The protracted struggle of Jaguar Land Rover with a massive cyberattack has revealed that cyberattacks are not just about abstract occurrences restricted to machines but are increasingly about supply chain disruptions and livelihood losses. Indian automotive players should conduct a cyber audit of their facilities, map out supply chain implications of operational disruption and secure cyber insurance to avoid hefty damages
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The move comes amid a production halt at JLR’ facilities in UK, Slovakia, Brazil and India due to a cyberattack in late August
The JLR hack will be the third such massive cyberattack among TCS’ customers. Previously, Marks & Spencer and the Co-op,two of TCS' British customers had suffered attacks this year
The foundational work of our recovery programme is firmly underway, JLR said
Small suppliers that count JLR as a key customer are particularly affected. In countries such as Slovakia, suppliers have placed staff on shorter duty with the government covering part of their salary.
Jaguar Land Rover is extending factory closure until October 1 following a cyberattack in early September.
“Today we have informed colleagues, suppliers and partners that we have extended the current pause in our production until Wednesday 24th September 2025,” the JLR statement said.
The company, owned by India's Tata Motors, said it had not found any evidence at this stage that any customer data had been stolen after it shut down its systems to mitigate impact
Balaji holds a postgraduate degree in management from the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta and is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras.
Jaguar Land Rover is a wholly owned subsidiary of India's Tata Motors.
In November 2024, the carmaker unveiled a bold rebrand featuring a pink concept car and replacing its big cat logo with a capital J
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Wholesale volumes for the three months through March rose more than 14% from a year earlier, the British luxury sport utility vehicle maker said Monday
Tata Motors' UK-based subsidiary Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) announced that it would pause shipments to the U.S. in April as a result of President Trump’s tariffs.
This comes amid a downturn in the overall auto sector as February sales data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) failed to impress investors.
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While JLR's FY26 outlook remains hazy, shares of Tata Motors have also reeled under pressure, taking a sharp hit in the last six months.
Jaguar last night unveiled its new concept car, the Type 00, at Miami Art Week, with examples in pink and blue. It’s characterized by flush surfaces, a long hood, a glassless rear tailgate and taillights that span the width of its body.
The storied British brand is going dormant until 2026, when it will re-emerge selling only higher-end electric vehicles. Until then, Tata Motors Ltd.-owned Jaguar Land Rover won’t ship any new Jaguars to UK dealers.
The automaker has earmarked Rs 9,000 crore for the Tamil Nadu unit, which is expected to generate about 5,000 jobs
With this, the complete Range Rover portfolio is now made-in-India, the company said.
Tata Motors believes that the EV policy is not aligned with Jaguar Land Rover's India strategy and it has no plans to utilise that policy to expand the British luxury brand's business in India
CFO Balaji attributed the decline in sales to a notable drop in demand after the FAME-II subsidy scheme concluded in March