Jaguar Land Rover Sales Plunge Following Cyberattack

By Dominic Chopping

Jaguar Land Rover sales plunged in its latest quarter after a crippling cyberattack forced it to shut down production for several weeks, while President Trump's trade policies and the transition of its Jaguar brand also hit volumes.

The British automaker, owned by India's Tata Motors, said wholesale volumes in its fiscal second quarter fell 24% on year to 66,165 cars. Retail sales in the quarter--which runs between July and September--fell 17% to 85,495 cars.

In late August, the company shut down its computer systems and halted production following a cyberattack. It began to restart some manufacturing operations last week and is ramping up production further this week.

"It has been a challenging quarter for JLR," Chief Executive Adrian Mardell said in a statement Tuesday. "In the first two months, our performance was robust and in line with our expectations, against the backdrop of the planned wind down of legacy Jaguar models and the impact of incremental U.S. tariffs."

Retail volumes in the quarter were lower in all markets, with the biggest drop in the U.K. which was particularly hard hit by the wind down of Jaguar models and the cyberattack. In China, a reduction in domestically-produced vehicle sales from its local joint venture was partially offset by an increase in imported vehicle sales.

JLR will announce full second-quarter results next month.

Write to Dominic Chopping at dominic.chopping@wsj.com

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October 07, 2025 08:08 ET (12:08 GMT)