Jaguar Land Rover sales recover as production returns to normal levels after cyber attack
Jaguar Land Rover has reported a recovery in sales over the past quarter after restarting production following a major cyber attack.The motoring giant said it had sold 95,300 vehicles to car dealers in the three months to 31 March, a 61.1 per cent quarterly increase.Retail sales – vehicles sold directly to consumers – rose 16.2 per cent to 92,700 vehicles compared with the previous quarter.JLR, which is owned by India's Tata Motors, suffered a cyberattack at the end of August, which forced it to close all of its manufacturing sites. The impact of the attack was so large that it was reported to have dented economic growth last year. JLR said sales in the fourth quarter rose signficiantly as production returned to normal levelsJLR did not restart production until early October and it only returned to normal levels by mid-November. The attack continued to weigh on sales in the previous quarter, to 31 December, when it reported a 39 per cent drop in sales to £4.5billion and posted a £310million loss.At the time, chief executive P. B. Balaji said the final quarter of 2025 had been 'challenging' but that the company was 'focused on building our business back stronger.'In an update today, JLR said fourth quarter sales rose significantly, 'as anticipated', as operations recovered and production returned to normal levels.But JLR's sales were still lower than in 2025 across retail and wholesale. Sales to dealerships were down 14.5 per cent on the same quarter a year ago and were down in all markets aside from Europe.Volumes were 23.1 per cent lower in the UK, 19 per cent in North America and plunged 29.8 per cent in China.The overall mix of Range Rover, Range Rover Sport and Defender models was 77.1 per cent of total wholesale volumes in the most recent quarter, up from 66.3 per cent in the same quarter last year. JLR said direct sales to consumers were down 14.3 per cent on the same quarter a year ago, driven by a 34.6 per cent drop in China.It said that the drop in full-year volumes had been affected by the cyber attack, as well as the impact of US tariffs, market challenges in China and the planned wind-down of legacy Jaguar models.Last week, JLR was forced to temporarily halt production at its biggest car factory due to a shortage of parts after a major supplier in Norway suffered a factory fire.It told suppliers it will pause production of Range Rover and Range Rover Sport models at the Solihull plant in the West Midlands until April 8. This is inclusive of a planned five-day shutdown for the Easter bank holiday weekend.AJ BellAJ BellEasy investing and ready-made portfoliosHargreaves LansdownHargreaves LansdownFree fund dealing and investment ideasinteractive investorinteractive investorFlat-fee investing from £4.99 per monthFreetradeFreetradeInvesting Isa now free on basic planTrading 212Trading 212Free share dealing and no account feeAffiliate links: If you take out a product This is Money may earn a commission. These deals are chosen by our editorial team, as we think they are worth highlighting. This does not affect our editorial independence.Compare the best investing account for you
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Jaguar Land Rover sales recover as production returns to normal levels after cyber attack
