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High profile cyber attacks often down to basic errors

A recent space of high-profile attacks shows how companies of any size can make basic cybersecurity errors, according to an IT expert.

Business • 30 Sep

UK pledges £1.5 billion loan guarantee for Jaguar

Britain will back Jaguar Land Rover with a £1.5 billion loan guarantee to help support its supply chain in the wake of the luxury carmaker's production shutdown following a cyberattack.

Business • 29 Sep

A black Range Rover vehicle displayed at a car show

UK considers support for Jaguar Land Rover's suppliers

Britain's government is considering providing financial support for carmaker Jaguar Land Rover's suppliers after a shutdown caused by a cyberattack was extended until October, a government source has said.

Business • 26 Sep

UK considering support for Jaguar Land Rover's suppliers

The UK government is considering a financial lifeline to carmaker Jaguar Land Rover's suppliers after a shutdown caused by a cyberattack was extended until October, the BBC said today.

Business • 25 Sep

Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack shutdown to hit four weeks

Britain's biggest car maker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is extending the closure of its factories until October 1 following a cyber attack in early September which has left its operations paralysed, and smaller suppliers struggling.

Business • 23 Sep

FedEx shares up as US deliveries, cost cuts boost profits

Shares of FedEx rose on Wall Street today after the parcel giant's first-quarter results surprised Wall Street, driven by strong domestic deliveries and cost-cutting measures that offset a tariff-induced decline in international volumes.

Business • 19 Sep

Jaguar Land Rover said a pause in production due to a cyber attack would now stretch to September 24

UK working closely with Jaguar Land Rover after cyber hit

Britain's government said today it was working closely with Jaguar Land Rover to understand the impacts on the supply chain after a cyber incident at the country's biggest carmaker stopped production more than three weeks ago

Business • 19 Sep

Jaguar Land Rover extends production pause after attack

Britain's largest carmaker, Jaguar Land Rover, said a pause in production due to a cyber attack would now stretch to September 24, extending the stoppage at its British plants to more than three weeks.

Business • 16 Sep

Jaguar Land Rover has reported its highest ever yearly sales and its biggest profit in nearly a decade

Jaguar Land Rover seeing luxury car demand boom

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has achieved its highest ever yearly sales and its biggest profit in nearly a decade, as the luxury carmaker shrugs off any signs that budget-squeezed consumers have been reining in spending.

Business • 10 May 24

Tata's new EV battery plant is expected to create up to 4,000 jobs in the UK

Tata picks Britain for new EV battery plant

Jaguar Land Rover-owner Tata Group will build an electric vehicle battery plant in Britain, the company and the UK government said today.

Business • 19 Jul 23

The Covid-19 pandemic has driven up demand for semiconductor chips, hitting output at many car makers

Two Jaguar Land Rover UK plants hit by chip shortage

Output at two of Jaguar Land Rover's UK car factories will be temporarily halted from Monday, due to Covid-19 supply chain disruption, including a lack of semi-conductors, the firm said today.

Business • 22 Apr 21

Jaguar Land Rover said it will spend around £2.5 billion annually on electrification technologies

Jaguar Land Rover's range to be fully electric by 2030

Jaguar Land Rover's car range will be fully electric by 2030 as the carmaker joins a global race to develop zero-emission models to get ahead of looming bans on sales of new fossil-fuel vehicles.

Business • 15 Feb 21

The Covid-19 pandemic has compounded issues that were already plaguing carmakers ahead of Brexit.

No UK port problems so far for Jaguar Land Rover

Luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover has not seen any impact so far from issues at UK ports, according to its parent Tata Motors.

Business • 24 Dec 20

Jaguar Land Rover has picked ousted Renault boss Thierry Bollore as its new CEO

Jaguar Land Rover names ousted Renault boss as CEO

Jaguar Land Rover has picked ousted Renault boss Thierry Bollore as its next chief executive, with a mission to return Britain's biggest carmaker to profit after a big hit from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Business • 28 Jul 20

DHL plans to cut up to 2,200 jobs of UK-based workers at Jaguar Land Rover factories, according to the Unite trade union

DHL to cut 2,200 UK workers at Jaguar Land Rover plant

German logistics company DHL plans to cut as many as 2,200 jobs of UK-based workers at Jaguar Land Rover factories, the Unite trade union said today.

Business • 08 Jul 20

Spread of Covid-19 starting to hit European car industry

Europe's auto industry shuts factories, cuts output

Europe's major car and parts makers rushed to close factories and cut output in Italy and considered sending workers home elsewhere, in the first signs that coronavirus is disrupting the region's struggling automotive industry.

Business • 11 Mar 20

Jaguar Land Rover posted a 6% decline in sales last year

Jaguar Land Rover to cut 10% of workforce at UK plant

British carmaker Jaguar Land Rover said today it will cut around 10% of the workforce at its Halewood factory in England as it changes shift patterns to boost efficiency at the site.

Business • 22 Jan 20

Jaguar Land Rover CEO Ralf Speth said the company had to make Brexit plans now

Jaguar Land Rover to stop output in UK for a week

Britain's biggest carmaker, Jaguar Land Rover, will halt production at its British factories for a week in November, its boss said today.

Business • 26 Sep 19

Jaguar Land Rover built 30% of Britain's 1.5 million cars last yea

Jaguar Land Rover to build electric cars in UK

Jaguar Land Rover is making a multi-million pound investment to build electric vehicles in Britain, in a major boost for the UK government and a sector hit by the slump in diesel sales and Brexit uncertainty.

Business • 05 Jul 19

Tata struggling to sell its luxury Jaguar Land Rover cars in China and other key markets

Tata Motors profits fall 47% amid JLR China slowdown

Indian carmaker Tata Motors today reported a 47% fall in quarterly profits after being hit by new struggles to sell its luxury Jaguar Land Rover cars in China and other key markets.

Business • 20 May 19

The move by Britain's biggest carmaker was taken a few months ago at a time when the Brexit date was March 29

Jaguar Land Rover begins Brexit-linked UK shutdowns

Jaguar Land Rover shuts its UK plants today for five days over Brexit, adding to other shutdowns to leave at least half the country's car production off-line in what could be a pivotal week for Britain's divorce from the EU.

Business • 08 Apr 19

The world's biggest car market contracted for the first time in more than two decades in 2018

China car sales hit reverse for first time since 1990s

Car makers in China will face more fierce competition this year, after a tough 2018 when the world's biggest auto market contracted for the first time in more than two decades, the country's top auto industry association said.

Business • 14 Jan 19

Ford is under pressure to restructure its European operations

Ford Europe set to slash thousands of jobs

Ford said today it will cut thousands of jobs, exit unprofitable markets and discontinue loss-making vehicle lines as part of a turnaround effort aimed at achieving improved margins in Europe.

Business • 10 Jan 19

The job cuts will target managers rather than those on the production line

Jaguar Land Rover to cut its global workforce by 4,500

Jaguar Land Rover said it plans to cut 10% of its workforce, mostly in its home market, as Britain's biggest car maker faces lower Chinese demand and a slump in European diesel sales.

Business • 10 Jan 19

The car industry is one of the few British manufacturing success stories of recent decades

Car makers step up warnings over disorderly Brexit

Car makers ratcheted up their Brexit warnings today, with France's PSA Group and Germany's BMW both saying UK production would suffer if Britain leaves the European Union without a deal.

Business • 02 Oct 18