Jaguar Land Rover to resume limited manufacturing 'in coming days'

(Sharecast News) - Jaguar Land Rover is to resume some manufacturing operations, the luxury car group confirmed on Monday, a month after a cyber attack halted its UK production lines. In a brief statement, the firm - the UK's biggest car manufacturer - said: "As the controlled, phased restart of our operations continues, we are taking further steps towards our recovery and the return to manufacture of our world-class vehicles.

"Today we are informing colleagues, retailers and suppliers that some sections of our manufacturing operations will resume in the coming days."

JLR has facilities in Solihull, Halewood and Wolverhampton, which together produce around 1,000 cars a day.

It also has an extensive UK supply chain, which has been hard hit by the shutdown.

Part of India's Tata Motors, JLR employs around 30,000 people in the UK, but supports a further 100,000 jobs in the supply chain.

Over the weekend, the government said it would provide loan guarantees worth £1.5bn for JLR, to help prop up the supply chain.

JLR did not provide further details about which operations would resume, nor when. However, according to the BBC, the firm is most likely to resume engine production in Wolverhampton from next week.

"We continue to work around the clock alongside cybersecurity specialists, the UK's National Cyber Security Centre and law enforcement to ensure our restart is done in a safe and secure manner," JLR added on Monday.

"We know there is much more to do but the foundational work of our recovery is firmly underway."

A spate of UK businesses have been hit hard by cyber attacks this year, including Marks & Spencer, the Co-op, and Harrods.