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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jasper Jolly

Car production slumps to a 73-year low after JLR cyber-attack

Orange robotic arms rivet together car panels
Car output dropped to 51,100, from 70,000 in September 2024. Photograph: Matt Crossick/Alamy

Car production in British factories slumped in September to the lowest level for the month since 1952 after Jaguar Land Rover was hit by an unprecedented cyber-attack.

JLR, Britain’s largest automotive employer, was forced to shut down all its computer systems at the start of September and was unable to make another car until early October.

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