United Kingdom Car Production

UK car production fell 23.8% year-on-year in October 2025 to 59,010 units, the lowest October output since 1952, following a crippling cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover. JLR, the country’s largest carmaker, was targeted by hackers at the end of August, forcing a five-week factory shutdown. Owned by India’s Tata Motors, the company only resumed production in early October, having produced no vehicles in September. Mike Hawes, chief executive of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), said the crisis reverberated across the industry and warned that the government’s new electric vehicle excise duty could further undermine demand. SMMT data showed that almost half of October’s output consisted of electrified vehicles – battery electric, plug-in hybrid or hybrid models. Production for the UK market fell 10.6% to 13,785 units, while exports dropped 27.1% to 45,225 units.