Jaguar Land Rover sales slump sharply amid US tariffs and cyber-attack

The cyber-attack forced Jaguar Land Rover to suspend production at its factories in the UK, Slovakia, Brazil and India through September. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

Sales at Jaguar Land Rover slumped in the final quarter of last year as US tariffs hit and production was slow to recover after a devastating cyber-attack.

Wholesale volumes – sales via dealerships – fell by 43.3% to 59,200 vehicles in the quarter to December, while retail sales were down 25.1% at 79,600 cars after the hack in late August.