Tata Group-owned luxury automaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) saw a significant drop in its UK production in September 2025 due to a cyberattack, according to data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), as reported on 24 October 2025. JLR’s output fell 27.1% year-on-year in the UK for the month. SMMT CEO Mike Hawes noted that the decline was expected given the complete halt in production caused by the cyber incident, which disrupted both sales and manufacturing operations.
Following the attack, JLR suspended all its production activities for over a month, only resuming operations in early October after securing emergency funding.
Meanwhile, JLR’s parent company, Tata Motors Ltd, is undergoing a demerger to separate its Commercial Vehicle (CV) and Passenger Vehicle (PV) businesses, allowing the company to focus on each segment independently. Post-demerger, the firm will operate as two distinct entities: Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles (TMLCV) and Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles (TMPV). Shareholders of Tata Motors will receive shares in both new companies on a 1:1 basis, meaning they will get an equal number of shares in TMLCV and TMPV corresponding to their current holdings in Tata Motors Ltd.
