United Kingdom, Sept. 2 -- Jaguar Land Rover has confirmed a cyber-attack has "severely disrupted" vehicle production and retail operations, forcing the company to shut down IT systems across the business.

The carmaker, owned by Tata Motors, said the attack began on Sunday (01.09.25) and coincided with the release of new UK vehicle registration plates - traditionally one of the busiest periods of the year for the firm's sales and deliveries.

Production workers at the company's Halewood plant in Merseyside were told by email not to report for duty on Monday (02.09.25), while others already on site were sent home.

In a statement released on Monday and reported by the BBC, Jaguar Land Rover said: "JLR has been impacted by a cyber incident...