Overview

• The phased restart begins Oct. 8 at the Wolverhampton engine plant and the Hams Hall/Coleshill battery assembly centre, with stamping resuming at Castle Bromwich, Halewood and Solihull.
• Solihull will bring its body shop, paint shop and logistics operations back online, with Range Rover and Range Rover Sport lines and JLR’s Nitra, Slovakia, plant due to follow later this week.
• Initial output will be limited to verify rebuilt IT systems, and high‑volume manufacturing is expected to take several weeks to return.
• JLR launched a short‑term financing scheme to provide qualifying suppliers with upfront cash and faster payments, has re‑established automated payments, and plans to expand support to some non‑production suppliers.
• The UK government has announced a loan guarantee of up to £1.5 billion to support JLR’s supply chain, as the carmaker reports sharply lower quarterly sales during the shutdown.