Jaguar Land Rover plans to cut hundreds of jobs, with fewer than 300 people expected to leave the firm under the plan. The company has been recovering from a cyber attack in September 2025 that halted all manufacturing for several weeks and resulted in a 27% drop in overall production. The job losses will primarily affect salaried and management roles, not production line staff. The company aims to save costs through its transformation initiatives as part of its recovery efforts.
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Jaguar Land Rover, which employs around 30,000 people in its UK operations and 10,000 overseas, plans to cut fewer than 300 jobs. This comes less than a year after a cyber attack in September 2025 forced the company to shut down production for over a month, resulting in a 27% drop in overall production. The cyber attack had a significant impact on the company's manufacturing sites at Whitley, Solihull, Wolverhampton, and Halewood on Merseyside, where Jaguar cars were halted but Land Rover and Range Rover brands continued to be produced. Those affected by the job cuts will receive support to find alternative roles or can opt for voluntary early exit. The exact reason for the job cuts is not specified in the statement from JLR.
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Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) plans to cut hundreds of jobs, less than a year after a cyber attack brought production to a halt for more than a month.
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In a statement, the firm said: "Impacted colleagues will be supported to find alternative roles wherever possible, alongside the option of voluntary early exit."
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The company said it expected fewer than 300 people would leave the firm under the plans.
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JLR, which has its global headquarters at Whitley and manufacturing sites in Solihull, Wolverhampton, and Halewood on Merseyside, employs about 30,000 people in its UK operations, with approximately 10,000 people employed at plants overseas.
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A cyberattack in September 2025 closed all manufacturing for several weeks, which meant not a single vehicle rolled off production lines.
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That led to a 27% drop in overall production at the company, which is one of the biggest employers in the West Midlands.
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It also came as the firm halted production of its Jaguar cars, before a relaunch of a series of all-electric saloons.
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JLR continued to build the Land Rover and Range Rover brands, but the cyber-attack took those lines down.
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The overall cost of the cyber-attack and the subsequent loss of manufacturing cost the company an estimated £1.9bn.
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In June, the firm said it planned to cut about £1.7bn in costs over the coming years to help towards its recovery from the attack.
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A spokesperson indicated then that the company would make the savings through cuts in areas such as materials, warranty and fixed costs.
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In its statement to the BBC, JLR said: "As we evolve our operating model to accelerate the growth of our house of brands and deliver our next-generation vehicles, we are transforming our business to improve decision-making and performance.
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As part of our ongoing transformation initiatives, we have launched a limited redeployment and displacement programme."
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It is understood that the job losses will affect salaried and management roles and not production line staff.
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