US EditionUK's October car output falls 24% as impact from JLR cyberattack lingers
UK vehicle output fell 30.9% year-on-year in October due to cyberattack recovery and sector consolidation; electrified vehicle production grew 10.4%, making up 46.2% of cars built, SMMT said.
- In October, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders reported UK automotive production fell sharply, with combined car and commercial vehicle output declining year-on-year.
- A major cyber incident at Britain's largest carmaker disrupted operations and forced a temporary halt, while consolidation in the North West also depressed national volumes.
- Car production fell 23.8% to 59,010 units, leaving factories 18,474 vehicles short of October 2024 levels, while commercial vehicle manufacturing plunged 74.9% to 3,106 units and electrified output rose 10.4% to 27,287 units.
- The UK government included measures such as a £1.5 billion Automotive Transformation Fund increase, and industry warned that a pay-per-mile eVED could weaken EV demand.
- Year-to-Date, UK factories have produced 644,366 units, down 17%, while Auto Analysis forecasts a return to growth in 2026 to 828,000 units and a longer-term target of 1 million units by 2030; SMMT cautions these are provisional figures before the next release on 19 December 2025.
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Jaguar Land Rover's cyber attack sees UK car production plummet by a third as shutdown cripples sector
The UK's car industry took a major hit in October after the cyber attack on Jaguar Land Rover caused serious disruption across the sector, with the impact causing sales to slump by nearly a third. According to new figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, commercial vehicles were down by 30.9 per cent to 62,116 units in October, with the fall directly linked to JLR's slow recovery following the shutdown. The data has now under…
UK's October car output falls 24% as impact from JLR cyberattack lingers
Britain's car production fell 23.8% to 59,010 units in October as the sector continued to feel the impact of an unprecedented cyberattack at Jaguar Land Rover, the country's largest automaker, industry data showed on Friday.
UK Auto Production Plunges 31% as Cyberattack and Weak Exports Bite
UK automotive production plunged in October, with combined car and commercial vehicle output falling 30.9% year-on-year to 62,116 units, according to new data released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The sharp contraction reflects both the ongoing fallout from a major cyber incident that disrupted operations at Britain’s largest carmaker and wider structural pressures in the country’s auto sector. Car production dropped…
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