Luxury car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover will not resume production at its factories for another week as it continues to manage the fallout from a cyberattack. In early September, the company halted production at its United Kingdom factories after being impacted by a security incident in which hackers stole company data. Jaguar Land Rover has not disclosed what specific data was stolen.
The company issued a statement on Tuesday announcing the production suspension will continue until Wednesday, October 1. However, the company did not commit to restarting production on that date. It stated the decision was made to provide clarity for the coming week as it builds a timeline for a phased restart of operations and continues its investigation.
Francis Robertson-Marriott, a spokesperson for Jaguar Land Rover, which is owned by India’s Tata Motors, declined to comment when asked if the company has a timeline for restoring production. The factories have now been shut down for three weeks. The extended shutdown is also expected to affect the company’s suppliers, who are reportedly concerned about being forced into bankruptcy.