Jaguar Land Rover Factory Shutdown Following Major Cyberattack

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) suffered a significant cyberattack in late August 2025 that forced the shutdown of several major manufacturing plants across the UK, including Solihull and Halewood. The attack began as what appeared to be a minor IT issue but quickly escalated, with hackers damaging critical servers responsible for production schedules and supplier payments. As a result, production lines halted, screens froze, and workers were left idle on the factory floor, leading to a complete stop in vehicle manufacturing for several weeks.

The impact of the cyberattack extended far beyond JLR itself, severely disrupting its extensive supply chain and prompting rare financial intervention from the UK government. The Bank of England cited the JLR incident as a key factor in the country's slower-than-expected GDP growth for Q3 2025, marking the first time a cyberattack has caused material economic harm at a national level. The Cyber Monitoring Centre classified the event as a Category 3 systemic incident, with estimated losses to the local economy reaching up to £2.1 billion, and direct harm to JLR alone exceeding £2 billion in lost revenues.