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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Nadeem Badshah

UK government will underwrite £1.5bn loan guarantee to Jaguar Land Rover after cyber-attack

A man in a cap next to a production line of cars in a Jaguar Land Rover manufacturing plant
A member of staff works on the production line at Jaguar Land Rover’s factory in Solihull. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

The government has said it will underwrite a £1.5bn loan guarantee to Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) as the carmaker battles the consequences of a recent cyber-attack.

JLR had to suspend production at its UK factories for several weeks after being targeted by hackers with the shutdown expected to last until at least 1 October.

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