Hundreds of jobs to go at Jaguar Land Rover

Jaguar Land Rover expects fewer than 300 staff to leave under a redeployment and displacement programme, less than a year after a cyber attack halted production for more than a month.

Jaguar Land Rover said it expected "less than 300 colleagues" to leave the firm after launching a "limited redeployment and displacement programme". The move comes less than a year after a cyber attack brought production to a halt for more than a month.

In a statement, the firm said:

"Impacted colleagues will be supported to find alternative roles wherever possible, alongside the option of voluntary early exit."

The company said it expected fewer than 300 people would leave the firm under the plans.

Where will the job losses affect staff?

The job losses are understood to affect salaried and management roles and not production line staff. JLR, which has its global headquarters at Whitley and manufacturing sites in Solihull, Wolverhampton, and Halewood on Merseyside, employs about 30,000 people in its UK operations, with approximately 10,000 people employed at plants overseas.

JLR has its worldwide headquarters in Coventry, with manufacturing plants at Solihull, Wolverhampton and Halewood in the UK.

The silver leaping Jaguar emblem is on a grey pillar sign outside one of its factories, with the Land Rover badge below. — Image caption, JLR has its worldwide headquarters in Coventry, with manufacturing plants at Solihull, Wolverhampton and Halewood in the UK

What happened after the cyber attack?

A cyberattack in September 2025 closed all manufacturing for five months and meant not a single vehicle rolled off production lines. That led to a 27% drop in overall production at the company, which is one of the biggest employers in the West Midlands.

It also came as the firm halted production of its Jaguar cars, before a relaunch of a series of all-electric saloons. JLR continued to build the Land Rover and Range Rover brands, but the cyber-attack took those lines down.

The overall cost of the cyber-attack and the subsequent loss of manufacturing cost the company an estimated £1.9bn.

What did JLR say about the changes?

In its statement to the BBC, JLR said:

"As we evolve our operating model to accelerate the growth of our house of brands and deliver our next-generation vehicles, we are transforming our business to improve decision-making and performance.

"As part of our ongoing transformation initiatives, we have launched a limited redeployment and displacement programme."

What else has the company said?

JLR said impacted colleagues would be supported to find alternative roles wherever possible, alongside the option of voluntary early exit. The company said the plans were part of its ongoing transformation initiatives as it works to evolve its operating model and accelerate the growth of its house of brands.

JLR remains one of the biggest employers in the West Midlands and continues to operate across its UK sites at Whitley, Solihull, Wolverhampton and Halewood, with further operations overseas.