Car production slumps to a 73-year low after JLR cyber-attack

Shutdown contributes to 27% slump across the UK sector, which says it remains under ‘immense pressure’

Car production in British factories slumped in September to the lowest level for the month since 1952 after Jaguar Land Rover was hit by an unprecedented cyber-attack.

JLR, Britain’s largest automotive employer, was forced to shut down all its computer systems at the start of September and was unable to make another car until early October.