
- Closed
- Nov 14, 2025
Affected
- n/a
Fixed in
No fixed release yet
Timeline4
News & write-ups4
- JLR restarts manufacturing and introduces new financing solution to pay JLR suppliers earlyJLR
- Government to guarantee £1.5bn Jaguar Land Rover loan after cyber shutdownBBC
- Tata Motors-owned JLR begins phased manufacturing restart post cyber attackReuters · Sep 29, 2025
- Jaguar Land Rover's UK production returns to normal after weeks-long cyber shutdownReuters · Nov 14, 2025
Notes & caveats
Loan guarantee date (Sep 28) from memory; verify on the BBC article.
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