Cyberattack hit car volumes at JLR by 43 percent in Q4
TL;DR
A cyberattack caused Jaguar Land Rover's wholesale car volumes to drop 43% in Q4 2025, leading to billions in losses and plant shutdowns. Retail sales also fell by 25.1% year-on-year in the third quarter.
Source: MotorTrader.com
Jaguar Land Rover lost billions of pounds in the final quarter of 2025 due to the hit on production caused by the cyber-attack. In a statement released this week ahead of its full results due to be published in February it said wholesale volumes had plummeted 43 percent to 59,200 in the final quarter with plants shut for business. Compared to the prior year, wholesale volumes for the third quarter were down in all markets comprising the UK which was down 0.9 percent, North America down 64.4 percent, Europe down 47.6 percent, China down 46.0 percent, MENA1 down 8.5 percent and Overseas down 50.4 percent. Retail sales for the third quarter of 79,600 units were down 25.1 percent year‑on‑year and down 6.7 percent compared to Q2 FY25. Full Story