JLR: Solihull Plant Shutdown Comes After Cyber Attack

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), owned by Tata Motors, will close its UK Solihull plant for nearly two weeks, according to reporting by The Financial Times.

The news comes after a cyberattack last year caused a month-long shut down at all of its UK plants and the company posted a significant loss as a result of that incident. 

The shutdown of JLR's plant

JLR told suppliers on Thursday, 26 March, that it would pause production for its Range Rover and Range Rover Sport models at the Solihull plant until April 8, 2026, according to The Financial Times. This is allegedly due to a fire at its supplier in Norway.

In a statement to the Financial Times, JLR said: “We are working closely with that supplier to resolve the issue as quickly as possible and minimise an impact on our clients or our operations.”

JLR's cyber incident in 2025

JLR production was significantly impacted by a cyber incident in 2025. According to the Cyber Monitoring Centre (CMC), the incident impacted JLR’s internal IT environment leading to an IT shutdown and a halt in global manufacturing operations, including its major UK plants at Solihull.

The cyber incident severely impacted JLR’s finances in 2025. In JLR’s financial results, posted in November 2025, it reported a loss before tax and exceptional items of £485m ($645mn) for Q2 and £134m ($178mn) for H1, down from a profit of £398m ($530mn) and £1.1bn ($1.47bn) respectively a year ago. 

JLR posted losses of £238m ($317mn) in the quarter that reflect costs related to the cyber incident of £196mn ($261mn).

The CMC estimates the event caused a UK financial impact of £1.9bn ($2.52bn) and affected over 5,000 UK organisations

The continuing impact of US tariffs also impacted the company's finances. 

JLR’s Solihull plant

The Range Rover Electric is JLR’s first EV, which is manufactured at the Solihull plant. JLR aim to become carbon net zero across its supply chain, products and operations by 2039.

JLR’s invested further in its Solihull, Halewood and Wolverhampton manufacturing facilities to produce electric vehicles and their component parts in March 2025 .

JLR recruited 50 EV technicians for its Solihull plant. These roles covered maintenance of automated manufacturing equipment essential to the production of Range Rover Electric.

The Solihull plant also manufactures the Range Rover and the Range Rover Sport.

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The Range Rover Electric

A new venture for JLR, the Range Rover Electric is a competitive vehicle in the luxury EV market, with a 117kWh battery. It is set to launch in early 2026.

Matt Becker, Vehicle Engineering Director at JLR, says of the car: "In its driving character, Range Rover should seamlessly combine capability and refinement. Delivering both in an electric vehicle in a way that doesn’t diminish the vehicle in other areas is incredibly challenging. 

“By increasing its torsional stiffness and improving its responses, we’ve been able to maintain a customary Range Rover driving experience that feels familiar. We have delivered on this promise by marrying all the essential Range Rover elements with new and advanced technologies.”

Originally expected in 2025, the Range Rover Electric is expected to launch in early 2026, but it is possible that ongoing disruptions to JLR’s manufacturing process could cause further delays.