Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has announced a further recovery in sales following a significant cyber attack last year that caused profits to nosedive. The UK's largest car manufacturer, owned by India's Tata Motors, reported a jump in sales volumes over the past three months after its factories resumed production.
Production Halt and Recovery
JLR was forced to halt production across all its UK factories for five weeks starting September 1 last year due to a cyber attack, which weighed heavily on sales in late 2025. The group's manufacturing sites, including those in Solihull, West Midlands, and Halewood, Merseyside, stopped production but restarted in October. The company confirmed that production has since returned to normal levels.
Quarterly Financial Performance
On Thursday, JLR reported revenues of £6.9 billion for the three months to March 31, marking a 51.4% increase compared to the previous quarter. However, this figure was still 11.1% lower year-on-year. The company also posted quarterly profits of £458 million, down from £875 million a year earlier, but a significant improvement from the £310 million loss recorded in the prior quarter.
Annual Results and Challenges
For the full year, revenues fell 20.9% to £22.9 billion, heavily impacted by the production shutdown. Sales volumes were further dragged down by US tariffs, “market challenges” in China, and the planned “wind down” of several outgoing Jaguar models. The company reported a profit before tax and exceptional items of just £14 million, plummeting from £2.5 billion a year earlier.
PB Balaji, chief executive of JLR, commented: “JLR faced a challenging year with revenue and profit impacted by multiple headwinds, including a pause in production following the cyber incident. We recovered well in the fourth quarter as production returned to normal levels, demonstrating the commitment of our people, suppliers and retail partners.”
