Jaguar Land Rover extends production halt to Oct 1 amid cyberattack

Jaguar Land Rover said Tuesday that production at its factories will remain halted until at least October 1 as the company continues to investigate a cyberattack that forced a shutdown at the end of August and disrupted operations worldwide. The pause, which began after systems were taken offline on August 31, affects multiple UK plants and facilities overseas and has raised alarms about supply chain damage, lost sales and possible data exposure.

JLR, owned by India’s Tata Motors, initially announced a planned phased return for September 24 but said it had extended the stoppage to give clarity while work continues to bring systems back online safely. "Today we have informed colleagues, suppliers and partners that we have extended the current pause in production until Wednesday 1 October 2025, following the cyber incident," a company spokesperson said. JLR said it is working around the clock with third party cybersecurity specialists, the National Cyber Security Centre and law enforcement, and that it has informed relevant regulators after concluding some data has been affected. The company did not specify what type of data was involved and said it would contact individuals as...