Calls for furlough help to support workers in JLR's wide supply chain

JLR said on Tuesday that factory production would not resume until September 24 at the earliest and apologised for the ongoing disruption.

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The hack happened more than two weeks ago and has forced the company to shut down computer systems and halt production.

Production lines were paused on September 1, when the hack came to light. A criminal investigation is under way. The shutdown is believed to be costing the firm £50m a week. It has factories in Solihull, Castle Bromwich and Halewood, an engine facility in Wolverhampton and plants overseas.

JLR said it had delayed restarting production as “forensic investigation” of the cyber incident continued and it considered a “controlled restart” of global operations.

The Unite union has claimed JLR supply chain workers laid off with reduced or no pay are being advised to apply for universal credit.