Overview

• Production at Solihull, Halewood and Wolverhampton remains halted until at least Wednesday, with factory staff stood down on paid banked-hours arrangements.
• Unite warns thousands of workers in JLR’s supply chain face immediate income risk and is calling for a furlough-style scheme to protect jobs.
• Government officials are in daily contact with the company, a minister met the CEO this week, and the National Cyber Security Centre is advising on the incident.
• Media report early-stage discussions between JLR and ministers on a taxpayer-backed rescue package for suppliers, potentially including furlough support or government-backed loans.
• JLR says its forensic investigation shows some data was affected, regulators have been notified, and affected individuals will be contacted if necessary.