Jaguar Land Rover Resumes Production After Five-Week Cyber Attack Halt
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is set to resume production this week, ending a five-week standstill caused by a cyber attack. The company has not manufactured any vehicles since September due to the incident.
JLR's facilities in the West Midlands and Merseyside will welcome back staff on Wednesday. Key operations restarting include the engine plant in Wolverhampton, battery assembly centre in Coleshill, and stamping operations in Castle Bromwich, Halewood, and Solihull. Additionally, production in Nitra, Slovakia, and Range Rover/Sport production lines in Solihull will follow later in the week.
The restart will also see the revival of crucial areas in the Solihull vehicle production plant, such as the body shop, paint shop, and logistics operations centre. To support suppliers affected by the production halt, JLR is launching a new financing scheme. This scheme will initially cover critical suppliers and later expand to non-production suppliers. It aims to boost their liquidity by enabling early payments.
JLR will publish its second-quarter results later on Tuesday. The company has vowed to cover financing costs for suppliers using the new scheme during the restart phase. The return to production marks a significant step towards recovery after the cyber attack, with JLR committed to supporting its supply chain through these challenging times.
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