Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has recorded a loss approaching £500m during the second quarter of its financial year whilst dealing with what has been called the costliest cyber attack in British history.
The automotive manufacturer has disclosed a pre-tax loss before exceptional items of £485m for the three months ending September 30, 2025. That is down substantially on the £398m profit achieved during the equivalent period in 2024.
JLR has additionally confirmed a £134m loss across the first half of its financial year, compared with a £1.1bn profit over the corresponding six-month period in 2024.
The firm's second-quarter revenue declined by 24 per cent to £4.9bn, whilst half-year sales dropped 16 per cent to £11.5bn, as reported by .
Chief executive Adrian Mardell said: "JLR's performance in the second quarter of FY26 was impacted by significant challenges, including a cyber incident that stopped our vehicle production in September and the impact of US tariffs.
"JLR has made strong progress in recovering its operations safely and at pace following the cyber incident.
"In our response we prioritised client, retailer and supplier systems and I am pleased to confirm that production of all our luxury brands has resumed.
"The speed of recovery is testament to the resilience and hard work of our colleagues.
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"I am extremely grateful to all our people who have shown enormous commitment during this difficult time, and I want to thank our clients, retailers, suppliers and everyone in the communities connected with JLR, for their support through this disruption.
"JLR is a great business with strong global brands, a talented workforce and a loyal customer base.
"We are now set to deliver the outcome of an extraordinary period of British design and engineering, with the arrival of the Range Rover Electric and the new electric Jaguar ‐ cars which will be unrivalled in their performance, design and capability.
"While we are mindful of the economic, geopolitical and policy challenges that our industry faces, we are resilient and well placed to make strong progress.
"As I approach the end of my 35‐year career at JLR, I am immensely proud of what we have achieved together.
"Leading JLR as CEO over the past three years has been the greatest honour of my career and I am confident that the next chapter will bring continued success for this great business under the leadership of PB Balaji."
Following the cyber attack, the Government announced a £1.5bn financial support package for JLR, whilst the manufacturer itself arranged a £500m funding injection for its supply chain. Earlier this week, figures showed the 海角视频 economy expanded at a slower rate than anticipated in the third quarter, hampered by the cyber attack on Jaguar Land Rover.
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JLR was compelled to suspend production for five weeks from 1 September, which has been estimated to have cost the 海角视频 approximately £1.9bn.
Research from the Cyber Monitoring Centre (CMC), a non-profit organisation monitoring major cyber incidents, revealed that roughly 5,000 organisations nationwide were impacted by the fallout from the attack.
JLR only partially resumed 海角视频 operations the following month and is not anticipated to fully recover until January 2026.
Data published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) showed 海角视频 car production declined by 27.1 per cent in September.
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