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 down year-on-year.
- A major cyber incident at Britain’s largest carmaker disrupted operations, causing a temporary halt and phased restart, while consolidation in the North West also depressed national production volumes.
- Car output fell 23.8% to 59,010 units, 18,474 fewer than last year, 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 Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive, said the planned eVED 'risks undermining required sales.'
- Under a favourable scenario, production could approach 1 million units by 2030, with year-to-date figures down 17% to 644,366 units, and SMMT cautioning that data is provisional until the next release in December 2025.
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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.
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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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