Ongoing shutdown ‘to cost carmaker £120m’

SUPPLIERS ‘WARNED THAT DISRUPTION COULD CONTINUE TO NOVEMBER

- ANNA WISE News Reporter

JAGUAR Land Rover could face a £120m hit to its finances after its production shutdown was extended for another week, experts have warned.

The West Midlands carmaker says that it will pause production across all its factories until at least Wednesday, September 24 as it continues to grapple with the fallout from a damaging cyber attack.

It has reportedly also warned suppliers that disruption could last into November.

JLR was forced to halt production at the beginning of the month at its factories in Solihull and Halewood, on Merseyside, plus its engine manufacturing site in Wolverhampton.

It followed a major cyber attack that affected its global operations and forced the company to shut down its systems on August 31. Staff have been told not to return to work while production lines remain affected.