Overview

• The Export Development Guarantee will back a commercial bank loan repayable over five years, providing JLR with liquidity to pay affected suppliers.
• JLR says it has restored parts logistics and wholesale finance systems in a controlled restart, with vehicle production still paused and a restart targeted for October 1.
• Reports indicate the Wolverhampton engine plant could resume limited operations on October 6 subject to clean system tests, though JLR has not confirmed the date.
• Industry data shows roughly a quarter of suppliers have paused work or made layoffs, and unions welcomed the guarantee as a first step to protect jobs across the network.
• Investigations with the NCSC and law enforcement continue after JLR confirmed customer data theft, with a claim linked to Scattered Spider under review and scrutiny mounting over TCS’s cyber role.