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Cyberattack at one major producer pushes overall UK car production down 27%
UK car production fell by more than a quarter (27.1%) last month as a cyberattack at Jaguar Land Rover halted manufacturing at the plant, industry figures show.
The total number of vehicles coming off assembly lines - including cars and vans - fell an even sharper 35.9%, according to September data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). "Largely responsible" for the drop was the five-week pause in production at Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) due to a malicious cyber attack, as other car makers reported growth.
Money latest: Restaurant sends bitter message to customers JLR's assembly lines in the West Midlands and Halewood on Merseyside were paused from late August to early October as a result. During this time, not a single vehicle was made.
Production has since restarted, but the attack is believed to have been the "most financially damaging" in UK history at an estimated cost of £1.9bn, according to the security body the Cyber Monitoring Centre. It was the lowest number of cars made in any September in the UK since 1952, including during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Despite the restart, the sector remains "under immense pressure.
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