Jaguar Land Rover is a rich company – it can pay to support its own supply chain | Nils Pratley

The Treasury cannot be expected to underwrite the costs of cyber-attacks Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images View image in fullscreen The Treasury cannot be expected to underwrite the costs of cyber-attacks Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images Jaguar Land Rover is a rich company – it can pay to support its own supply chain Nils Pratley As the government explores… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover is a rich company – it can pay to support its own supply chain | Nils Pratley

Government looks at buying up Jaguar Land Rover parts to protect jobs at suppliers

Peter Kyle, business secretary, visits the Jaguar Land Rover supplier Webasto in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, this week. Photograph: Jacob King/PA View image in fullscreen Peter Kyle, business secretary, visits the Jaguar Land Rover supplier Webasto in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, this week. Photograph: Jacob King/PA Government looks at buying up Jaguar Land Rover parts… Continue reading Government looks at buying up Jaguar Land Rover parts to protect jobs at suppliers

UK manufacturing sector falters amid Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack

Jaguar Land Rover is the UK’s largest carmaker. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters View image in fullscreen Jaguar Land Rover is the UK’s largest carmaker. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters UK manufacturing sector falters amid Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack Business secretary to visit carmaker to address supply chain concerns as pause in JLR car production extended Business live –… Continue reading UK manufacturing sector falters amid Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack

UK startup Wayve begins testing self-driving tech in Nissan cars on Tokyo’s streets

‘It drove like a person’: Jensen Huang on Wayve’s driverless cars – video UK startup Wayve begins testing self-driving tech in Nissan cars on Tokyo’s streets London-based AI pioneer in talks to receive $500m investment from Nvidia as it funds its expansion in the US, Germany and Japan British startup Wayve has begun testing self-driving… Continue reading UK startup Wayve begins testing self-driving tech in Nissan cars on Tokyo’s streets

Inside the Jaguar Land Rover hack: stalled smart factories, outsourced cybersecurity and supply chain woes

The hack is likely to cost JLR hundreds of millions of pounds. Photograph: Simon Kirwan/Alamy Being a carmaker where ‘everything is connected’ has left JLR unable to isolate its plants or functions, forcing a shutdown of most systems By Jasper Jolly and Dan Milmo The first external signs of the chaos about to hit JLR,… Continue reading Inside the Jaguar Land Rover hack: stalled smart factories, outsourced cybersecurity and supply chain woes

Jaguar Land Rover extends production shutdown after cyber-attack

The Jaguar Land Rover plant at Halewood in Merseyside is among those pausing production after the cyber-attack. Photograph: Jaguar Land Rover View image in fullscreen The Jaguar Land Rover plant at Halewood in Merseyside is among those pausing production after the cyber-attack. Photograph: Jaguar Land Rover Jaguar Land Rover extends production shutdown after cyber-attack Carmaker… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover extends production shutdown after cyber-attack

UK could raise nearly £2bn by taxing SUVs in line with European countries, study shows

The Transport & Environment thinktank calls for a large vehicle levy to reflect the damage they cause to the environment and infrastructure. Photograph: Antonio Olmos/The Observer View image in fullscreen The Transport & Environment thinktank calls for a large vehicle levy to reflect the damage they cause to the environment and infrastructure. Photograph: Antonio Olmos/The… Continue reading UK could raise nearly £2bn by taxing SUVs in line with European countries, study shows

Chinese carmakers told to improve locking devices for UK market

Chinese car brand Chery says modifications have been swiftly delivered to get its cars ready for sale in the UK. Photograph: Chery/PA View image in fullscreen Chinese car brand Chery says modifications have been swiftly delivered to get its cars ready for sale in the UK. Photograph: Chery/PA Chinese carmakers told to improve locking devices… Continue reading Chinese carmakers told to improve locking devices for UK market

MAD 4 1T: the obsessive collectors who pay big money for personalised number plates

The Registration Numbers Club annual rally at Wytham Transport Museum near Birmingham, July 2025. All photographs: Gareth Iwan Jones/The Guardian View image in fullscreen The Registration Numbers Club annual rally at Wytham Transport Museum near Birmingham, July 2025. All photographs: Gareth Iwan Jones/The Guardian MAD 4 1T: the obsessive collectors who pay big money for… Continue reading MAD 4 1T: the obsessive collectors who pay big money for personalised number plates

Workplace safety issues at Georgia’s Hyundai plant may have led to Ice raid

In this image supplied by Ice, detainees are made to stand against a bus before being handcuffed, outside the Hyundai battery plant in Ellabell, Georgia, on 4 September 2025. Photograph: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement/Reuters View image in fullscreen In this image supplied by Ice, detainees are made to stand against a bus before being… Continue reading Workplace safety issues at Georgia’s Hyundai plant may have led to Ice raid