Production restarts after cyber incident as JLR launches supplier financing
New JLR scheme accelerates supplier payments by up to 120 days to ease cashflow during recovery.
JLR has begun restarting its manufacturing operations after a cyber incident in early September disrupted production. The phased return started on 8 October at the Electric Propulsion Manufacturing Centre and the Battery Assembly Centre in the West Midlands.
Staff are also returning to stamping facilities in Castle Bromwich, Halewood, and Solihull, as well as the body shop, paint shop, and Logistics Operations Centre in Solihull. Vehicle production in Nitra, Slovakia, and the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport lines in Solihull are resuming this week, with further updates expected for other sites, including Halewood.
JLR has introduced a new financing scheme to support suppliers during the restart and ease cashflow pressures. The programme allows qualifying suppliers to receive the bulk of their payment shortly after orders are placed, with the remainder settled upon invoice.
The move accelerates payments by as much as 120 days compared with the company’s standard 60-day terms. JLR will cover the financing costs for suppliers participating during the restart phase.
The new scheme builds on earlier measures to assist suppliers following the cyberattack, such as setting up a dedicated help desk, creating a manual payment system for pending invoices, and recently restoring automated payment systems. Initially focused on suppliers critical to restarting production, the programme will expand to include some non-production suppliers as operations stabilise.
JLR also took steps to bolster liquidity in September to support the phased recovery and ensure its supply chain remains robust as full production resumes.
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