Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has reported a steep fall in sales as it prepares to restart production across its UK facilities following weeks of disruption caused by a cyberattack. The company confirmed that manufacturing operations will resume on Wednesday after being halted since early September.
The British automaker said it faced a “challenging quarter,” with global sales falling 17.1% year on year to 85,495 units between July and September.
Wholesales dropped 24.2% to 66,165 units, while UK sales plunged by nearly a third. The impact was compounded by higher U.S. tariffs and the planned phaseout of older Jaguar models as part of the company’s transition to electric vehicles.
Production will restart this week at JLR’s engine plant in Wolverhampton and battery assembly center in Coleshill, Birmingham, along with stamping operations in Castle Bromwich, Halewood, and Solihull.
Key departments at Solihull, including the body shop, paint shop, and logistics center, which supply parts to JLR’s global network, will also resume activity. Later in the week, production lines at Nitra, Slovakia, and the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport facilities in Solihull will follow.
Chief Executive Adrian Mardell described the recent months as difficult, noting that while performance was steady early in the quarter, the cyber incident brought production to a halt.
“It has been a challenging quarter for JLR,” Mardell said. “We know there is much more to do, but our recovery is firmly underway.”
To support its extensive supplier base, estimated at around 120,000 jobs within the UK automotive sector, JLR has launched a new financing scheme to fast-track payments to struggling suppliers.
The company said eligible firms will receive cash advances up to 120 days earlier than standard terms, with JLR also covering associated financing costs during the restart phase.
The UK Government recently announced a £1.5 billion loan guarantee to provide additional assurance to suppliers and reinforce JLR’s liquidity.
The company said the latest support measures will first target suppliers critical to restarting production before expanding to include non-production partners affected by the cyberattack.
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