Overview

• JLR says some manufacturing sections will resume in the coming days under a controlled, phased plan after a month-long shutdown.
• The £1.5bn facility is a commercial bank loan guaranteed through UK Export Finance’s Export Development Guarantee and is due over five years.
• Production pauses at Halewood, Solihull and Wolverhampton disrupted roughly 700 suppliers and put about 120,000 supply‑chain jobs under pressure.
• JLR confirms some data was accessed, while researchers cite a group styling itself Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters as the likely culprit.
• Industry reporting indicates JLR lacked finalized cyber insurance, and separate reports say it is exploring up to £2bn in additional emergency funding.