Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover posted a 17.1 per cent decline in retail sales and a 24.2 per cent decline in wholesale sales in the Q2 FY26, says a Reuters report. The significant sales decline for the United Kingdom’s largest car manufacturer comes in the aftermath of a nearly six-week shutdown due to sophisticated cyber attacks.
Jaguar Land Rover’s sales were impacted in all markets. However, the biggest effect of cyber attacks was seen in the United Kingdom. The company was already struggling this year, with a nearly 11 per cent quarterly sales drop in July, partly because of a temporary pause in shipments to the US after the Donald Trump administration imposed tariffs on all car imports.
JLR CEO Adrian Mardell said, “In the first two months, our performance was robust and in line with our expectations, against the backdrop of the planned wind down of legacy Jaguar models and the impact of incremental US tariffs”
JLR manufacturing to resume on Wednesday
Jaguar Land Rover said on Tuesday that some of its factories would restart manufacturing on Wednesday, as per a Reuters report. Production at the company’s factories will resume after a six-week shutdown.
The company stated that it would provide some companies with upfront cash for parts during the production restart phase. The company said it is taking this step to help smaller parts suppliers, who have been pushed to the brink after weeks without business.
Phase-wise restart
Jaguar Land Rover stated that its engine and battery units would resume production on Wednesday. Additionally, parts of JLR’s vehicle production plant, including the body shop and paint shop, will also be opened. This resumption of work on Wednesday will allow some of its 33,000 staff to return to work.
The company said that production lines for the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport cars at its main factory in Solihull will start later this week.