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JLR Restores Key Systems After Cyberattack as UK Weighs Support for Strained Suppliers

JLR begins a controlled restart focused on clearing supplier payments to restore cash flow.

Overview

  • Production stays halted until at least October 1 at Halewood, Solihull and Wolverhampton as the company verifies a safe restart.
  • JLR says invoicing capacity has been increased, a backlog of supplier payments is being cleared, the parts logistics centre is returning to full operations, and wholesale processing is back online.
  • Ministers are considering targeted measures such as purchasing components or offering government‑backed loans to suppliers, with a furlough‑style scheme viewed as unlikely.
  • Small parts makers report acute cash pressure, with some warning they have as little as a week of liquidity and layoffs already under way, according to MPs and industry groups.
  • Analysts put revenue losses at roughly £1.7 billion to nearly $2.4 billion, with reports that JLR lacked direct cyber insurance as Tata Motors shares fell nearly 3% in Mumbai.