Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), owned by India’s Tata Motors, announced on Monday that it will gradually restart certain manufacturing activities in the coming days.
The move marks the beginning of a staged recovery plan after the luxury automaker was hit by a cyberattack earlier this month.
The development follows Britain’s decision, revealed on Sunday, to provide JLR with a $2 billion loan guarantee. The support aims to stabilize the company’s supply chain, which has been disrupted due to halted operations.
JLR, which runs three production plants in the United Kingdom, typically produces around 1,000 vehicles daily. However, with assembly lines down, the company has faced severe financial losses.
According to the BBC, the shutdown has been costing JLR at least 50 million pounds ($68 million) each week, while many of its 33,000 employees have been asked to remain at home.
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Signs of Recovery After the Cyberattack
Last week, the automaker updated its suppliers on progress made toward restoring essential systems.
JLR confirmed that some critical networks are back online, including those responsible for managing its global parts supply and the financial systems overseeing wholesale vehicle sales.
The company also reported improvements in its ability to handle invoices, a key step toward resuming normal operations.
Despite these encouraging signs, JLR is still navigating significant challenges. The cyberattack caused a sharp halt in activity at all three British plants, leaving the firm struggling to meet customer demand and maintain production levels.
With its factories operating below capacity, the financial burden has mounted quickly.
Government backing through the loan guarantee is expected to provide much-needed relief as the company works to stabilize. By supporting JLR’s supply chain, the move should help ensure suppliers can continue operations and remain ready once manufacturing returns to full scale.
While the automaker has not provided a detailed timeline for when full production will resume, the decision to bring some operations back online suggests it is making steady progress.
For JLR, the focus now is on balancing the restoration of its systems with the need to minimize further disruptions to employees, suppliers, and customers.
As the company navigates its phased restart, the impact of the cyberattack highlights the growing vulnerability of global manufacturers to digital threats.
For now, JLR’s ability to gradually restore operations—and the British government’s financial support—offer cautious optimism for its recovery.
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