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Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has instructed factory staff to stay at home until at least Tuesday as the company continues to grapple with the fallout from a cyber attack.<\/p>\n
The attack at the weekend forced the company to take vital IT systems offline, which has affected car sales and production.<\/p>\n
Production remains halted at car factories in Halewood on Merseyside and Solihull in the West Midlands, as well as at its engine manufacturing centre in Wolverhampton.<\/p>\n
The situation remains under review and output could remain suspended for longer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Car sales have also been heavily disrupted, although the BBC understands some transactions have been able to take place.<\/p>\n
The company, which is owned by India’s Tata Motors, shut down its systems on Sunday in order to limit potential damage from the cyber attack.<\/p>\n
It is now working to restore them in a controlled manner, but this is understood to be a highly complex process. It is also introducing work-arounds for systems that remain offline.<\/p>\n
The attack occurred at what is traditionally a popular time for consumers to take delivery of a new vehicle. The latest batch of new registration plates became available on 1 September.<\/p>\n
The disruption extends well beyond JLR’s own production lines, with its network of parts suppliers also forced to restrict their operations. Some have complained of a lack of transparency from the company.<\/p>\n