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Drone shows 'digital siege' at Jaguar Land Rover centre in the West Midlands as hackers cause mass lay-offs

Aerial views capture vehicles at Jaguar Land Rover distribution centre, after an ongoing cyber attack led to 'lay-offs in their hundreds'.

By Lucinda Herbert
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Aerial views capture hundreds of vehicles at Jaguar Land Rover's National Distribution Centre in Baxterley, Atherstone, Warwickshire. 

The cyber attack on Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is a "digital siege" that is seeing supply chain workers "laid off in their hundreds", an MP has said.  

Aerial views capture hundreds of vehicles at Jaguar Land Rover's National Distribution Centre in Baxterley, Atherstone, Warwickshire.
Aerial views capture hundreds of vehicles at Jaguar Land Rover's National Distribution Centre in Baxterley, Atherstone, Warwickshire.

Liam Byrne, chair of the Commons business and trade committee and Labour MP for Birmingham Hodge Hill & North Solihull, said: "We fear if the government doesn't step up soon, people will be laid off in their thousands."  

The firm said on Tuesday factory production would not resume until 24 September at the earliest and apologised for the ongoing disruption.  

Aerial views capture hundreds of vehicles at Jaguar Land Rover's National Distribution Centre in Baxterley, Atherstone, Warwickshire. September 17, 2025.
Aerial views capture hundreds of vehicles at Jaguar Land Rover's National Distribution Centre in Baxterley, Atherstone, Warwickshire. September 17, 2025.

The hack happened more than two weeks ago and has forced the company to shut down computer systems and halt production.