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JLR extends UK production halt to September 24

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33,000 staff impacted, many told to stay at home

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Trade union warns of job losses

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By Sam Tabahriti

LONDON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Britain's largest carmaker,

Jaguar Land Rover, said a pause in production due to a cyber

attack would now stretch to September 24, extending the stoppage

at its British plants to more than three weeks.

The luxury carmaker, owned by India's Tata Motors,

said it shut down its systems in early September to contain the

hack that has severely disrupted its retail and manufacturing

operations.

Its three factories in Britain, which usually produce about

1,000 cars per day, will now not restart until September 24, the

company said on Tuesday. It has told many of its 33,000 staff to

stay at home.

"We have taken this decision as our forensic investigation

of the cyber incident continues, and as we consider the

different stages of the controlled restart of our global

operations, which will take time," JLR said in a statement on

its website.

There is concern about the financial impact of the stoppage

on JLR's British supply chain, which includes many smaller

companies and supports 104,000 jobs across the country. The

Unite trade union has warned of job losses and said government

support would be needed given the lengthy stoppage.

British newspaper The Telegraph reported on Monday that the

production shutdown could last until November, although JLR said

this was not its position.

JLR has said the incident has affected some data, although

it remains unclear whether it involved customers, suppliers or

internal systems.

The breach was the latest in a string of cyber and

ransomware attacks targeting companies around the world. In

Britain, household names including Marks & Spencer ( MAKSF ) and

Co-op have fallen victim to increasingly sophisticated breaches.

The disruption comes as JLR faces broader challenges,

including weaker demand in China and Europe, and delays to the

launch of its electric vehicle models.

In July, JLR reported an 11% drop in quarterly sales, partly

due to a temporary pause in U.S. shipments after tariffs were

imposed. Although exports resumed in May, the company cut its

profit margin target for fiscal 2026 to 5%-7%, down from 10%,

citing ongoing trade uncertainty.