The British car manufacturer paralyzed by a cyber attack Jaguar Land Rover wants to gradually resume production starting today. According to a statement from the company, it starts with the engine plant in Wolverhampton as well as several press shops, the body shop, the paint shop and the logistics center at various locations Great Britain.
The plant in the Slovakian city of Nitra is also scheduled to resume vehicle production this week. The company wants to inform about further steps as soon as possible.
The carmaker was on August 31st Target of a cyber attack and production initially came to a standstill. The British government helped the ailing company at the end of September by guaranteeing a loan worth billions to secure the supply chain. The loan comes from a commercial bank.
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) boss Adrian Mardell described the resumption of production as an “important moment for JLR and all our stakeholders”.