Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleJaguar Land Rover's production has been halted since August due to a cyber attack, with manufacturing not expected to resume until October at the earliest. The government is exploring options to support JLR's supply chain businesses, some of which are at risk of viability, though a Covid-style furlough scheme is not considered viable. JLR reportedly lacked cyber insurance before the attack, meaning it may have to cover significant losses, estimated at £50m per week in lost production. Ministers have urged JLR, which has a cash balance of over £3bn and is backed by the wealthy Tata Group, to support its supply chain and protect jobs. The incident has been described as a 'wake-up call' for British industry regarding cyber security, highlighting the vulnerability of companies to such attacks. In fullJaguar Land Rover supply chain firms could get government support after cyber attack disruptionThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

The business secretary is meeting with firms in the JLR supply chain on Tuesday

Carmaker Jaguar Land Rover has announced it will extend its pause in production until October 1 as it recovers from a cyber attack.

The business secretary will also meet suppliers of the car maker who are at risk of closure.

The UK’s largest automaker says it will extend its pause in production to October 1st as it continues to deal with a massive cyberattack. That means that JLR’s three factories…

Fears are growing that some of the carmaker's suppliers could go bust without support.

Britain's biggest carmaker was still finalising cover when hackers broke into its computer systems at the end of August and forced it to pause manufacturing at its factories.

Il governo laburista britannico sta valutando di intervenire a sostegno dei fornitori di Jaguar Land Rover (Jlr) a fronte della prolungata chiusura degli stabilimenti della…

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A furlough scheme has been called for by unions but is not expected to be an option

The carmaker says it is working through a backlog of payments as its IT systems come back online.

The company has said it’s working to clear ‘backlog’ of payments to suppliers

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The attack, which is estimated to have cost the business almost £2billion in lost revenue, came as Britain's biggest carmaker was still finalising insurance cover.

Britain's largest car-maker last month suffered a devastating hack that threatens to cost it billions. It has has forced JLR to suspend factory production until next month.

Ministers hope the loan, from a commercial bank and underwritten by the government, will give certainty to suppliers.

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Nach einer Cyberattacke auf Jaguar Land Rover greift die britische Regierung dem Autobauer mit einer Milliardenbürgschaft unter die Arme. Die Produktion steht weiterhin still.