Jaguar Land Rover Registers Sequential Sales Jump After Recent Cyberattack

By Dominic Chopping

Jaguar Land Rover sales recovered from last year's cyberattack but continued market challenges and the Jaguar brand's move to electric models still weighed.

The British automaker, owned by India's Tata Motors, said sales to dealers in its fiscal fourth quarter soared 61% from the third quarter, reflecting a return to normal production levels after last year's cyber incident that knocked out U.K. production for several weeks.

Retail sales in the quarter--which runs between January and March--were up 16% sequentially.

However, compared to the fourth quarter last year, wholesale volumes fell 14.5% to 95,300 cars, excluding its Chinese joint venture. Volumes were down in all markets except for Europe, which registered a 4.1% rise.

Retail sales in the quarter fell 14% on year to 92,700 cars as all markets registered a decline.

Headwinds from U.S. tariffs, a tough China market and the planned wind down of legacy Jaguar models ahead of its transition to an all-electric marque weighed on sales throughout the year, it said.

The final days of the quarter also saw the company temporarily halt production of Range Rover and Range Rover Sport models at one of its U.K. plants following an issue with a parts supplier. The stoppage at its Solihull plant was announced last week and is expected to last for less than two weeks, including a pre-planned shutdown for the Easter holidays.

JLR will announce full fourth-quarter results next month.

Write to Dominic Chopping at dominic.chopping@wsj.com

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April 02, 2026 09:51 ET (13:51 GMT)